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.

Most wanted Dutch criminal takes a piss, then gets arrested

The "most wanted man in the Netherlands" proved no match for this Amsterdam-based toilet. After he came out of the W.C. in a hotel...

‘No Dutch required’: more Dutch stores now hire internationals

If you live in one of the Netherlands' big cities, you may have noticed that more and more employees in major stores don't speak...

Taking the train between Rotterdam and The Hague? We’ve got some bad news

Do you frequent the train lines between Rotterdam, Delft, and the Hague? Well, for this next month and a bit, you're all out of...

Solar car designed by Dutch university students drives 1000 kilometres across North Africa

After completing this impressive feat, the new, student-designed, sun-fuelled car is apparently a force to be reckoned with. This two-seated vehicle dubbed the "Stella...

Keep your eyes peeled! Partial lunar eclipse to grace Dutch skies this week

The moon-made-of-cheese theory might feel real when our favourite natural satellite looks like someone took a bite out of it this weekend. That's right! A...

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