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102Lifestyle & CultureBeth Hoke in Croatia: New Museum of the Senses is a great year-round destination for kids of all ages
Combining sensory activities for all ages with a bit of Croatian history, Split’s newest museum, Museum of Senses, is open for business...
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924Lifestyle & CultureDispatches’ guide to the best New Year’s Eve parties across Europe for 2018/2019 (updated)
What a year it’s been, huh? It’s almost New Year’s Eve and Brexit may or may not be actually settled. Angela Merkel...
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217CollaborativeXL Day: Five startups emerge from HighTechXL ready to take CERN technology to market
You say you want a revolution? Try this one. What happens when you turn the startup model on its head? What if...
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375CollaborativeGuus Frericks: ‘HighTechXL is leaving behind cute tech for the deep tech that defines Eindhoven’
After five months working to bring CERN technology to market, Eindhoven-based HighTechXL revealed the results … and a dramatic shift in the...
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29.7KExpat EssentialsDomino Effect (updated): How a no-deal Brexit could affect all expats across Europe
(Editor’s note: This post has been updated as both sides conclude a “hard” Brexit is increasingly likely. On Monday, 10 December –...
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2.1KCareersGo NA-KD! Could a career at one of Europe’s IPO-worthy tech startups make you rich?
In the United States (not so much in Europe), investors and talent alike get excited about promising startups. Why? ROI. Founders and...
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1.5KExpat EssentialsAngela Daley: Little Nuenen suddenly has a stellar restaurant scene
Attention Eindhoven-region expats! Need a break from the local Italian or Greek? Then it’s time to hop in your car (or grab...
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1.8KExpat EssentialsPorts in the storm (updated): Dispatches’ list of the 5 best EU countries for British expats in a post-Brexit Europe
Banks and financial firms are doing it. Auto manufacturers are doing it. So why shouldn’t people? Since the 2016 Brexit vote, dozens...
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177.0KLifestyle & CultureEurope’s outlet centers (updated): Ultra-luxury at (almost) affordable prices, along with mid-priced brands
(Editor’s note: This list of Europe’s best outlet centers is one of our first – and by far most popular– on Dispatches’s...
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965Expat EssentialsLaura Kaye in Berlin: The collected wisdom from my years as a British expat in Germany
(Editor’s note: British expat Laura Kaye documents life in Germany for Dispatches. Putting together our list of the 5 best post-Brexit countries for...
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1.3KNews & BuzzThe 2019 Edition: Dispatches’ list of the best startup and tech events across Europe
Dispatches is all about bringing highly skilled internationals together to collaborate on the way to changing the world for the better. (Oh,...
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1.9KExpat EssentialsLynne Evans in Athens: An expat’s misadventures in the Greek healthcare system
A word of advice to all expats living in Greece – be sure to get comprehensive health insurance. I thought I was...
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7.3KLifestyle & CultureBrexit buzz (updated): The latest developments as the UK counts down to 29 March 2019
(Editor’s note: Well, that didn’t go well. Prime Minister Theresa May has just canceled the vote on Brexit at two and a...
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1.2KExpat EssentialsDigital Nomad Beth Hoke in Croatia: Split has a coworking space to match your personality and work style
The coworking concept is not a new one. Inspired by the hackerspaces of the 90s, the first coworking space opened fourteen years...
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5.6KExpat EssentialsFrom Amsterdam to Zagreb (updated): Dispatches’ 2018/2019 list of the best Christmas Markets in Europe
Wow, it was just summer and now we’re rushing to ping our expat network across Europe to update our curated list of...
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38.3KCareersNew for 2018: Dispatches’ list of Europe’s best startup and tech events (updated)
The torrid pace of innovation just speeds up starting this month through the end of the year, with six big events in...
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6.9KExpat EssentialsPssst … Italy’s under-the-radar Elective Residence visa lets qualified visitors stay long-term (updated)
(Editor’s note: This post on Italy’s Elective Residence visa has been updated with additional information.) I like to think that my expat...
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14.6KLifestyle & CultureGetting married in Bulgaria (updated): ‘A wedding like something out of a movie’ … literally
By KALINA VARBANOVA AND TERRY BOYD It’s (finally) summer – that romantic season of summer honeymoons and the start of new lives. Have...
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27.2KExpat EssentialsExpat Essentials: How to shop Amazon’s national sites across Europe (updated)
(Editor’s note: This post has been updated with news about Amazon’s expanded Europe services.) Amazon is the global king of online shopping,...
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31.2KExpat EssentialsBeth Hoke on Schengen (updated): How to stay in Europe (or at least in the area) longer than 90 days
(Editor’s note: This post has been updated with information about the new European Travel Information and Authorisation System, or ETIAS.) It may...
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742.3KLifestyle & CultureEmigrateMe: Norway reaching out to Americans looking for an alternative to Trump madness
A district in Norway is courting Americans in the throes of “anywhere but here” Trump angst, ready and waiting to help them find their...
