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Best Ruin Bars of Budapest – Ultimate Expat Press Guide
Think those old, ruined building facades don’t hold any interest for Budapest’s fun-seekers? Think again. Look closer – closer – closer – and you’ll find venues unique to this Central European capital: The Best Ruin Bars of Budapest.
Budapest’s District VII: after WWII, a rotting,...
HUNGARIAN LIVING
Yesteryear Charm in Gracious Zugló
Here is a commuter locale with a “smaller-town” middle- to working-class ambiance in the lesser frequented and not so commercialized District XIV.
Development in this...
May Day 2019 in Hungary
No matter what you call it – Labor Day, May Day, International Workers Day, Primero de Mayo – Hungarians still celebrate it with gusto...
AutoPal: rent unique cars from local hosts in Budapest
AutoPal, a peer-to-peer car-sharing startup in Budapest connects travelers with local hosts and allows them to rent from private owners. You may even make...
Volunteering and Tree Planting Event in Hungary for Children
VOLUNTEERING AND TREE PLANTING EVENT- Szilaspogony 6/04/2019
Enjoy a great day out volunteering with us to plant a fruit garden for the village nursery of...
How to be a real Budapester
Either compete with the Jones'es or with the Kovács'es. Or have the best of both when committing to life here, as the following may...
HUNGARIAN HISTORY
The richness of Hungarian history and Hungarian culture filled the country with fine art, literature, music and philosophy. Witness the growth of Hungary in these evocative and exciting photos and articles – old and new.
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Hungarian comfort food at its best – layered potato casserole by...
Comfort food: food prepared in a traditional style having a usually nostalgic or sentimental appeal.
(source: Merriam Webster Dictionary)
A bowl of soup or a steamy...
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Hungarian Literature 101 Course – The Door by Magda Szabó
Eileen Kay is an ex-comedienne, ex-BBC sound editor, ex-importer and author of Noodle Trails 2, A Genealogy Adventure: My Secret Century in Budapest. She is currently living in Hungary, and her interest in Hungarian literature inspired her to start a "self-inflicted Hungarian literature 101...
