Emanuela Occhipinti

Emanuela traded pasta for passport stamps, wandering her way across the globe. With a Master’s in East Asian Studies she has a passion for Japanese literature. She decided to settle in the Netherlands to fully enjoy flower culture. When she’s not writing (rare, but it does happen), she’s on a mission to find the perfect skincare product and will gladly corner you for a passionate TED Talk on why sunscreen reapplication is the most important thing.

Watch out, Rotterdam: Women are being targeted by a scooter-riding serial assaulter

Police in Rotterdam are urgently searching for a man who has attacked multiple women and girls in the IJsselmonde district over the past two...

Should you start flying from Germany? More and more Dutch travellers are: here’s why

Why pay €29 in taxes to fly from Amsterdam when you can hop across the border, grab a bratwurst and save some money? That is...

This Disney satire laughing at Trump is the best thing you’ll watch all week

Dutch comedian Arjen Lubach has released a Disney parody that once again proves satire can cut sharper than any political speech. On his show LUBACH,...

Short Dutch “summer” on the way, with temperatures up to 27 degrees

After a stormy start to the week with umbrellas flipping inside out and temperatures struggling to reach 17 degrees Celsius, the Netherlands will get...

Get ready for extra stormy Dutch weather this Prinsjesdag

Prinsjesdag (Prince’s day, or the Dutch annual Budget Day) is usually a day of pomp, pageantry, and precariously balanced hats, but it comes with...

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