Freya Sawbridge

Freya was born in Edinburgh but raised in New Zealand (cue every person she meets saying “oh I have always wanted to go there but it’s so far away!”). A restless and curious nature has led her to move countries 5 times in the last 3 years in attempt to find a place she can call home. She contacted DutchReview on a whim and arrived in the Netherlands in summer 2019 to start her internship.

Amsterdam has the most expensive on-street parking in the world

Amsterdam is getting recognition after recognition. Last month it was named the safest city in Europe and last week it was announced that the...

Following a surge in sexual assaults and rapes, Leiden students petition for change

Just this year alone in Leiden, there have been more than 40 sexual abuse reports, 16 of which were rape-related. In the last four...

Amsterdam is the 25th most visited city in the world

Euromonitors' 'Top 100 City Destinations' 2019 report reveals that Amsterdam is more popular than Barcelona and Berlin and is the 25th most visited city...

Falling over claims 13 people’s lives each day

Statistics Netherlands reported a total of 4628 people died in 2018 after an unfortunate fall. This averages to 13 people a day, with most...

Big Brother: is this supermarket taking security cameras too far?

In Jumbo supermarket's Alphen aan den Rijn store, dozens of cameras scan and record customers' faces. The store owner says the cameras are necessary...

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