Articles by

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 (almost) 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!).

You can now travel by direct train from Amsterdam to London

As of today, you can travel by direct train to the United Kingdom's capital city — even...

Netherlands’ literature and music event, Crossing Border Festival, is online — and totally free

For 28 years, the Crossing Border Festival has brought Dutch and international cultural talent direct to The...

More than 2000 Dutch stores forced to accept cash only after major outage

Over 2000 Dutch stores have been affected by a major debit card outage this morning. Many have...

Dutch hacker guesses Trump’s Twitter password in 7 tries

US President Donald Trump is surrounded by an extensive security team every day — but his online...

HEMA saved — by Jumbo? Iconic Dutch brand sold to owners of supermarket chain

In the form of two royal families marrying their children together for power, Dutch department store chain...

Wednesday will be a balmy 20 degrees — with a catch

We're sure you've all been enjoying heaping layers on in the morning, stuffing your fingers into gloves,...

Bargain alert: this Amsterdam garage is a measly million dollars (and the most expensive in the world)

A garage in Amsterdam has appeared on housing website Funda for the bargain-basement price of just €995,000...

Raw deal for renters in the Netherlands: is Rutte to blame?

A new study has found that renters in the Netherlands have become worse off in the past...