Expat travel tips and advice from Dispatches Europe

03/09/2025

Twenty twenty-five has been – and continues to be – an amazing year for art lovers, with multiple marquee shows across Europe. We just added three major exhibitions including a huge Gerhard Richter show at Foundation Louis Vuitton in Paris and Jon Rafman's "9 Eyes of Google" show at the Louisiana in Copenhagen. All shows worth the trip to see!

From long-awaited retrospectives to cutting-edge installations, here are some of the top art exhibitions to see in Europe in 2025.

03/09/2025

Every summer, Salzburg, Austria, becomes the center of the classical music world, attracting some 256,000 visitors for a star-studded festival.

02/09/2025

With beautiful landscapes, plenty of routes of varying distances and mostly easy terrain, Denmark is an ideal destination for walkers of all abilities.

With beautiful landscapes, plenty of routes of varying distances and mostly easy terrain, Denmark is an ideal destination for walkers of all abilities

31/08/2025

Just updated our list of the best EDM, pop and assorted music festivals across the globe. The big one coming up is the Amsterdam Dance Event coming up in October. This is way more than just performances. ADE includes multiple conferences, workshops, tech and industry talks and programs covering every aspect of the trillion-dollar electronic music biz.

It's that time of year, time to start thinking about booking EDM and techno festivals and events across the globe.

31/08/2025

A traveler returning from Venice received a last-minute notice canceling the final leg of his itinerary. So why did $648 get him a new seat on that same flight?

30/08/2025

As a wise man once sang, "Nobody on the road, nobody on the beach / I feel it in the air, the summer's out of reach ...." Summer is fading away, but we have lots of ways to hang on including doing the Digital Nomad thing in tropical Hoi An. That and news, travel and all the things that make expat life magical.

30/08/2025

Snowy peaks, orcas and an antique shop – the abandoned Norwegian fishing village that’s enjoying a revival
A handful of returning locals and adventurous tourists are breathing new life into Nyksund, a remote coastal outpost in Norway’s wild northwest.

A handful of returning locals and adventurous tourists are breathing new life into Nyksund, a remote coastal outpost in Norway’s wild northwest

29/08/2025

It has its challenges. But overall, Hoi An is an affordable, exotic destination for Digital Nomads in Vietnam ... and increasingly popular.

29/08/2025

The ‘wonderfully wild’ Grand Tour de Tarentaise trail caters for both experienced hikers and first-timers, with cosy mountain refuges offering the perfect place to recharge.

The ‘wonderfully wild’ Grand Tour de Tarentaise trail caters for experienced hikers and first-timers, with cosy mountain refuges offering the perfect place to recharge

28/08/2025

After traveling more than 20,000 kilometers with Interrail, here are Cristina Miceli's tips and tricks for the smoothest train journeys.

27/08/2025

Uber Trains is likely to offer more convenient and affordable rail connections to Europe than the Eurostar.

27/08/2025

It’s not all money, money, money here; the mellower side of Croatia’s Mamma Mia island. Beyond the tourist haunts there’s another side to Vis, with quiet beaches best explored by kayak and paddleboard, vine-covered hills and affordable waterside restaurants

Beyond the tourist haunts there’s another side to Vis, with quiet beaches best explored by kayak and paddleboard, vine-covered hills and affordable waterside restaurants