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.

Bob Vylan’s controversial Amsterdam gig has the Netherlands talking (and it’s messy)

British punk-rap duo Bob Vylan sparked outrage during their Sunday performance at Paradiso in Amsterdam, where they shouted “Death to the IDF” and appeared...

Sending post to the US? PostNL resumes parcel deliveries, but there’s a catch

PostNL halted parcel service to the US thanks to tricky customs drama, but good news: packages are flying again from mid-September! At the end of...

Who cheated? Amsterdam’s graffitied “cheater” car is going viral online (and the internet has thoughts)

People in Amsterdam witnessed something straight out of a reality show yesterday, with a sleek black Mercedes cruising through the city, covered in giant...

Man (26) accused of paying 16-year-old to shoot someone in leg, boy accidentally shot himself

A 26-year-old man from Katwijk, identified as R.d.J., is accused of recruiting teenagers to shoot someone in the leg; a plan that ended in...

Man assaults three separate women on bus in Wageningen

Last night, September 7, a man was arrested in Wageningen on suspicion of assaulting three different women on a bus. According to Omroep Gelderland, the...

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