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!).

How to get the most out of living in Amsterdam (by ditching doing your laundry)

Living in Amsterdam is all fun and games until you realise that no matter where in the world you live there are always those...

Up in flames: Dutch church destroyed after blaze burns building, collapses spire

A fiery blaze has ripped through the Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Geboortekerk (Church of Our Lady) in South Holland, causing the steeple to collapse. Houses and schools in...

DutchReview’s best of the best: October 2019

What a month for the Netherlands! We had protesters all over the show, shutting down roads and getting into fights. But despite all the...

These dreamy, innovative train interiors could soon be part of your commute

Not a fan of the stock-standard train interior? Tired of boring seats with uninspired designs, tray tables hiding people's leftover crumbs, and wall decorations...

Tomorrow is the last chance to say goodbye to the sunshine

Brrr! Last week was chilly for the Netherlands, but we're sad to say there is more to come. If you're looking to say sayonara...

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