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Honest Greens: The digital nomads’ canteen
Places for expats and digital nomads have been popping everywhere for a few years now in Lisbon, Porto and all
10 things to visit in Belem, Lisbon
Belem is a very famous and touristy neighborhood in Lisbon, and I understand why! You can spend a whole day
The best farmers’ markets in Lisbon
I’m sure you have already heard about the famous Mercado da Ribeira (also known as Time Out market), in Cais
8 essentials for your home in Portugal + Bonus
So you’ve decided to move to Portugal? Looking for a new home was a bit of a struggle, but you
Kefi Greek Bistro: Explore Greek cuisine in Lisbon
Last year, after walking past Kefi Greek Bistro at least fifty times, we finally stopped there for dinner, and what
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The Expats was born out of the experience of Manon & Ben who have been living in Lisbon for 9 years and 6 years respectively.
During this time the expats’ community has change many times over (and continues to change) which can make it hard to keep your circle around you. But we have to recognise that we are also lucky to be able to live this life of expatriation, for some of us 1000s of kms away from home.
We truly believe that this journey that we all decided to take and connect us together is better spent shared. While people from our homelands might not understand what we are going through or our choice to leave, our fellow expatriates might.
This is what The Expats is for.