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Eu sou o co-fundador da FriendsEat e Socialdraft. Eu tenho uma obsessão doentia com Chardonnay da Borgonha, ASOIAF, e viagens.

Lisbon Day Trip to Obidos

Lisbon Day Trip to Obidos

Now that we have residency in Portugal, we’re trying to get to know as much of Portugal as we can. That means we’re taking tons of day trips from Lisbon. Our latest was a day trip to Obidos. If...

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Best Portuguese Classes in Lisbon

Vocabulary dealing with real estate in lisbon

I’ve learned plenty of languages. I am fluent in English and Spanish. I speak French quite well and I will never go hungry in Italy. I’ve also learned enough Croatian, Mandarin, and Hungarian to at least order a glass...

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Where to Buy Affordable Furniture in Portugal

A list of stores where you can buy cheap furniture in Portugal

If you’re making the move to become an expat in Portugal, you may think of shipping your furniture over. Our advice, don’t. It’s a wasteful stress of time that I have not yet written about because I still get angry...

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How to Rent an Apartment in Lisbon

Guide to renting apartments in Lisbon

If you want to find an apartment in Lisbon, prepare to be frustrated…and to shell out some dough. Lisbon is no longer the cheap place to live. Due to its gorgeous climate and everyone gushing about how amazing it...

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Everything You Need to Know About the Portuguese Podengo

The Portuguese Podengo breed

It took us a long time to be emotionally ready to bring another canine friend into our home after losing Petey (I miss that dog every day). After moving to Lisbon, we finally made the choice to adopt a...

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Lisbon Day Trip: Seixal

Seixal makes for a great day trip from Lisbon

We’ve been making it a point to get to know the cities that are within a 30-minute drive from Lisbon. Sa far, we’ve visited Setúbal, Cascais, Meco, Mafra, Quinta do Anjo, and Ericeira. Our latest recon mission was over...

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How to Change your USA Driver’s License to a Portuguese Driver’s License

A guide to transfering your US license to a Portuguese one

Since we’re planning on staying in Portugal, we figured it would be smart to switch our US driver’s license to a Portuguese License. It’s good we did so. In Portugal, you must make this change within 90 days of...

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Understanding Your EDP Bill (or How Not to Pay €500 for Electricity)

How to save on electricity in Portugal

  When we first moved to Portugal, we were stoked at the price of things in Lisbon. The cost of living in Lisbon is a mere fraction of what we paid in NYC. Everything here costs about 1/5th of...

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How to Spend a Weekend in Lisbon

Jeronimos Monastery holds burials for Lisbon's finest

Lisbon is awesome. It’s beautiful, it’s safe, it has culture and it is tons of fun. When friends say they are coming, I usually recommend that they come for a minimum of 14 days. However, I know most people...

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How to Visit Sintra

Tips for visiting Sintra

It took me a long time to finally visit Sintra. Not sure why. Every time I spoke with a Portuguese person, they’d reply in shock when they learned how many times I had been to Lisbon without visiting Sintra....

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O que esperar em sua primeira consulta Português D7 Residência Visa

Lista de documentos que você precisa para trazer para a sua nomeação D7 Residência Visa Português

Uma maneira de se tornar um U.S. expat in Portugal is to apply for your Portuguese D7 residency visa (also known as the Portugal Schengen Residence Visa). Uma vez que é concedido, você vai ser aprovado para 4 meses. When you go to...

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Do I Need to Speak Portuguese When I Come to Lisbon?

Você provavelmente já foi toneladas de grandes coisas sobre Portugal e em Lisboa, em particular, ouvir. Você já ouviu falar sobre o excelente clima, preços, and if you have been following Madonna’s Instagram account (or mine), you know that it’s “the” place to...

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Will my US Electronic Devices Work in Portugal?

What type of converters work in Portugal

Se você me perguntar se você deve trazer nada com você quando você mudar para Portugal, minha resposta seria apenas para trazer essas coisas que têm valor emocional. Everything else – furniture, eletrônica, kitchenware…just sell all...

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As melhores escolas de culinária de Lisboa

Mercado da Ribeira em Lisboa Portugal

So, my mom is coming to visit me in Portugal for the first time since my relocation. I wanted to give her something very special to take home. Eu não sou um grande fã de tchotchkes, and Antonio suggested that...

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What are the best restaurants in Beaune France?

Beaune Restaurants are – for the most part – amazing, mas eles também são muito caros. Tanto quanto eu amo Beaune, the issue with staying there long term is that because these amazing restaurants tend to be expensive...

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Tipos de Café Português

How to order coffee in Portugal

O café é quase uma religião em Portugal, especialmente em Lisboa. Eu não estou exagerando quando digo que Alfacinhos têm uma média de 5 coffees per day – usually espressos. Se você está acostumado a seus macchiatos caramelo, you’re in...

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My name is Blanca and I run a few startups called FriendsEAT and Socialdraft. I travel alot. I have lived in 10+ countries and visited over 30+. Currently I live in Lisboa, Portugal. You can follow my thoughts and experiences on this blog. Hope to hear from you.

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