Caitlin Elston-Weidinger 🇩🇪🇺🇸

Though Caitlin was born in Berlin, she was raised between the beaches of Florida and mountainous Oregon but has opted for a university career in the cosy Netherlands. Four years into her Dutch journey, you’ll find Caitlin ranting about politics, upcycling jewellery for her online store, or roaming around with her analogue camera.

Dutch Quirk #33: Have a national brand of mints

Are Wilhelmina pepermunts a token of Dutch heritage, or a disastrously large block of chalk? Now, we don’t mean to start a controversy here, but...

Largest increase in two decades: Dutch housing prices reach a record high

This isn’t the first time you’ve heard this, nor is this phenomenon exclusive to the Netherlands — but the Dutch housing crisis surely is...

Dutch nuclear experts warn against radioactive ‘anti-5G’ necklaces

The Dutch Authority for Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection (ANVS) has issued a product alert on ‘quantum pendants’ and other similar products — quantum...

An industry in flux: licensed Dutch brothels and sex work on the decline

After 21 years of legalization, the sex work industry in the Netherlands is on thin ice – the number of registered sex businesses has...

Dreaming of a white Christmas: forecasts predict possible snowfall at last

Fret not, weather forecasts show signs of snowfall in the Netherlands just before the holidays hit! From Tuesday onwards, temperatures are expected to drop...

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