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4 ways gaming is shaping the modern Dutch life

Once just a niche hobby, gaming in the Netherlands has evolved into an everyday lifestyle.  More than seven...

The 7 most scenic bike routes for a day trip in and around Amsterdam

There's no better way to soak up the beauty of Amsterdam than by hopping on your fiets...

Medicinal heroin? How the Dutch deal with their heroin addicts

Let’s get straight to it: The Dutch prescribe free heroin to their heroin addicts. And it’s legal...

Art meets science at Leiden’s Days of Art&Science festival (and you don’t want to miss it!)

Ever wondered what happens when you throw art and science together? Magic. The Days of Art&Science festival is returning...

The Domino Day Sparrow might be the most ridiculous thing to ever happen in the Netherlands

A world record attempt. Four million dominoes. A lone sparrow. And a chain of events that led...

That time there was a Georgian uprising on Texel during WWII

For most of the Second World War, the daily life of people on the island of Texel...

Spotting Dutch birds: a bird expedition from your own home

Something that has always been there, but which you might not have noticed so strongly until now,...

Rotterdam is the coolest city — and these epic pics prove it

It's official: we're mega-fans of Rotterdam! Shedding its crappy parts and putting up new amazing architectural highlights,...