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.

Now the Dutch government is advised to listen to… corona sceptics?!

After years of an “unprecedented” (ugh, not that word again) coronavirus pandemic, the unthinkable has happened: the Dutch government has actually been told to...

Get UNLIMITED booze for under €30 while seeing the best of Amsterdam from the water

Forget bottomless brunch mimosas — instead, ditch your weekend plans for this unlimited booze cruise through Amsterdam's canals 😂. For a ridiculously affordable €29, you...

This Dutch city wants to ban new fast food restaurants and tobacco stores

Do you like sneaking off to Eindhoven for your nicotine or fast food fix? Well, don't get used to it. Both of those industries...

One of the weirdest reality TV show mashups is coming to the Netherlands (and it’s BIZARRE)

Leave it to the Netherlands to film reality TV so unhinged it makes you cringe but also binge…all of it overnight.  We may have ogled...

Taylor Swift is coming to Amsterdam: here’s how you can get tickets

Are you a proud Swiftie, or even a closeted Swiftie? Drop everything now. The American popstar Taylor Swift, who — let’s face it —...

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