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!).

57,000 People Want to Sit on a Dutch Beach to Watch Brexit Unfold Across the Water

Roll up your sleeves and dip your favourite calligraphy pen in ink, because this is one event you won't want to miss. A Dutch...

Burqa Ban: Woman Wearing Niqab Denied Entry Onto Public Bus

In the first known instance of the 'burka ban' in action, a woman wearing a niqab was denied access to a public bus yesterday....

VIDEO INSIDE: Slide at Dutch Amusement Park Closed After Young Boy Almost Flies Off

A video of a young boy almost flying off a slide at the amusement park Billybird Park Hemelrijk in Volkel, North Brabant, has prompted...

It’s Sunny Skies Ahead, Folks! Netherlands Headed for Warm Weather

If you're sick of squinting through the rain that's repeatedly pecking at your eyeballs as the wind forcibly pushes you and your bike in...

Dutch language out of stock: why employers are switching to English speakers

"Staff Wanted," reads the sign in front me. In English. In the Netherlands. Where they speak Dutch. The signs have popped up more and...

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