All posts tagged "France"
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59.6KExpat 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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77.1KBusiness
Attention, Costco shoppers (updated): Aggressive American big-box retailer has big plans for Europe
(Editor’s note: This post has been updated with new information about Costco’s plans for the United Kingdom, Spain and Sweden.) This is good...
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7.3KLifestyle & Culture
Treasures and tchotchkes: Dispatches’s list of our favorite Christmas markets
One of the real pleasures of living in Germany for years was proximity to some of Europe’s best Christmas markets, from Trier...
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102Travel
Strasbourg: The perfect quick escape from the mundane life
As somebody who has always been fascinated with travelling, I take every opportunity to escape my routine and explore a new place....
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176Travel
Jackie Harding: Quaint, yet sophisticated, Lille is an easy trip from Paris, Amsterdam or Brussels
Lille in France has been Flemish and French during its 900-year history and is known by the French as the “Capital of...
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677Travel
Eurostar Snow train now takes you directly to the French Alps from Brussels and other cities
Tickets will soon go on sale for the Eurostar Snow, which will take skiers directly from Brussels-Midi train station or Antwerp Centraal...
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117News & Buzz
Charlotte Laborie: How I quit smoking
(Editor’s note: This post about how Charlotte Laborie quit smoking is her personal story and not an endorsement of any product or...
