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!).

Coronavirus update: 42,000 tests in the past four days, 116 new cases in past 24-hours

The latest release of coronavirus figures from RIVM shows that a further 116 people have tested positive in the last 24-hours. The Dutch total...

Utrecht and Eindhoven party hard in the pandemic, but Amsterdam drug use dives

Turns out coronavirus is a real party-pooper — judging by the remnants of drug use in sewers, at least. Water research institute KWR says...

The tunnel under the River IJ: will this giant spiral get cyclists in Amsterdam across the river?

A proposal to build a tunnel with a giant spiral entrance connecting Amsterdam Central Station and Amsterdam Noord could not only solve an increasing...

Coronavirus update: new daily cases at lowest in two weeks, with 116 new infections

The RIVM has released the latest coronavirus figures for the Netherlands, showing the lowest daily case increase since the majority of lockdown measures were...

The end of HEMA? Dutch retail chain could face bankruptcy after Monday

We all love HEMA — but we could be seeing its final days. A loan of 50 million euros becomes due on Monday. If...

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