Expat Essentials
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7.9KAlisa Jordan in Frankfurt: Tips from a Londoner about what to expect
(Editor’s note: Frankfurt is the chief beneficiary of Brexit, with an estimated 10,000 new jobs as financial firms leave London. This is...
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6.8KMatthew Reynolds: An expat’s guide to the best coffee in Frankfurt
When I moved from Sydney to Frankfurt in November last year, I was uncertain if I would find great coffee. I can...
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5.1K28 May: Massive strike to shut down trains across the Netherlands (updated)
We were in the middle of a meeting Friday when we got this text from NS, the Netherlands’ national train service(emphasis ours):...
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3.5KRachel Gooch: Brexit Brits heading to Frankfurt … get ready for a totally different lifestyle
(Editor’s note: More than 10,000 positions in London’s financial sector are projected to move to Frankfurt by 2022 due to Brexit. This...
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13.3KDispatches’ 2019 list of the 5 best places in Europe to run away
As The Eagles put it all those years ago, “Hopeless romantics, here we go again.”With Brexit and Trump, running away is more...
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6.3KBeth Hoke in France: A digital nomad’s guide to vegan Paris
So you’ve decided to be a vegan. Good for you! Whether you’re motivated by health, ethical, or environmental concerns, you’ll find that...
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9.9KNew for 2019 (updated): Dispatches’ Top 10 Amsterdam Alternatives to avoid the tourist hordes
(Editor’s note: Lale Boyd also contributed to this post.) The 2019 summer tourist assault began with the Easter holidays when tens of...
