Some of my favourite events in Amsterdam are the ones that open doors that are usually closed and let you take a look inside homes and gardens. ...

Amsterdam is a water city before it is anything else. There are around 165 canals threaded through the centre, the broad Amstel running up into ...

Leiden is a city that doesn’t wait long to show you its beauty. Going out from Leiden’s Central Station, you walk for a few minutes and the old ...

Part of Exhibition Notes, a series on shows worth your time. There are exhibitions you walk through, and there are exhibitions that stay ...

I grew up on a bike, so cycling itself wasn’t a thing I had to learn when I moved to the Netherlands. What I learned in Amsterdam was how quickly ...

Today, Amsterdam observed Keti Koti, marking the abolition of slavery in Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean in 1863. Throughout the month, the city ...

There’s something magical about gliding in a quiet boat along the canals of Amsterdam, watching the city pass by, seeing the buildings, the bikes and ...

If you live or work in the Netherlands, then you need to possess health insurance. The Dutch healthcare system is ranked among the best in Europe (no ...

Magere Brug, or the Skinny Bridge, is one of the most beautiful bridges in Amsterdam. Stretching over the Amstel River right across from the Carré ...

Amsterdam is full of surprises, and some of them come wrapped in a bit of mystery. I’ve always enjoyed discovering the city through different moods and ...