Welkom terug! (Welcome back!) 👋
Let’s start with a fun one: an Amsterdam expat is under fire on social media for filing a noise complaint. Well, not any noise complaint — she wrote an open letter asking the city to silence the bells of the historic Westerkerk. Needless to say, Amsterdammers aren’t happy. 🔕
That woman had a hectic week, but she’s certainly not the only one going through something. Wolves are also on the Netherlands’ naughty list this year, after a surprise court ruling has officially given people the ‘go-ahead’ to shoot them with paintballs. 🔫
Onto some good news for all Dutch paspoort-holders: you’re officially in possession of one of the strongest passports in the world! Yep, the Netherlands snagged the shared third spot in this year’s Henley Passport Index, with visa-free travel to a whopping 192 countries. 🙌
Perhaps you’re planning on using that passport of yours for some travelling? You may want to keep in mind that the Eurostar journey to London will soon take you an extra hour.
Adding insult to injury, it looks like other international trains from the Netherlands may be scrapped due to hefty budget cuts. 📉
Phew, at least we don’t need COVID-19 tests for travel anymore, right? Right, but they have still come back to haunt us. A casual 1.3 million records from a Dutch coronavirus testing lab have been leaked — and you may be affected. 😬
Doei! (Bye!)
Lyna @ DutchReview 🐛
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