All posts tagged "Greece"
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4.3KLifestyle & CultureMore than agoras and temples: Jackie Harding’s expat tips for visiting Athens in winter
Greece is all about summer and sunshine. But if you get the opportunity as I did recently to visit Athens in winter,...
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Where 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...
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Lynne 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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Lynne Evans on daily life in Athens, the newly crowned European Capital of Innovation
Athens just won the title of “the European Capital of Innovation,” awarded by the European Commission at this year’s Web Summit in...
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Lynne Evans in Greece: A Greek real estate agent tried to rip me off … and how you can avoid this scam
As an expat, negotiating anything involving the bureaucracy in Greece can be daunting and unnerving. Having experienced the bureaucracy, one views any...
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New for 2018 (updated): Dispatches’ list of Europe’s best spring break and summer party destinations
(Editor’s note: Check out our new 2019 list of Europe’s best ski/music festivals and spring break destinations.) Street’s like a jungle / So...
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Lynne Evans on Greece wildfires: ‘We can’t keep destroying Athens’ environment’
I usually write travel pieces or posts about the expat life in Greece for Dispatches Europe. But today I am so furious...
