Samantha Dixon 🇦🇺

Sam has over six years experience writing about life in the Netherlands and leads the content team at DutchReview. She originally came to the Netherlands to study in 2016 and now holds a BA (Hons.) in Arts, a BA (Hons) in Journalism, and a Masters in Teaching. She loves to write about settling into life in the Netherlands, her city of Utrecht, learning Dutch, and jobs in the Netherlands — and she still can’t jump on the back of a moving bike (she's learning!).

What were the Elfstedentochten really like? Vintage 50s video in full colour inside!

There are some things we wish would make a comeback: flip phones, playing in the street, and of course, the Elfstedentocht. Unfortunately, we can't have...

The one where the cast of Friends tried to speak Dutch (and failed)

It may come as no surprise that the most popular sitcom of the 1990s, Friends, was also a hit in the Netherlands. But did...

The Dutch agenda: plans to take over the world

First, a note to my editor: I'm really sorry this article is late. I don't really have a reason. I'm just an Australian without...

Dutch history hacked: 2500 years of Dutch life in 7 minutes (VIDEO INSIDE)

We know the Dutch are a pretty strange bunch and, to be honest, up until now, we couldn't know for sure that they weren't...

Dutch prisons are releasing inmates early due to overcrowding

The Dutch prison system is increasingly struggling with overcrowding — so much so that detainees are now being released two weeks earlier than their...

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