Expat Essentials
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489Polya Pencheva: Surviving the Brussels Commune registration, Pt. 2
After writing my first post about registering at the municipality (commune) in Brussels it took me a total of eight months to...
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705Mónica Da Silva: The things I wish I’d known before moving to Portugal
I lived in Lisbon from 2018 to 2022 and I remember those years with gratitude, but honestly I am not sure if...
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544Polya Pencheva: An expat’s guide to health insurance in Belgium
(Editor’s note: This post on health insurance in Belgium is part of a series by expat Polya Pencheva, who recently relocated to...
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1.0KWhere you should be shopping: A definitive guide to the major supermarkets in Salzburg
If we are indeed what we eat, then where we can get the best bang for our buck is a topic of...
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620Expat Essentials: Dispatches’ list of international schools in Zagreb, Croatia
I’ve already spotlighted Zagreb as a great place to live for a multitude of reasons, but things are always more complicated when...
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4.7KAspiring expats: Could trading stress in the U.S. for the expat lifestyle in Europe guarantee a longer, happier life? (updated)
(Editor’s note: The New York Times is reporting that “when it became apparent … that Donald J. Trump won a second term...
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1.5K‘Best decision I ever made’: As more Americans flee to Europe, we have some unsolicited advice
When we started Dispatches back in 2016, we imagined our audience would be highly skilled internationals from India, Europe, Africa and East...
