Expat Essentials
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2.1KJackie Harding: Cologne has seven – count ’em, seven! – themed Christmas markets
(Editor’s note: Terry Boyd also contributed to this post about the Cologne Chrismas markets.) Germany has cornered the market, literally, on the...
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992Lynne Evans on daily life in Athens, the newly crowned European Capital of Innovation
Athens just won the title of “the European Capital of Innovation,” awarded by the European Commission at this year’s Web Summit in...
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1.3K‘What have I gotten myself into?’ Laura Kaye’s tips for the integration course’s German classes
(Editor’s note: This is Part 3 of Laura Kaye’s series detailing how tp make the most of, the German integration course, which...
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1.1KExpat Essentials: Dispatches’ guide compendium of Europe’s international schools, Pt. 1
Since the day we started Dispatches Europe, one of the biggest undertakings we’ve committed to is our lists of English-language international schools...
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1.4KDispatches fields expats’ questions about how Amazon works (or doesn’t) in Europe (updated)
The question Dispatches get most often from expats isn’t about visas or international schools or even about careers. It’s about Amazon. To...
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1.1KExpat Essentials: Dispatches’ English-speaking expat’s guide to Belgrade, Serbia
Whether you’ve moved to Belgrade for a job or you’re just passing through on your Instagram-fueled travels, you might want to check...
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3.5KLynne Evans in Greece: A Greek real estate agent tried to rip me off … and how you can avoid this scam
As an expat, negotiating anything involving the bureaucracy in Greece can be daunting and unnerving. Having experienced the bureaucracy, one views any...
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5.1KExpat essentials: Lisa Verberne is living the expat dream in France … and you can, too
Alice “Lisa” Verberne is living the expat dream. And she’s inviting you to join her in Haute-Marne, the most authentic and unspoiled...
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3.0KLaura Kaye in Berlin: The expat’s essential guide to the German integration course, Pt. 2
(Editor’s note: This is Part 2 of Laura Kaye’s series detailing how to register for, then make the most of, the German integration...
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1.8KLaura Kaye in Berlin: The expat’s essential guide to the German integration course, Pt. 1
(Editor’s note: This is Part 1 of Laura Kaye’s series detailing how to get into, then make the most of, the German...
