Travel
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678Expats in the Netherlands: The Leenderbos is a four-seasons escape from the city
When we first moved to our hamlet of Leenderstrijp, just south of Eindhoven, we were shocked to learn it’s a popular summer...
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11.8KNew for 2019: Dispatches’ always-updated list of the best EDM parties and events across Europe
If there’s one thing we’ve learned in the years since establishing Dispatches in the Netherlands, it’s that disco never died in Europe;...
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503Europe and beyond: Dispatches’ always updated list of the best fall-into-winter destinations for 2019
Unlike, say, Americans, Europeans have more down time and certainly are far more likely to travel to international destinations for festivals and...
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3.1KTour de France: Three weeks of crazy that should be on every expat’s bucket list
Living in Europe as an expat is an entrée to amazing experiences from going to football (soccer) games in Barcelona to Formula...
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1.2KJackie Harding: Expat bikers take to the open road in a Europe without borders
Politicians seem to be keen to create boundaries these days, but recently I was reminded of how refreshing it is to live...
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824Slow travel in Latvia, Pt. 2: Riga is great, but here’s how to discover the ‘real’ Latvia
In my most recent post, I encouraged you to go slowly. So where do you go on your first slow travel trip...
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592Celebrate Bastille Day in Versailles with Chef Molly Wilkinson at her special pastry workshop
Le Cordon Bleu-trained pastry chef and expat Molly Wilkinson has relocated to Versailles from Strasbourg and is dreaming up new opportunities for...
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1.5KNew for 2019: Dispatches’ list of Europe’s best theme parks and water parks, Pt. 1
(Editor’s note:We changed up everything for 2019, adding the water parks to the theme parks list instead of the zoos. Which just...
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1.1KSlow travel in Latvia, Pt. 1: ‘I encourage you to savour the vastness of the countryside’
I could give you a long list of places to visit in Latvia. There are so many interesting, quirky, or historical places...
