219 result(s) for 1956
Special Xpat Interview: Andrew G. Vajna: RIP
- 20 Jan 2011 11:00 AM
World famous Hungarian-born Hollywood Film Producer Andrew G. Vajna granted this exclusive interview with XpatLoop.com in Budapest. He shared insights with us about his childhood in Hungary, his love for cooking with fresh Hungarian ingredients, and his dream of experiencing life in the time of the Pharaohs.
XpatLoop Interview: Andrew Harben
- 14 Dec 2010 11:00 AM
I am a grumpy old Englishman abroad, a glass half empty sort of chap - or maybe the glass has a small crack on the side too! On the upside I am very rarely disappointed, sadly this is merely because I expect very little from most things and most people, I firmly believe in the 'law of sod'! However on the brighter side this does allow you to feel that what does go well is a bonus! I think that ...
Xpat Interview: Tommy Vig - Jazz Percussionist
- 31 Aug 2010 12:00 PM
Born to a musical family in Budapest, Tommy Vig was internationally recognized as a child prodigy by the age of 6, playing drums with his clarinetist father. His sense of improvisation, rhythm and energy made him unique, and he performed live concerts on radio and at the Budapest City Theatre, the Music Academy, and even the National Circus! By the age of 8 he made a record (called "The World ...
RIP Special Interview: Dr. György Bárándy, Lawyer
- 18 Dec 2009 11:00 AM
Dr. György Bárándy is one of the most distinguished lawyers in Hungary. Born in 1919, his family made a living from agricultural activities on their land in the vicinity of Törökszentmiklós, in the Northern Great Plain region of central Hungary. He completed his legal studies in the Collegium Juridicum, Foglarianum in Eger, and obtained his doctoral degree in Kolozsvár (Cluj-Napoca).
Paul Garrison, Former Managing Director of Coca-Cola Hungary
- 19 May 2009 12:00 PM
Paul Garrison is the former Managing Director of Coca-Cola Hungary and prior to that was the Marketing Director for the Coca-Cola East-Central Europe Division headquartered in Vienna.
Sylvia Llewelyn, Artist, Jewellery Designer
- 2 Apr 2009 12:00 PM
I spend half my life in Budapest and half in central London. I call myself am artist these days as it incorportes all the things I do, such as performing in an English comedy play though this April and early May with Equus Productions at Picasso Point in Hajos utca and selling my designer jewellery made of buttons at the Wamp shows and Rhododrendron Art gallery as well as in London, also a little ...
Xpat Interview: Mercedes Gyorgy
- 20 Mar 2009 11:00 AM
I am an American/ Hungarian. My parents left Hungary in 1956 and made their way through Canada to America .
Greg John Dorey, Former British Ambassador To Hungary
- 1 Jan 2009 11:00 AM
In December 2007 Greg Dorey became British Ambassador to the Republic of Hungary. Greg took up his appointment on 3 December 2007 and presented his credentials to Hungarian President László Sólyom on 5 December. Before his Xpat Interview here are just a few highlights from his CV.
Special Xpat Interview: Andrew G. Vajna: RIP
- 20 Jan 2011 11:00 AM
World famous Hungarian-born Hollywood Film Producer Andrew G. Vajna granted this exclusive interview with XpatLoop.com in Budapest. He shared insights with us about his childhood in Hungary, his love for cooking with fresh Hungarian ingredients, and his dream of experiencing life in the time of the Pharaohs.
XpatLoop Interview: Andrew Harben
- 14 Dec 2010 11:00 AM
I am a grumpy old Englishman abroad, a glass half empty sort of chap - or maybe the glass has a small crack on the side too! On the upside I am very rarely disappointed, sadly this is merely because I expect very little from most things and most people, I firmly believe in the 'law of sod'! However on the brighter side this does allow you to feel that what does go well is a bonus! I think that ...
Xpat Interview: Tommy Vig - Jazz Percussionist
- 31 Aug 2010 12:00 PM
Born to a musical family in Budapest, Tommy Vig was internationally recognized as a child prodigy by the age of 6, playing drums with his clarinetist father. His sense of improvisation, rhythm and energy made him unique, and he performed live concerts on radio and at the Budapest City Theatre, the Music Academy, and even the National Circus! By the age of 8 he made a record (called "The World ...
RIP Special Interview: Dr. György Bárándy, Lawyer
- 18 Dec 2009 11:00 AM
Dr. György Bárándy is one of the most distinguished lawyers in Hungary. Born in 1919, his family made a living from agricultural activities on their land in the vicinity of Törökszentmiklós, in the Northern Great Plain region of central Hungary. He completed his legal studies in the Collegium Juridicum, Foglarianum in Eger, and obtained his doctoral degree in Kolozsvár (Cluj-Napoca).
Paul Garrison, Former Managing Director of Coca-Cola Hungary
- 19 May 2009 12:00 PM
Paul Garrison is the former Managing Director of Coca-Cola Hungary and prior to that was the Marketing Director for the Coca-Cola East-Central Europe Division headquartered in Vienna.
Sylvia Llewelyn, Artist, Jewellery Designer
- 2 Apr 2009 12:00 PM
I spend half my life in Budapest and half in central London. I call myself am artist these days as it incorportes all the things I do, such as performing in an English comedy play though this April and early May with Equus Productions at Picasso Point in Hajos utca and selling my designer jewellery made of buttons at the Wamp shows and Rhododrendron Art gallery as well as in London, also a little ...
Xpat Interview: Mercedes Gyorgy
- 20 Mar 2009 11:00 AM
I am an American/ Hungarian. My parents left Hungary in 1956 and made their way through Canada to America .
Greg John Dorey, Former British Ambassador To Hungary
- 1 Jan 2009 11:00 AM
In December 2007 Greg Dorey became British Ambassador to the Republic of Hungary. Greg took up his appointment on 3 December 2007 and presented his credentials to Hungarian President László Sólyom on 5 December. Before his Xpat Interview here are just a few highlights from his CV.