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!).

Gay Couples Attacked at Amsterdam Pride: Spat On, Hit, And Traumatised

Amsterdam Pride was on the weekend, and while the event preached inclusivity, acceptance, and self-identity, it wasn't all rainbows and sunshine. Multiple people have come...

Next stop: Advertising! NS to trial ad displays on train screens

NS will trial selling advertising space on the notification screens in each train. Now, instead of knowing which stop is next, you may be...

23-year-old Stabbed Young Women, then Pleasured Himself

A 23-year-old held responsible for stabbing four women on four different occasions revealed in a statement he did it because he 'got a kick'...

Smartphones on Bikes Were Banned a Month Ago – But Did it Work?

Using Whatsapp op de fiets? €95. Google-mapping your way to a broodje? €95. Skipping songs from that Bach symphony to a Tay-Tay hit? €95....

More Dutch Bars are Quitting Smoking on Terraces

They say sitting is the new smoking - but, on Dutch terraces it seems its still preferable to actual smoking. The amount of cafes,...

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