Expat Essentials
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4.6KSarah Nagaty in Lisbon: Three relationship factors that will test you as an expat couple
Moving abroad is a challenge, and moving as an expat couple is no different. While expat life as a single person might...
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4.0KIrina Greensitt in Granada: Everything British expats need to know about taxes in Spain, Pt. 2
(Editor’s note: This is Pt. 2 of a two-part series on everyone’s favorite topic. Taxes. Specifically, taxes in Spain. You can see...
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4.4KIrina Greensitt in Granada: My expat guide to buying the property in Spain that’s right for you, Pt. 1
(Editor’s note: This is Pt.1 of a two-part seminar on buying a property in Spain.) After nearly five years of renting properties,...
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4.4KInka Piegsa-Quischotte: Expats in Spain trying to get vaccinated face big challenges
The big initial words about everybody gettinaccinated and everybody will be treated the same are just that: big words.
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5.4KMónica Da Silva in Portugal: How expensive is it really to live in Lisbon?
Portugal has one of the lowest minimum wages in the European Union. This makes life in Lisbon a bit less expensive than...
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3.0KAudrey Shankles in Wiesbaden: Cash is still king as Germany embraces more cards, payment apps
Editor’s note: Confused about why you can use PIN cards in the Netherlands but often can’t use cash, yet you need cash for many...
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31.7KExpat Essentials: Dispatches’ complete guide to pandemic rules, restrictions across Europe (updated)
(Editor’s note: As of March 2021, a majority of countries in Europe are seeing dramatic drops in infection rates and deaths. Millions...
