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Live Work Play Travel Europe Travel Guide

Get ready to live work and play in Europe

Europe is a continent covering some 10.18 million km² (3.93 million sq miles). You will find many countries on this continent and each in their own right deserve a visit. Hell, they are so diverse – different culture, language, foods, landscape, weather and history. They can be classified into the following:

Eastern Europe: Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Republic of Kosovo, Macedonia, Republic of Moldava, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia Republic, Slovenia and Ukraine.
Northern Europe: Scandanavia (Denmark, Iceland, Finland, Norway, Sweden), the Baltics (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania), and the the United Kingdom.
Southern Europe: Countries close to the Mediterranean Sea, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Malta, Greece and Croatia.
Western Europe and Central Europe: Western Europe and Central Europe are the most popular regions in Europe with countries including Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Netherlands and Switzerland.

How to Live and Work in Europe Travel Guide

If you are an EU citizen you can move throughout Europe freely and even move to another country to live, work and play. Check out the official European Union website for all the details. And some of the European countries have a working holiday visa and / or a digital nomad visa allowing non-European citizens the opportunity of a stay of up to a year or longer. If you are heading to Europe check out the posts following for some inspiration on how you can live work and play in Europe. If you are just travelling around Europe you need to be aware of the Schengen Visa.

Europe Working Holiday Visas – France, Italy, Germany, Netherlands
Travel Europe – 1 month itinerary to Europe. Eurail/Interail Review. How to spend 3 days in Paris, Rome, Amsterdam, Munich
Get a Job in Europe – Work in a European Ski Resort, 18 online jobs to make money from anywhere as a digital nomad
Play in Europe – Greek Island Hopping. Jungfraujoch. Visit ANZAC Cove, Enjoy German Beer at Munich’s Oktoberfest

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Live Work Play Travel Europe Travel Guide

Get ready to live work and play in Europe

How to Live and Work in Europe Travel Guide

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Austria

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