All posts tagged "shopping"
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2.7KLifestyle & CultureSarah Nagaty in Lisbon: My Top 5 go-to places for locally made, meaningful (and budget-friendly) Christmas gifts
December is an expensive month. We all know why: Yes, Christmas. One of the mostly costly forms of Christmas celebrations is Christmas...
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19.3KExpat EssentialsNew for 2019: Dispatches’ curated list of Black Friday deals across Europe (updated)
No turkey on Thanksgiving in Europe, American expats. (Though a few expat groups and restaurants do host Thanksgiving dinners.) But there’s the...
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2.5KExpat EssentialsMeda Harsan: Everything newly arrived expats need to know about shopping in Berlin
The first thing that hit me after I moved to Berlin was the fact that there are no 24-hour supermarkets. In Britain,...
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8.9KExpat EssentialsJackie Harding: Shopping is the one experience that tests expats wherever we go
One of life’s common experiences that becomes a daily adventure for expats is the thrill known here in the Netherlands as “boodschappen”...
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262.5KLifestyle & CultureEurope’s outlet centers (updated): Ultra-luxury at (almost) affordable prices, along with mid-priced brands
(Editor’s note: This list of Europe’s best outlet centers is one of our first – and by far most popular– on Dispatches’s...
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10.3KExpat EssentialsExpat Essentials: Dispatches’ guide to finding fabulous fashion in Europe, pt. 1
(Editor’s note: Terry Boyd contributed to this post.) Made in England Asos. Regular ordinary Swedish fashion giant H&M. Spanish-born Zara and Mango. You’ve...
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8.2KLifestyle & CultureExpats, you’re not in Kmart anymore: Retail in Europe is all about neatness, orderliness and service
As we’re closing out this Christmas shopping season, we’re thinking about all those expat arrivals who are experiencing serious retail culture shock...
