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!).

Supermarkets calmer: Dutch people are now ‘hamsteren’ alcohol and drugs instead

There are economic winners and losers in the coronavirus. But if you invested in liquor stores, toy stores, or pharmacies you could be one...

Own people first: Dutch province sends away non-registered people

The Dutch province of Zeeland has closed the area to tourists. Dutch families with a second home in the beach region have also been...

8 Reasons why studying abroad in the Netherlands is the best

So you're studying abroad in the Netherlands! Welkom to the Netherlands, the low-lying region with the high-ranking student life! Settle in and kick back, while...

Too many Dutch people are ending up in intensive care: can the system cope?

Intensive care (IC) units around the country are now dealing with 761 coronavirus patients, according to the latest figures from the Dutch Association for...

Over 1000 new coronavirus infections diagnosed in 24 hours, 78 deaths

The coronavirus count for the Netherlands has climbed to 7431 after 1019 patients tested positive since the last update. 78 people have died in...

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