Posts By Sarah Nagaty
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3.1KLifestyle & CultureLisbon’s month-long street party (is back): Sarah Nagaty’s guide to the Festival of Santo Antonio (updated)
The Festival of Santo Antonio (also known as Festas dos Santos Populares or Popular Saints’ Festival),which takes place every year in Lisbon...
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200Lifestyle & CultureSarah Nagaty in the U.S.: Understanding why Americans leave for Portugal, and what they lose
For work-related reasons, I went on a short trip to Chicago this past January. It was my first time in the United...
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302Lifestyle & CultureHosting as an expat in Europe: If you think you have seen the ‘ugly’ ….
I really enjoyed Terry’s article “Hosting as an Expat in Europe (Updated): The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Dealing with Guests.” We...
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298News & BuzzSarah Nagaty on Portugal: Where the Mediterranean meets the Atlantic
Even though Portugal doesn’t overlook the Mediterranean, it has been massively associated with this large intercontinental sea. Historically, Portugal shares deep connections with major empires from...
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343TravelAffordable Travel in 2025: Our experience with Home Exchange
(Editor’s note: This is not an endorsement for Home Exchange, and Dispatches receives no remuneration for this his post.) By mid-2024, I...
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408Lifestyle & CultureSarah Nagaty: My Top 3 funniest moments as an expat in Lisbon
I have been living in Lisbon for seven years now, and it truly feels like a second home. Just like there are...
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426News & BuzzSarah Nagaty: Once upon a power outage in Portugal
During the famous power outage which hit the south of France, Portugal and Spain on the 28th of April, I was reminded...
