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 bars and restaurants make room for social-distancing life by spilling onto streets

Restaurants and bars across the Netherlands are rushing to get ready for June 1, when they can reopen — while complying with social distancing...

Rotterdam experiments with making even MORE space for bikes

We all know the Netherlands is an indisputable cyclist paradise — and now they're upping the ante. Rotterdam is making the most of the...

4 things to know about sim-only phone subscriptions in the Netherlands

You've landed in the Netherlands and now you're looking to land a sweet phone deal. Just one thing — you've already got a killer...

Fewer new expats: coronavirus halves Dutch immigration

Dutchies in and foreigners out — that's the result of coronavirus on Dutch migration. New data from the Statistics Netherlands shows in the weeks...

Coronavirus has slammed the economy: will consumers pay the price?

A gradual loosening of the coronavirus measures was announced last week. For the economy, that's good news: many shops are allowed to reopen, contact...

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