Travel and Expat Articles about France - Expatify https://www.expatify.com Travel & Expat Lifestyle Magazine Thu, 15 Jun 2023 18:42:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.9 https://www.expatify.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/cropped-expatify-site-logo-32x32.png Travel and Expat Articles about France - Expatify https://www.expatify.com 32 32 Top 10 Most Bicycle-Friendly Countries Outside the U.S. https://www.expatify.com/advice/top-10-most-bicycle-friendly-countries-outside-the-us.html https://www.expatify.com/advice/top-10-most-bicycle-friendly-countries-outside-the-us.html#comments Fri, 15 Jul 2022 16:54:00 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=1138 The healthiest, greenest and most scenic mode of transportation has to be riding your bicycle. There are plenty of reasons why moving abroad might inspire you to change how you get around; it wouldn’t be a bad idea to consider ditching your car behind!  Thus, going somewhere with a good infrastructure and culture for bicycling […]

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]]> https://www.expatify.com/advice/top-10-most-bicycle-friendly-countries-outside-the-us.html/feed 10 Why you should not take expat city price indexes too seriously https://www.expatify.com/advice/why-you-should-not-take-expat-city-price-indexes-too-seriously.html https://www.expatify.com/advice/why-you-should-not-take-expat-city-price-indexes-too-seriously.html#respond Mon, 26 Mar 2012 10:18:51 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=7631 If you are considering moving from one part of the world to another it’s very likely that you’ll be wondering about the differences in the cost of living between the two. Fortunately, there are various price surveys and indexes that attempt to sum up each city with a single number, so you could see that […]

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]]> https://www.expatify.com/advice/why-you-should-not-take-expat-city-price-indexes-too-seriously.html/feed 0 6 Countries with very cheap wine https://www.expatify.com/advice/6-countries-with-very-cheap-wine.html https://www.expatify.com/advice/6-countries-with-very-cheap-wine.html#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 12:47:42 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=7440 For those of us who like a drink now and again, the price of alcohol can turn into a real issue. In some places it’s so cheap that you need to find excuses to avoid it, and in other places it’s so expensive (or hard to find) that being a teetotaler makes more sense. Recently […]

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]]> https://www.expatify.com/advice/6-countries-with-very-cheap-wine.html/feed 3 5 Reasons you might NOT want to become an expat https://www.expatify.com/global/5-reasons-you-might-not-want-to-become-an-expat.html https://www.expatify.com/global/5-reasons-you-might-not-want-to-become-an-expat.html#comments Mon, 23 May 2011 10:26:02 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=7171 This whole site is dedicated to helping people make their expat dreams come true, but of course not every story is a success. Having traveled around Asia for well over a year now, and having lived in Europe for a time on an earlier stint, I’ve been chatting with hundreds of expats along the way. […]

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]]> https://www.expatify.com/global/5-reasons-you-might-not-want-to-become-an-expat.html/feed 3 Exploring the Mountains of France https://www.expatify.com/france/exploring-the-mountains-of-france.html https://www.expatify.com/france/exploring-the-mountains-of-france.html#respond Thu, 16 Sep 2010 02:14:31 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=6614 Mont Blanc Mont Blanc is the tallest mountain in France, being 15,782 feet (4810 meters) in height, and is situated in the Graian Alps. Its name translates as “White Mountain,” which refers to the ample snow. This is also the tallest mountain in the Alps, and in Western Europe, and the summit stands between the […]

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]]> https://www.expatify.com/france/exploring-the-mountains-of-france.html/feed 0 Museums in Lyon, France https://www.expatify.com/france/museums-in-lyon-france.html https://www.expatify.com/france/museums-in-lyon-france.html#respond Tue, 20 Jul 2010 18:24:07 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=6040 MAC Lyon MAC Lyon is a museum of contemporary art, situated within the Cite Internationale and by the banks of the Rhone. Their mission is to present works that artists have created on site at the museum. They collect works by living artists and highlight trends that have led up to what is currently going […]

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]]> https://www.expatify.com/france/museums-in-lyon-france.html/feed 0 Navigating the Rivers of France https://www.expatify.com/france/navigating-the-rivers-of-france.html https://www.expatify.com/france/navigating-the-rivers-of-france.html#comments Wed, 23 Jun 2010 05:25:15 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=5620 Loire The Loire is France’s longest river, with a length of 1,013 kilometers (629 miles). The valley surrounding the Loire is a famous vineyard area with many epic chateaus, making these banks an attractive spot. The Loire originates in the Cevennes mountains, which are in south-central France, near Mont Gerbier de Jonc. This river then […]

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]]> https://www.expatify.com/france/navigating-the-rivers-of-france.html/feed 1 Exploring the Museums of Bordeux, France https://www.expatify.com/france/exploring-the-museums-of-bordeux-france.html https://www.expatify.com/france/exploring-the-museums-of-bordeux-france.html#respond Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:02:09 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=4594 Musee de Beaux Arts: Museum of Fine Arts This museum was established in 1801, as one of the 15 museums founded by Napoleon, and it is one of the largest French galleries outside Paris. Its collection mostly has paintings, sculptures and drawings; it is focused on French and Dutch works, especially from the 16th through […]

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]]> https://www.expatify.com/france/exploring-the-museums-of-bordeux-france.html/feed 0 Learning the Languages of Spain https://www.expatify.com/spain/learning-the-languages-of-spain.html https://www.expatify.com/spain/learning-the-languages-of-spain.html#comments Thu, 18 Feb 2010 03:15:55 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=4233 Castilian/Spanish Castilian is known as Spanish to the rest of the world, and it is the official language of Spain, signified by the Constitution. That means that Spanish people have the obligation to know it, and right to use it, listed under Article 3. The naming of Castilian dates back to the Moorish conquest of […]

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]]> https://www.expatify.com/spain/learning-the-languages-of-spain.html/feed 2 Top 10 Most Environmentally Friendly Nations https://www.expatify.com/news/top-10-most-environmentally-friendly-nations.html https://www.expatify.com/news/top-10-most-environmentally-friendly-nations.html#comments Thu, 18 Feb 2010 01:56:13 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=4243 The 2010 Environmental Performance Index, which ranks 163 countries on 25 performance indicators tracked across ten policy categories covering both environmental public health and ecosystem vitality, has been released, and it’s worth looking at in closer detail for the aspiring expat or the eco-conscious traveler. These are the places with the most pristine environments, cleanest […]

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