Travel
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2.3KSeize the moment! Visit post-pandemic Amsterdam before the tourist hordes return
For years, Dispatches has been telling expats not to go to Amsterdam. We weren’t the only ones. City leaders were saying the...
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2.1KCarla Bastos’ Greener Pastures, Pt. 2: COVID-19 delays and choosing my Italian village
(Editor’s note: This is Pt. 2 in a continuing series of posts about Carla Bastos’ efforts to start a new expat life in...
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2.2KMicro-tourism and patrimoine: Alice Verberne finds France’s hidden heritage in Burgundy
(Editor’s note: We are posting about Burgundy as part of Patrimoine Weekend – 18 and 19 September – during which all of...
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2.1KAchelse Kluis is one of 11 Trappist beer monasteries, but with its own fabulous beers and lazy Sunday afternoon ambiance
In the waning days of summer, there’s a party experience that all expats living in the Netherlands or Belgium should sample …...
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2.9KMarriott’s Moxy brand is the cool, clever and – best of all – affordable hotel hangout for the Instagram Generation
(Editor’s note: Dispatches receives no remuneration from Moxy or from parent Marriott International for this post. We just like passing on tips...
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1.7KAlice Verberne takes you to backwoods France in search of Grower Champagne
Gone are the days of being impressed by big Champagne houses, with their mega branding and oh-so-expensive bottles. Not to say it...
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1.8KRevived and reimagined: The Parisian pastry scene is now emerging from the pandemic
The pandemic has caused numerous restaurants, hotels and cafés to close down for different time periods throughout 2020 and 2021 and this...
