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!).

Two Dutch Men Facing Possible Life in Prison After Selling Drugs at Hungarian Music Festival

Two Dutch men are facing the possibility of life in a Hungarian prison after being caught selling huge quantities of drugs at the Budapest...

A Stranger Gifted a Child a Teddy Bear – with a Camera Inside

A two-year-old child was with his parents at a flea-market in Zuidzande, Zeeland, when they were approached by an unknown man. The man said...

400 Extra People Died During July’s Record-breaking Heatwave

As the temperature rose during the sweltering July heatwave, so did the number of deaths. More than 400 extra people died compared to an...

Amsterdam Hits Illegal Airbnb Hosts with €387,000 in Fines

House-owners in Amsterdam hoping to make a quick buck over the summer have been slapped with a fine instead. The municipality has snapped up...

A Dutch Summer is On Its Way (FYI, That’s Storms and Strong Winds)

"It's too hot! It's too cold! It's too rainy!" Sound familiar? Yeah, we know we complain about the weather a lot, but come on...

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