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!).

Van Dijk misses out, but Van Veenendaal awarded world’s best female goalkeeper!

The Dutch are good at two things: making cheese and playing football. Okay, maybe a few more, but the playing football part is definitely...

Brits furious after ‘mystery cruise’ takes them to IJmuiden

Aaah, a mystery cruise promising to whisk you away on a “special voyage” to explore “undiscovered gems” on a “holiday to remember. Sounds like...

Veterans turned away from Operation Market Garden commemoration after venue fills

Four men who took part in Operation Market Garden and who showed up for the events 75-year anniversary last night were turned away. The...

#TetrisChallenge: these photos of Dutch emergency vehicles’ contents will make your day

Enter #TetrisChallenge. Emergency vehicles are often objects of mystery, toolboxes on wheels that whizz around the roads with a purpose and an air of...

No Weigh: Passengers Asked to Step on the Scales When Boarding Dutch Airline Transavia

Dutch low-cost airline Transavia is weighing passengers before they board their flights. But, before we all pick up our pitchforks, let's take a deep...

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