All posts tagged "expat lifestyle"
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37TravelDay 1 in Istanbul: Elena Kalmykova checks out locals’ recommended restaurants and cafés on the Europe side
(Editor’s note: This is Day 1 in a two-day trip exploring the foodie scene in Istanbul. Day 2 will look at restaurants...
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49.8KExpat EssentialsExpat Essentials: 1 euro deals on homes are attracting people back to Europe’s abandoned villages (updated)
(Editor’s note: Selling houses for a symbolic amount – 1 euro – to counter population decline in rural towns and villages is...
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574Lifestyle & CultureDüsseldorf Christmas market is an über-urban experience in an über-wealthy town (updated)
Two Christmas markets in two weekends. Two German Christmas markets. Two markets that can’t be more different – Cologne and Düsseldorf. As...
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78Lifestyle & CultureLisbon’s street knife-sharpener: A traditional job withstands the test of time
I have been living in Lisbon for almost five years. And for almost five years I have been trying to get hold...
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90Lifestyle & Culture‘Home’ after five years, an expat sees America with new eyes
When I was just out of college, living as an expat in France and working in Europe, I used to dread going...
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103Lifestyle & CultureVienna’s hiking trails: Autumn adventures in a Green city
Vienna is green. Stop me if you’ve heard this before (probably from me), but one of the best things about life in...
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104Lifestyle & CultureFlight of fancy: Alice Verberne takes to French skies in the spirit of Saint-Exupéry
With a childlike curiosity I watch as carpenter bees perform impressive tactical flight maneuvers 20-feet above head. They’re removing the mortar between the stone to install their airport. The “L” in my luck...
