Gaelle Salem

Born and raised on the island of Sint Maarten, Gaelle moved to the Netherlands in 2018 to attend university. Still trying to survive the erratic Dutch wind and rain, she has taken up the hobby of buying a new umbrella every month. You can probably find her in the centre of The Hague appreciating the Dutch architecture with a coffee in one hand and a slice of appeltaart in the other.

Amsterdam offers €1 day tickets for unlimited GVB travel, but there’s a catch

Taking the tram, bus, or metro in Amsterdam? It’s about to get a whole lot cheaper. The Dutch public transport service, GVB, is offering...

Ecstasy shop opens in the Netherlands, buuut it’s not what you think

The world’s first ecstasy shop has made its way to Dutch society and has opened for a trial in Utrecht. Sound too good to...

American (33) in court after stabbing Dutch cops during curfew

A 33-year-old American man, Eric Jeffrey T., is facing seven years in prison and mandatory TBS after stabbing two police officers in Groningen last...

A whole new Van Gogh (the original selfie king) was just discovered under another painting

It’s a great day for art enthusiasts! Experts from the National Galleries of Scotland have just discovered a new self-portrait of Vincent van Gogh. Hidden...

One in three Dutch men think women should work less after having a baby (excuse us?) 

A study showed that one-third of men and one in five women in the Netherlands believe that women should work less when they have...

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