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.

The NL now has STRAW toilet paper (and people are scared for their behinds)

It’s a frightening day for backsides in the Netherlands: straw toilet paper is now in stock at your local supermarket.  Sustainable straw toilet paper options...

Gefeliciteerd! Amsterdam is the third-best city for students, and the Netherlands is the eighth-best country

A study by the Mobile Bank N26 has revealed that for all our complaining, the Netherlands is actually a very safe, privileged place to...

Code Orange in the Netherlands for extreme weather, flights cancelled, one death

That flying house from The Wizard of Oz could become a reality for the Netherlands. That’s right — with Storm Poly in our midst, flights...

Get high on Amsterdam’s canals with this 420-friendly smoke and lounge cruise

Do you, like many in the Netherlands, partake in the devil’s lettuce 🤭? If yes, this 420-friendly cruise could really float your boat.  Glide gracefully...

Dutch cocktails? Yes please! Learn from a professional mixologist at this €40 workshop

So you think you can drink. But can you woo guests and their taste buds by making a sharp, savoury cocktail from scratch in...

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