Lifestyle & Culture
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11.5KJoanna Storie in Latvia: ‘Sorry, Theresa May, I’m a citizen of the world and I know exactly what that means’
Who am I? Well, that is a good question. Where do I start? Wife, mother of adult children, grandmother, researcher, alpaca owner,...
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7.2KBeth Hoke in Passport Purgatory: ‘I feel naked without it, especially when crossing borders’
It’s been 7 days, 1 hour and 23 minutes since I dropped my passport into an envelope addressed to the U.S. Consulate...
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11.1KConfessions of a set-jetter (updated): Beth Hoke goes to Croatia in search of ‘Game of Thrones’
(Editor’s note: As “Game of Thrones” wraps up its run as one of the most popular television series of all time, we...
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4.0KExpat Travel: Jackie Harding reveals Vienna’s best off-the-tourist-trail destinations
I travel to Vienna frequently, as both of my children have settled there, and I have been awed by Schloss Shönbrunn, wandered...
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4.1KNew for 2019: Dispatches’ always-updated list of the best Dutch music festivals
(Editor’s note: We’ve gotten several emails and FB messages that The Flying Dutch is canceled for 2019 because local officials have stated...
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11.7KExpat Essentials: Lynne Evans’s expat guide to moving to Athens
Thinking of moving to Greece? It might be that you have become disillusioned with the country in which you currently live and...
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8.3KDigital Nomad Beth Hoke: Skip the hotel and take Europe’s overnight trains
Traveling by trains in Europe is a wonderful thing. No need to arrive two hours early. No extra baggage fees. No baggage...
