Den Haag in April has more going on than the city’s reputation for international seriousness suggests. This is the student version — meaning: things that are free, cheap, or worth the money even on a budget of €800 a month. Koningsnacht and Koningsdag (April 26-27): The biggest two-day event in the Netherlands. Koningsnacht on the…
Everyone says cycling is easy in the Netherlands. It is, eventually. Here’s what the first month actually looks like, and the rules locals follow that nobody wrote down.
My Thursday bar shift ends at two in the morning. My Friday bar shift ends whenever it ends. In between, when I’m not at the Haagse Hogeschool pretending I’ve done my readings, I spend a lot of time thinking about where to get a cheap drink before six o’clock. Happy hour is one of those…
Hostels are limited but exist. Airbnb in Transvaal is genuinely cheap. The student housing situation is grim but workable. An honest guide for broke visitors.
The Schilderswijk market on Saturday morning. The toko on Van Boetzelaerlaan. The broodjeszaak nobody has put on Instagram. A genuinely honest budget food guide.
A classmate told me about it on Monday. By Tuesday I was there. By Wednesday I am writing about it. This is how budget intelligence works. A new bar opened in Zeeheldenkwartier about six weeks ago. It is doing happy hour until 7pm every day. The happy hour price for beer is €2.50. I went…
City Pier City, Rewire Festival, Koningskermis on the Malieveld, comedy nights, and the usual places. Here’s what I’m going to this spring.
Hostels, cheap hotels, budget Airbnbs, and the neighbourhoods where you can actually afford to sleep in Den Haag. With exact prices.
Street food at the Haagse Markt, the best Indonesian on any budget, Surinamese rice that costs nothing, and the one place open at midnight that is actually good.
Koningskermis, The Life I Live Festival, free punk nights at Paard, and the queer history walking tour almost nobody knows about. What is actually worth your time in Den Haag this April.
Every cheap eat in Den Haag worth knowing. Street food, Indonesian, Surinamese, döner — always with exact prices. No tourist traps.