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Post Report of the Day

Lisbon, Portugal

What typical restaurants, food delivery services, and/or takeout options are popular among expatriates?

McDonald's and Burger King are here, but the menus vary slightly. You can get a beer to go with the burger and fries. Kentucky Fried Chicken is here too, but you only can get the...

What kind of car do you recommend bringing to post, given the terrain, availability of parts, burglary/carjacking risks, etc.? What kind of car do you advise not to bring?

Mid-sized or smaller. People do drive full-sized cars, but the chance of accidents, scrapes and such goes up dramatically. And some apartment parking garages will not accept the larger vehicles.