Expat Essentials
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3.1KExpect the unexpected: What to expect when you’re expecting to move to Eindhoven
You’ve never heard of Eindhoven when suddenly opportunity comes knocking at your door: You’re offered a great job! That happens a lot,...
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2.4KExpat Essentials: Dispatches’ guide compendium of Europe’s international schools, pt. 2
Almost since we started Dispatches Europe, one of the biggest undertakings we’ve committed to delivering to our readers, especially those with school-age...
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2.0KFrankfurt: Brexit exits creating expat career opportunities in banking, finance
While Brexit doesn’t seem to be working out all that well for the United Kingdom, it’s a windfall for financial centers across...
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3.0KNew for 2019: Dispatches’ list of Europe’s five best developing countries for expats
(Editor’s note: In multiple capacities, Dispatches staffers work daily with expats – friends and colleagues – from developing countries including Bosnia, Macedonia,...
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4.9KIt’s not just you (updated): Dispatches’ 2018 traffic data confirm a growing interest in the expat lifestyle
For a relatively new pure-play digital media company, Dispatches Europe gets a lot of traffic. When we went back at the end...
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3.4KStephen Heiner in Paris: Expats, get a French bank account before renewing your visa
(Editor’s note: This advice column on getting a French bank account was originally posted on Stephen Heiner’s “The American in Paris” website....
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1.6KLaura Kaye in Berlin: Celebrating the sheer chaos of Silvester in the German capital
The annual New Year’s chaos in Berlin began on Friday, when I noted that the whole of the “random middle aisle section”...
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7.1KPorts in the storm (updated): Dispatches’ list of the 5 best EU countries for British expats in a post-Brexit Europe
(Editor’s note: The original version of this post mentioned the Republic of Ireland as a country to cross off because of the...
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10.1KFrom Amsterdam to Zagreb (updated): Dispatches’ 2018/2019 list of the best Christmas Markets in Europe
Wow, it was just summer and now we’re rushing to ping our expat network across Europe to update our curated list of...
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2.8KLive where you work: Co-living, co-working an attractive alternative as Europe housing costs rise
If you read posts on the various expat Facebook communities across Europe, you know finding a place to live is the biggest challenge...
