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!).

Good news: the first Dutch coronavirus patient has fully recovered and returned to work

Today, we're not starting the day by scratching yet another "Days in Isolation" tally line on our...

Hospital closes, businesses react, as Netherlands confirms 18 coronavirus patients so far

Eight more patients have tested positive for coronavirus, bringing the total in the Netherlands to eighteen. The...

Coronavirus anti-anxiety fact list: staying calm in the face of panic

The spread of Coronavirus has been rapidly gaining steam. The Netherlands confirmed its first two cases this...

Warning of real risk of coronavirus outbreak in Netherlands, hundreds of Germans at Dutch border quarantined

COVID-19 is sweeping across Europe with people diagnosed with the lung-infection in 18 of 51 European countries....

This is how the Netherlands is preparing in case of a coronavirus outbreak

As Italy continues to battle an outbreak of COVID-19, and patients are detected in Switzerland, Austria, and...

Can I work in the Netherlands? Complete guide to work permits and visas to land a Dutch job

Considering working in the Netherlands? You should know there’s a curious phenomenon that strikes people who arrive...

Dutch web-shops are so cheap they’re letting people keep returns

We've all experienced the joys of online shopping: the tiresome trawling through endless webpages, flipping and flopping...

Amsterdam is considering an ‘erotic center’ to replace the Red Light District

It could soon be the end of the Red Light District in Amsterdam as we know it. ...