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!).

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 HEMA is reported likely to join the...

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, and ruining your hot hairdo with a...

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 — plus tax. What can you get for...

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 ten years, a deterioration that has been...

Loophole: at this Dutch Michelin star restaurant, €10 lets you dodge the catering ban

Rotterdam restaurant Joelia has found an escape clause around the catering ban that came into effect on Tuesday. The Michelin starred restaurant is doing...

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