All posts tagged "Lisbon"
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4.2KLifestyle & CultureSarah Nagaty: How I improved my quarantine life and supported Lisbon’s small businesses
The pandemic has affected people quite differently across the world. It has shown discrepancies (not that we weren’t aware of them) between...
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4.0KExpat EssentialsSarah Nagaty in Lisbon: Why toxic positivity will not help us cope with the pandemic
As an Egyptian living in Portugal, I am closely following the situation in two different countries on two different continents. My social...
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5.6KExpat EssentialsLives locked down: Seven expats in Portugal share personal stories from the pandemic
With the spread of the coronavirus around the world, many of us are dealing with complicated circumstances, including those who are far...
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6.4KExpat EssentialsDespite ‘challenging’ bureaucracy, laid-back Portugal is coping quickly with coronavirus
At the time of posting, there are 7,443 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Portugal. That’s a lot for a small country of...
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2.7KLifestyle & CultureSarah Nagaty in Lisbon: Portugal’s leaders must learn from China, Italy if we are to avoid coronavirus catastrophe
(Editor’s note: As we’re posting this on 20 March, Portugal has recorded four coronavirus deaths and has a far smaller percentage of population...
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16.2KExpat EssentialsSarah Nagaty in Lisbon: An expat’s guide to overcoming loneliness
Coming from the Middle East, I am used to situations where intense emotions are expressed freely. You will rarely be accused of...
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7.4KLifestyle & CultureWhy many Portuguese people are annoyed with travelers … and why they are (sometimes) right!
I was having an espresso in my favorite local café in the typical Lisbon neighborhood of Graça when two middle-aged foreign men...
