Ellen Ranebo

As someone half Swedish and half Irish who has lived in the Netherlands, the UK, and attended an American School, Ellen is a cocktail of various nationalities. Having had her fair share of bike accidents, near-death experiences involving canals, and miscommunications while living here (Swedish and Dutch have deceptively similar words with very different meanings), she hopes to have (and document) plenty more in future.

Pokémon Gogh? Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum welcomes an unexpected collaboration (and we’re VERY curious)

Vincent van Gogh meets Pokémon? Amsterdam's museum full of the Dutch painter's work is teaming up with Nintendo and The Pokémon Company's adorable characters....

Believe it or not, the Dutch are the best sleepers IN THE WORLD

Tossing and turning, counting sheep? The Dutch can't relate — for them, catching between seven and nine hours of Zzzs per night is so...

September is the new June: Summer makes ANOTHER comeback this weekend

Just when you thought the heat was dying down, it seems to be flaring up again. Yup, this weekend will bring another bout...

This Dutch city has just elected a child mayor (and it’s super wholesome)

In the mood to hear something adorable? Well, you're in luck because Rotterdam has a new mayor — a child mayor, to be exact....

Climate protestors are blocking a motorway in The Hague EVERY DAY now

On Monday, for the third day in a row, police tried to resist climate protesters in The Hague by shooting water at them. In...

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