Search results for "switzerland"
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306Expat EssentialsMónica Da Silva: My amazing experience going to the emergency room in Germany
(Editor’s note: Dispatches is not disclosing details of the health emergency due to medical privacy concerns.) Unfortunately, the expat life isn’t just...
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13.0KNews & BuzzTerry Boyd: The Dutch rule the world … the rest of us just live here (updated)
(Editor’s note: “The Dutch rule the world” was originally posted in 2019. It’s reposted here with updated information.) The Netherlands, a tiny...
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12.7KExpat EssentialsDr. Kris Bryant: Austria is hiking heaven … and a tick-borne encephalitis hotspot
TBE cases are rising across Europe
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48.0KNews & BuzzDear Brits (updated): This is what it’s like to be a non-EU citizen
(Editor’s note: We’re reposting “Dear Brits” – one of our best-read posts – on 23 June 2024, the eighth anniversary of the...
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255Expat EssentialsMary Porcella: 10 ways to improve your European language skills
Most Europeans are multi-lingual, especially in countries such as Switzerland and Belgium with more than one national language. If you’re an English-speaking...
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285News & BuzzCharlotte Laborie: Les Caves Ouvertes and my Top 3 vineyards in Geneva to tickle your taste buds
I know Switzerland is not the first country that comes to mind when one says “good wine” (believe me, I’m French), yet...
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285TravelHome swap skiing edition, Pt. 1: Bad omens laughing in our faces
In our first home swap story, I wrote this exact paragraph: Now, you might be sitting there and thinking “Oh my, I could...