Lifestyle News in English
Latest lifestyle headlines from Dutch news, translated into English.
To the Alps with the new night train: ‘A breath of fresh air compared to previous trains’
Travel journalist Hans Avontuur reviews the newly upgraded Nightjet train service connecting the Netherlands to the Alps. The updated sleeper cars provide a significantly more comfortable experience c...
Screen Time | Does a black-and-white phone screen reduce your craving for TikTok?
Tech reporter Rutger Otto explores whether setting a phone screen to black-and-white can reduce the temptation to use apps like TikTok. Using an analogy involving Japanese potato chip packaging, the c...
Video | Freek 'flies' through GelreDome at start of Suzan & Freek concert series
Mystery in the East: why are these trees suddenly wearing knitted sweaters?
Residents in Amsterdam-Oost have noticed that several trees in the neighborhood are now decorated with colorful, knitted sweaters. This urban phenomenon has sparked curiosity among locals about the or...
Wine, bites and jazz: you don't want to miss this wine festival near Haarlem
On Sunday, May 24, Openluchttheater Caprera will host a small-scale wine festival featuring tastings, snacks, and jazz music. Organized by Wijnkoperij Henri Bloem in collaboration with local partners,...
'Unscrupulous' repeat offender plagues Zwanenburg: "Even a child's bike stolen"
Residents of Zwanenburg are on high alert due to a serial burglar who has been caught on camera checking door handles and stealing bicycles late at night. Local police have received multiple reports a...
Wouter de Vogel (35) had to retire from pro football at 27. Now he wants to make the most of his coaching career: ‘Learned that your body also needs rest’
Former professional footballer Wouter de Vogel, who retired at age 27 due to persistent knee injuries, is now focusing on his coaching career. He is currently finishing his tenure with the AZ women's ...
Haarlem Comic Days invite public to look critically
The Haarlemse Stripdagen festival has launched a warm-up event featuring eight young artists creating public illustrations across Haarlem based on the theme 'Critical Looking.' These interactive art d...
Weeronline: Sunny and warm weather to return late May and early June
Weather forecasts indicate that sunny and warm conditions are expected to return to the Netherlands in late May and early June. Over the next four weeks, the region will likely experience drier and wa...
Banter flies at IJmuiden fishmonger ahead of Fishermen's Derby: 'Can you even count?'
The article describes the pre-match excitement and banter at a fish shop in IJmuiden ahead of the 'Fishermen's Derby' between football clubs Volendam and Telstar. Customers and staff are focused on th...
Annemiek and Thomas buried under return packages from unknown Chinese webshop
Annemiek and Thomas Buiter have been receiving a continuous stream of return packages for years because an unknown Chinese webshop provided their home address as a return destination. Despite their ef...
Suzan & Freek celebrate life after eventful year in moving GelreDome show
Suzan & Freek began their series of ten concerts at the GelreDome on Friday evening. The duo delivered an emotional performance that focused on celebrating life, while also reflecting on Freek's termi...
Son Mieux singer Camiel Meiresonne: 'I thought for a long time that drug use could help me with my dissociative experiences'
Why we love sitting on the terrace so much, day after day: ‘It seems like no one in Amsterdam works’
Don't let the ferry be a floating billboard for unhealthy energy drinks
Roos (61) forced to quit volunteering due to poor health: 'I made forty meals a day'
Is €7.50 for a slice of apple pie acceptable in Amsterdam? ‘Outrageous, I say as a guest, but as a business owner I understand it’
Forty years after filming Amsterdam’s Red Light District and underworld, the documentary is finally out: ‘It was truly grim’
Oscam Art Museum gets permanent location in Southeast: ‘We want to show residents: this is for you too!’
For Alo fans in their thirties, there is no better brunch spot than the Stretch and Fold rooftop (7.5)
Amsterdam DJ and Paradiso promoter Charlie Rombach: ‘In recent years I often smell a very foul, overpowering perfume in the city’
Ahmed (29) never wants to live in Purmerend again: ‘I constantly felt like they didn’t want me here’
Singer Kaya Imani: ‘It’s as if they agreed in South what clothes to wear, you rarely see bright colors’
Long queue at Swatch store in P.C. Hooftstraat for exclusive watch: ‘I’m going to resell it immediately’
Jermaine Jackson ordered to pay millions to alleged rape victim
Jermaine Jackson has been ordered to pay over $6.5 million to a woman who accused him of sexual assault and rape in 1988. The court judgment was issued because the singer failed to respond to the laws...
No burgers, but a miso-caramel tiramisu latte: cycling through Oatly’s temporary bike-through in Amsterdam North
Departing alderman Groot Wassink: "I'm not so left-wing, the country has moved to the right"
After twenty years in Amsterdam politics, GroenLinks alderman Rutger Groot Wassink is stepping down, reflecting on his career and the rightward shift in Dutch politics. While he is leaving his current...
At the Ripperda Barracks in Haarlem, Bosnians Emina and Jasmina felt like children again: 'It was our safe haven'
Sisters Emina and Jasmina Jagurdzija, who fled the war in the former Yugoslavia as young children, recall their time at the Ripperdakazerne in Haarlem. After losing their carefree youth to violence, t...
Welcome to the Middle Ages
The author humorously describes his wife's disappointment upon receiving a gift, as she had likely hoped for a trendy, pastel-colored thermos flask. The anecdote touches on modern social trends and me...
Castricum council wants part of new IKC Cunera taller than two stories; local residents unhappy
The Castricum municipal executive proposes adjusting the design of the IKC Cunera building in Bakkum to include a section higher than the agreed two stories. While the council believes this change wil...