Expat Essentials
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5.9KExpat Essentials: European airports are in a battle for travelers … and we’re the winners
Choosy, more knowledgeable travelers are being increasingly picky about where their international itineraries take them. Given the choices of making connections through European airports...
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17.7KExpat Essentials: IJburg is ideal for families, yet minutes from Amsterdam’s city center
Bigger houses than in the city center; more space for children to play around and a strong community feel that resembles that of...
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27.4KRetire in Europe, Pt. 3: Bulgaria offers a high quality of life AND a low cost of living
Forget those Iron Curtain images of cigarette-smoking politburo-dispatched spies in Bulgaria trailing you through dark, winding alleys, bugging your room and confiscating...
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12.0KExpat Essentials: Dispatches’ guide to international schools in Rome, Pt. 1
As we’ve said so many times before, one of the bigger challenges for English-speaking expat families – even for well-paid corporate nomads...
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9.4KRetire in Europe, Pt. 2: France, Italy and Greece put the ‘Roman’ in romantic destinations
(Editor’s note: Americans have many comfortable retirement options in Europe. We’ve done some of your legwork for you with this second installment...
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17.5KRetire in Europe, Pt. 1: Spain, Portugal and Andorra offer affordable, relaxed lifestyle
(Editor’s note: Americans have many comfortable retirement options in Europe. We’ve done some of your legwork for you with our Retire in...
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9.7KExpat Essentials: Less down time for biz travelers as airlines trend toward free Wi-Fi
Remember all those years the airlines told you had to turn off your phone or it would crash the airplane? Mysteriously, now...
