Expat Essentials
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2.0KRoermond: An alternative to city living, with shopping, luxury on the water
When we first visited Roermond back in October 2016, it was an attractive, small Dutch city with a luxury outlet center tacked...
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No bribes, no fraud: Dispatches’ list of affordable European universities at least as good as the Ivys
(Editor’s note: This is for the Americans. The rest of you EEA citizens who are already paying next to nothing to send...
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Dr. Kris Bryant: Austria is hiking heaven … and a tick-borne encephalitis hotspot
The symptoms – fever and a severe headache — began during a summer holiday trip to Austria, about a week after the...
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The Things We Love: Our hyper-local Dutch lifestyle with food, friends and fun
(Editor’s note: The Things We Love is a series celebrating all our favorite aspects of our expat lives and the Dutch lifestyle. Because...
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2019 edition: Dispatches’ list of the five best cities in Europe for expats
We’re posting our 2019 list of the best cities for expats 26 days from what looks like a no-deal Brexit. In the...
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Dispatches’ curated careers: Come work with the cool kids in the Netherlands’ booming tech scene
In the United States and countries across Europe, they’re fretting about the possibility of a recession. In the Netherlands, we’re still fretting...
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The Digital Nomad edition: Beth Hoke’s tips for finding Wi-Fi wherever you go
Remember studying Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs in your college psychology class? Maslow’s theory is that we can’t reach our full potential until...
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Young Brainport Summer School: International students mix physics and fun in Eindhoven
Parents, if you’ve ever thought, “There needs to be an international student summer school that combines travel, tech and career insights, ”...
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Expat Essentials: Tight housing market makes Amsterdam scammer heaven (updated)
(Editor’s note: This post on apartment-deposit scams in Amsterdam has been updated with new information as authorities appear to be cracking down.)...
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Summer in Vienna: Eight great outdoor activities you and your kids can do now
(Editor’s note: Terry Boyd also contributed to this post about summer in Vienna.) When the weather warms up, Vienna truly comes to...
