Eva Gabriella

After calling Malaysia her home for 19 years, Eva moved to Amsterdam to study literary and cultural analysis. Well, that was the academic theory — in reality it was more like “cultural shock.” Eva’s mastery of life in the Netherlands involved initiation into the richness of nocturnal hangouts, canals, cuisine, and upright and forthright cyclists (who she now rings her bell back at.) When she is not speeding her way through books, she is winding and weaving down endless straatjes, often finding herself, not so quite by chance, in a gezellig music bar!

This innovative Dutch ‘Tree Cocoon’ could help reforest the planet

The Dutch have done it again! Amsterdam-based Land Life Company has invented a “Tree Cocoon'' in its newest scheme to plant more trees and...

20% of young Dutch people still think Zwarte Piet is A-OK

Results are in! A year has been and gone but Zwarte Piet is still here. A recent survey has revealed that 20% of young...

Dutch zoo customers unknowingly eat vegan krokets for three years

For the past three years, Rotterdam Zoo has been secretly taking a stand against animal-cruelty by selling vegetarian krokets to hungry meat-eaters — and...

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