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!).

Dutch tourists steal Greek bus for joyride, hold naked dance party

What did you do with your weekend? If it was anything other than drunkenly stealing a bus for a wild joyride on a Greek...

€10,000 for every 18-year-old: that’s what this Dutch party wants

Dutch political party Groenlinks wants every person who turns 18 to receive "starting capital" from the government. An appropriate amount, thought Groenlinks, would be...

Amsterdam bus driver concussed, missing teeth, after asking passenger to wear a mask

An Amsterdam bus driver was bitten, kicked, and beaten yesterday after telling a passenger to wear a face mask.  The attack occurred as the passenger...

Coronavirus infections continue to soar: almost 4000 in the past day

As the Netherlands adjusts to the latest measures that came into effect Tuesday evening, the RIVM has reported 3,831 confirmed coronavirus infections as of...

Dutch university students won’t be urged to wear masks

Students at universities, colleges, and MBOs will not be urgently advised to wear a mouth mask, says the Dutch Minister of Education Ingrid van...

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