What makes Budapest such an incredible place to live? Let's find out!
“If the earth be God’s crown,” wrote Hungarian poet Alexander Petöfi, “Our country is its fairest jewel.” But Hungary is much more than a beautiful country in the heart of Eastern Europe. It’s ...
2017 August 8/1 commentHungary is home to a number of wine regions that for eons have been producing amazing wine. It’s not as well-known a wine producer as, say, Spain, France or Italy, but it’s just as old and, to many...
2017 June 28/ CommentsSzentendre is a cute little town on the western bank of the Danube, just a 40-minute train ride north of Budapest. Known primarily for its picturesque beauty and myriad art museums, Szentendre is a...
2017 June 10/ CommentsThe confluence of the number of vacant lots and the artistic nature of many Hungarians means that there are many large urban canvases in Budapest. And because we walk pretty much everywhere we can ...
2017 June 10/ CommentsWe recently had a guest post published by Globetotting.com (what a great URL, right?). The folks over there were kind enough to publish a list of 10 wonderful things to do in Budapest. Check it out...
2017 May 31/ CommentsYes, you can study Hungarian with Duolingo (we do!). Babbel, though, does not currently offer lessons in Hungarian. Duolingo introduced a Hungarian language course for English speakers in 2016, an...
2017 May 25/ CommentsThe Budapest Ferris wheel: A fun treat A ride on Budapest’s Ferris wheel, the Budapest Eye, gives a great sense of the scale of this old city. Szent István Bazilika, just a few meters to the nort...
2017 May 25/ CommentsYes! We tested HBO GO out for a couple of months through Telenor’s MyTV service. Telenor’s online TV starter package gives you 11 TV channels plus HBG GO for 2490 HUF (roughly $9 per month) withou...
2017 May 21/ CommentsEger is primarily famous for two things: its castle and its red wine. The wine, which can be found throughout Hungary in bottles labeled Egri Bikavér (Eger Bull’s Blood), is a red blend that by ...
2017 May 6/ CommentsOn a clear day, you can look up Andrássy from the downtown core and see the regal, copper-green statues of Heroes’ square rising into the sky. From Hősök tere, the park spreads out to the north,...
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