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.

Emergency rooms and care in the Netherlands: what to expect

Emergency rooms and care in the Netherlands work differently from other countries.  But let’s face it: medical emergencies can happen to anyone, anywhere. Want to know...

Yikes! This is how much more you’ll be paying for health insurance in 2024

Happy New Year (almost)! Starting January 1, health insurance premiums across the Netherlands will rise. As RTL Nieuws reports, some of the most common...

NS ticket prices will NOT increase in 2024 — but it comes at a cost

Hoera! The daunting plan to increase the NS's travel rates by 2024 has been rightfully abolished...at the expense of international train prices. Up until...

The Dutch are the best non-native English speakers in the world (again!)

For the fifth year in a row, our beloved NL snatched up the title as the number one country with the highest English proficiency....

It’s official: this Dutch city is the best in Europe!

Other nominees in the running for this year's 'European City of the Year' included Estepona (Spain) and Exeter (England) — but they proved to...

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