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!).

Street named after Peter R. de Vries following crime journalist’s murder

Dutch crime journalist Peter R. de Vries will be remembered with a street named in his honour in his hometown of Aalsmeer. The prolific...

Amazon plans for electric vans to hit the Dutch roads

Amazon will soon launch a spaceship take to the road with electric vans to deliver packages in the Netherlands. Whether you're a die-hard Amazon...

GGD accidentally flings open doors for second vaccination without an appointment

A misunderstanding allowed people to walk in for their second vaccination — no appointment necessary. Twitter was abuzz over the weekend with reports that...

Netherlands considers walk-in vaccinations, shorter time between shots — but don’t call GGD just yet

Are you one of those people who wants to be vaccinated sooner, rather than later — particularly amid spiraling coronavirus infections in the Netherlands?...

Dutch women fight for their right to free birth control

"Please pay me €0.60 for 'birth control during our one night stand.'" We've seen some pretty ridiculous Tikkie payment requests in our time, so luckily...

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