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!).

Tickets from €10: Train trips to Berlin, Paris, and Basel are about to get a whole lot cheaper (but there’s a catch)

A new train provider wants to shake up the European rail business — and they're starting with cheap day trains to Paris and Berlin....

No more burger ads: These Dutch cities are going vegetarian

Close your eyes and picture a steaming burger bun, juicy patty, and cheese that melts and bubbles. 🍔 If you live in the Dutch municipalities...

Amsterdam’s Ajax is DEAD LAST in a loss that has the world talking: here’s why

Amsterdam's football club has dropped to the bottom of the Dutch Eredivisie ladder for the first time in 59 years after yet another crushing...

BREAKING: An 18-year-old Dutchman is being held hostage in the Gaza Strip

An 18-year-old Dutchman is one of 203 reported hostages being held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The man, Ofir Engel, who some outlets are...

Living in the Netherlands? These changes will hit your wallet in 2024

Life in the Netherlands is getting...cheaper! JUST KIDDING. Cruel joke, we know. From health insurance to public transport, some big changes are coming to...

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