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Xpat Report: Our Wedded Bliss, Thanks To XpatLoop
- 8 Nov 2012 11:00 AM
- community & culture
There's an old Hot Chocolate song called 'It Started with a Kiss.' Well in my case, it started with a message - several actually, courtesy of XpatLoop's free online singles service. Back in 2007 an email arrived in my box: 'Still looking for company?' it asked. Its sender and I traded messages and about a month later we hooked up for a coffee in Budapest's Liszt Ferenc Ter, which quickly became ...
Xpat Interview 2: Eleanor Goold, Freelance Writer
- 15 Oct 2012 12:00 PM
1. What’s been happening at work and at home since your first Xpat Interview?
Video Invitation: The Tiger Lillies (UK), Akvárium Budapest, 4 November
- 8 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
"An absolutely non typical concert of a totally non-conform band. This is The Tiger Lillies, a band that creates an atmosphere vibrating by run-down, dark-side, scare-faced figures coming from the very mist of Albion. It is a band of absurdity, decadence and style. Bizarre, ironic and iconic at the same time. A world of pimps and whores, gangsters and sluts, big dogs and losers, bohemians and ...
Invitation: Nadja Massun's Exhibition At Hungarian House Of Photography
- 21 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
I’ve heard that people from afar can say or claim whatever they want about themselves. Putting a little twist on the original saying, people can say whatever they want about a person that comes from afar. In case of Nadja Massun, the proverb may be even truer since she does come from very far she lives in Mexico but was born in Africa to a Hungarian mother and a Belgian father.
Qatar Airways 10% Offer Exclusive To You
- 19 Sep 2012 12:50 PM
- travel
Qatar Airways is pleased to be able to offer reader of XpatLoop an exciting and exclusive offer on air tickets from Budapest to over 100 destinations worldwide. This limited offer is available by booking online, simply follow this hyperlink to take advantage of this exclusive offer of a 10 % saving on all net fares. A few T&C’s ...
Invitation: Wine Festival, Skanzen, Szentendre, Hungary, 8 - 9 September
- 6 Sep 2012 12:55 PM
- food & drink
The Wine Festival in Skanzen takes place between 8 - 9 September from 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Visitors can taste wines from special family wineries. You can also find a 'Slow Food yard' and Gipsy cuisine. Children can try folk games in the 'Games Yard'.
Invitation: Tokaj-Hegyalja Market, 9 September
- 5 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- shopping
Our next Tokaj-Hegyalja Market (Mushrooms into the Basket!) is, as usual, on the second Sunday of the Month, September 9th here at the Sárga Borház Restaurant on the Disznókő Estate. This will be a particularly special wekend in the Tokaj Wine Region; we will start with the Mádi Furmint Festival (September 7th, 8th) and finish with the Tokaj-Hegyalja Market on Sunday. The locals are so lucky – ...
Announcement For U.S. Students In Hungary
- 30 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
À la rentrée: kick off your year abroad by sending your vote home. You’ve just landed, your summer vacation is over, and you’re about to go back to school in another country. Understanding the subtle difference between la rentrée in France and the Anglo Saxon back to school season is an example of what we can learn about a foreign language and culture when we actually live there for a while.
2012 Hungarian Grand Prix: Circuit Guide & Drivers View
- 23 Jul 2012 10:00 AM
- entertainment
"The first thing to say about the Hungaroring is that it can be phenomenally dull; at least it could be up until last year. For most of its 25-year history on the calendar, the tight and twisting bowl-shaped track on the outskirts of Budapest came with the reputation of regularly hosting complete snoozefests. Overtaking was (practically) impossible on the narrow track...The advent of ...
Xpat Report: Our Wedded Bliss, Thanks To XpatLoop
- 8 Nov 2012 11:00 AM
- community & culture
There's an old Hot Chocolate song called 'It Started with a Kiss.' Well in my case, it started with a message - several actually, courtesy of XpatLoop's free online singles service. Back in 2007 an email arrived in my box: 'Still looking for company?' it asked. Its sender and I traded messages and about a month later we hooked up for a coffee in Budapest's Liszt Ferenc Ter, which quickly became ...
Xpat Interview 2: Eleanor Goold, Freelance Writer
- 15 Oct 2012 12:00 PM
1. What’s been happening at work and at home since your first Xpat Interview?
Video Invitation: The Tiger Lillies (UK), Akvárium Budapest, 4 November
- 8 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
"An absolutely non typical concert of a totally non-conform band. This is The Tiger Lillies, a band that creates an atmosphere vibrating by run-down, dark-side, scare-faced figures coming from the very mist of Albion. It is a band of absurdity, decadence and style. Bizarre, ironic and iconic at the same time. A world of pimps and whores, gangsters and sluts, big dogs and losers, bohemians and ...
Invitation: Nadja Massun's Exhibition At Hungarian House Of Photography
- 21 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
I’ve heard that people from afar can say or claim whatever they want about themselves. Putting a little twist on the original saying, people can say whatever they want about a person that comes from afar. In case of Nadja Massun, the proverb may be even truer since she does come from very far she lives in Mexico but was born in Africa to a Hungarian mother and a Belgian father.
Qatar Airways 10% Offer Exclusive To You
- 19 Sep 2012 12:50 PM
- travel
Qatar Airways is pleased to be able to offer reader of XpatLoop an exciting and exclusive offer on air tickets from Budapest to over 100 destinations worldwide. This limited offer is available by booking online, simply follow this hyperlink to take advantage of this exclusive offer of a 10 % saving on all net fares. A few T&C’s ...
Invitation: Wine Festival, Skanzen, Szentendre, Hungary, 8 - 9 September
- 6 Sep 2012 12:55 PM
- food & drink
The Wine Festival in Skanzen takes place between 8 - 9 September from 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Visitors can taste wines from special family wineries. You can also find a 'Slow Food yard' and Gipsy cuisine. Children can try folk games in the 'Games Yard'.
Invitation: Tokaj-Hegyalja Market, 9 September
- 5 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- shopping
Our next Tokaj-Hegyalja Market (Mushrooms into the Basket!) is, as usual, on the second Sunday of the Month, September 9th here at the Sárga Borház Restaurant on the Disznókő Estate. This will be a particularly special wekend in the Tokaj Wine Region; we will start with the Mádi Furmint Festival (September 7th, 8th) and finish with the Tokaj-Hegyalja Market on Sunday. The locals are so lucky – ...
Announcement For U.S. Students In Hungary
- 30 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
À la rentrée: kick off your year abroad by sending your vote home. You’ve just landed, your summer vacation is over, and you’re about to go back to school in another country. Understanding the subtle difference between la rentrée in France and the Anglo Saxon back to school season is an example of what we can learn about a foreign language and culture when we actually live there for a while.
2012 Hungarian Grand Prix: Circuit Guide & Drivers View
- 23 Jul 2012 10:00 AM
- entertainment
"The first thing to say about the Hungaroring is that it can be phenomenally dull; at least it could be up until last year. For most of its 25-year history on the calendar, the tight and twisting bowl-shaped track on the outskirts of Budapest came with the reputation of regularly hosting complete snoozefests. Overtaking was (practically) impossible on the narrow track...The advent of ...