All posts tagged "Berlin"
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10.8KExpat EssentialsWhat to expect when you’re expecting to move to Berlin, Pt. 3: ‘Ich bin ein Berliner’ (updated)
(Editor’s note: ‘Ich Bein ein Berliner’ was updated 8 July with additional information.) Ask any German and they’ll tell you that Berlin...
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11.5KExpat EssentialsLaura Kaye’s Berlin expat guide, Pt. 2: Finding an apartment in this crazy housing market
(Editor’s note: Though rents vary widely across Berlin, the average for a 2-bedroom, 85-meters-square apartment is about 1,000 euros per month, according...
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5.2KExpat EssentialsLaura Kaye’s complete expat guide, Pt. 1: Understanding the dichotomy that is Berlin
Guten Tag und herzlich Willkommen to my alternative introduction to expat life in Berlin. In this ongoing series, I’m going to share...
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4.7KExpat EssentialsGerman officials rushing to issue residency permits ahead of Brexit
Of all European countries, Germany is notable in offering British expats the least generous transition period – 3 months – to permanent...
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11.0KExpat EssentialsBrexit hell: Are new-parent benefits, other German entitlements ending for British expats?
Donald Tusk had a seminal moment Wednesday when he uttered the phrase so many British expats across Europe have been thinking: “I’ve...
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4.7KExpat EssentialsLaura Kaye in Berlin: Celebrating the sheer chaos of Silvester in the German capital
The annual New Year’s chaos in Berlin began on Friday, when I noted that the whole of the “random middle aisle section”...
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7.0KLifestyle & CultureWhere we went in 2018: Dispatches’ expat travel highlights include the best of Spain, Portugal and 8 other destinations
Most of the people who contribute to Dispatches from across Europe are expat travel junkies. Beth Hoke, Lily Cichanowicz, Kirby MacLaine and...
