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.

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...

The Netherlands launches TINDER campaign to get young people to vote in upcoming elections

The Dutch National Youth Council wants to put mindless dating app-swiping to good use! Together with Tinder Netherlands, they've created a campaign urging love-hungry...

A ban on Dutch airlines in the US? It’s possible, says American government

Fewer flights will depart from Schiphol next year, and that means hacking down on space provided to US airlines. The American Department of Transportation...

Custom colour, shape, and taste! This Dutch company just created a “nespresso machine” for children’s medication

Could this potentially life-saving playful new invention for medication transform the healthcare industry? This Leiden-based startup, Doser Medical, has made customisable "Nespresso machines" for patients...

Amsterdam has had ENOUGH with teenagers on fat bikes, here’s what it wants to do

Tired of pesky younglings zipping around on fat-wheeled bikes? So is Amsterdam! Traffic councillor Melanie van der Horst wants to pull the brakes on these...
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