Expat Essentials
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8.3KJackie Harding: Trapped by coronavirus? Escape to a world of virtual entertainment
(Editor’s note: Dispatches isn’t posting travel pieces during the pandemic, because there are few places now for expats in Europe to go...
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6.9KDespite ‘challenging’ bureaucracy, laid-back Portugal is coping quickly with coronavirus
At the time of posting, there are 7,443 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Portugal. That’s a lot for a small country of...
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3.7KInka Piegsa-Quischotte in Spain: What it’s like living under lockdown in a small seaside resort
(Editor’s note: See our post here documenting what Spain and other countries are doing to stop the coronavirus.) It’s been 10 days...
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4.0KCoronavirus: Austria errs on the side of caution, restricting public life while expanding medical facilities
(Editor’s note: This post about how Austria is dealing with the coronavirus pandemic was written by Terry Boyd with contributions from expats...
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25.6KPost-Brexit edition: Dispatches’ 2020 list of Europe’s 5 best cities for expats
For expats, there was Europe before Brexit and coronavirus and there’s Europe after Brexit and coronavirus, and they’re two very different places....
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6.6KCurrencies Direct: Fast, simple money transfers 24/7, with great customer service
If you need to send money overseas to support your international adventures, picking the right currency transfer provider can make a big...
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7.8KNew laws across Europe include 100km speed limit on Dutch ‘fast’ roads
Believe it or not, there’s a new-law season in Europe when new legislation passed the previous year takes effect, and that’s usually...
