Lifestyle & Culture
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2.5KSarah Nagaty in Lisbon: Saving the weekend without breaking curfew and risking your health (or anyone else’s)
The weekend is, for many people, the time they look forward to the most in dealing with the approaching winter blues, the...
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4.2KBlack Friday 2020: Shopping amid a raging pandemic might mean even more bargains
Black Friday 2020 is shaping up to be – like 2020 itself – full of uncertainty for retailers and consumers alike. Everything...
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2.9KInka Piegsa-Quischotte in Spain: Astro tourism (and beaches) in the Canary Islands
(Editor’s note: Dispatches is not recommending travel to the Canary Islands, but it is possible to do so from some countries in...
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3.5KSarah Nagaty in Lisbon: To cope with culture shock, you have to understand culture shock
While culture shock is not a brilliant feeling, it is not necessarily an all-bad thing either. I used to be one of...
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7.3KExpat Essentials: Dispatches’ English-speaking expat’s guide to Belgrade, Serbia (updated)
Whether you’ve moved to Belgrade for a job or you’re just passing through on your Instagram-fueled travels, you might want to check...
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3.7KAmsterdam The Style Outlets joins Dutch discount outlet lineup just before Christmas
The timing seems awkward because of the pandemic, but Amsterdam The Style Outlets is scheduled to open 26 November. Though if Christmas...
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3.3KInternational schools in Greece, Pt. 2 (updated): Bilingual (Greek-English), German, French and Italian schools
(Editor’s note: This is Pt.2 of a two-part series on international schools in Greece. You can see Pt. 1 here. Also, most...
