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.

Check out the new plane King Willem Alexander will be flying in!

The new government plane, a Boeing 737, was unveiled at Woensdrecht Air Base over the weekend. It is sleek, economical and decked out with...

Notorious Dutch criminal Willem Holleeder sentenced to life in prison

One million pages, over a thousand files, 300 witnesses, 40 investigators and one man. Willem Holleeder, the notorious Dutch criminal, was sentenced to life...

‘OV-chipcard’ to be phased out by 2023: time to check in with your phone or eyeballs

I’ve lost and later found my transport cards so many times I could build a deck of cards from them. If you're like me,...

The Red Light District in Amsterdam: The end of the ‘Wallen’ as we know it

Amsterdam's mayor Femke Halsema has launched a plan to overhaul the Red Light District – the harshest option within the plan advocates for the...

HEMA is venturing to the US and Canada and will be known as ‘HEMA Amsterdam’

Hema is journeying across the Atlantic and opening doors in Canada and the United States. "The expansion to North America is a historic step for...

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