Lifestyle & Culture
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2.7KLetícia Batista: ‘My clueless trip to Copenhagen in the middle of a pandemic,’ Pt. 1
It all started about six months ago when I received an email with a great deal on tickets to Copenhagen. We bought...
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1.9KLives locked down: Seven expats in Portugal share personal stories from the pandemic
With the spread of the coronavirus around the world, many of us are dealing with complicated circumstances, including those who are far...
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5.7K2020 edition (updated): Dispatches’ list of the best music festivals in the Netherlands, Pt. 1
(Editor’s note: On 21 April, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte announced that due to the pandemic, there will be no big shows...
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3.4KExpats in Spain: Will they stay or leave the country once the Covid-19 pandemic is over?
According to the latest statistic I could find which dates from 2018, approximately 300,000 British expats reside in Spain. The total number...
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4.7KJackie 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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3.6KDespite ‘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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1.5KStephen Heiner in Paris : Quarantined in the City of Light
While Paris started the year in the midst of a transportation strike that the strikers by and large lost in the end, there was...
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126.6KDomino Effect (updated): How a no-deal Brexit could affect all expats across Europe
(Editor’s note: On 12 December 2019, Boris Johnson and the Conservative Party won a resounding victory, insuring the United Kingdom left the European...
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2.4KZoom, Slack and Microsoft Teams: Working remotely can make you crazy productive … and maybe a little crazy
This is the silver lining of COVID-19 … I promise you, working remotely is going to make your life better. Two weeks...
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8.5KNew for 2020 (updated): Dispatches’ list of the best startup and tech events in Europe and beyond
(Editor’s note: A number of events are cancelling or rescheduling due to the coronavirus. We’re in the process of updating the status...
