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!).

Netherlands bans all flights from South Africa and more in abrupt move to slow spread of new variant

The Dutch government has taken swift action on a new reported coronavirus variant found in southern Africa with all flights blocked from 12:00 PM...

New COVID measures, ahoy! Your questions on the new restrictions, answered

Our blissful, coronavirus measure-free existence was short-lived, with Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Minister for Health Hugo de Jonge back on our TV screens...

Where to find a job in the Netherlands: 9 places to start the hunt

Starting your career in the Netherlands is all about finding the right job — but how do you know where to look? Whether you’re considering...

Disappointing Dutch: almost a quarter of companies won’t become carbon-neutral until at least 2100

Don't beat yourself up for taking a long shower or forgetting your metal straw when you go out. With company CO2 emissions far outpacing...

The Ocean Cleanup, founded by Dutch teenager, removes almost 30,000 kilos of garbage from ocean

Let's give a swell of applause to The Ocean Cleanup who claim removing mass amounts of plastic from the sea is now possible. 👏 The...

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