421 result(s) for bike
Bike Sharing Coming To Hungary In March
- 7 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- getting around
In March, Szeged expects to beat out Budapest to become the first city in Hungary to roll out a bike-sharing system, according to Szeged Cafe. The system, now getting its final touches, would naturally be much smaller than the one planned for Budapest, Bubi. It would comprise 70-80 bikes at up to 12 docking points spread around the centre of the city. Another 20-30 bikes would be kept at a ...
Congestion Charge In Budapest By 2015?
- 6 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- getting around
On Tuesday this week Budapest Mayor Tarlós announced that motorists will have to pay to enter Budapest by 2015. Speaking on Hungarian HírTV he justified the action by blaming the Socialists, claiming they signed an undertaking to this effect when negotiating EU subsidies for the forthcoming M4 metro line - which is due for completion in 2014 at earliest.
Bubi Information Forum In Budapest
- 23 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- getting around
The realisation of Budapest’s new bike sharing system (Bubi) reached another milestone: the tender documentation has been completed, the tendering procedure can be launched soon.
Ferenc Kumin, Former Duty State Secretary For International Communications
- 5 Jan 2013 11:00 AM
Ferenc Kumin is an economist and political scientist. He holds two MAs from the Corvinus University of Budapest and from CEU, and is a PhD candidate at the former. His fields of interest have been political communication and campaigning, political effect on finances, e-governance and e-democracy, and functioning of the parliamentarian heads of states.
Getaway From Budapest To Stockholm With Ryanair
- 14 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- travel
The Nyköping River winds its way through town and out into Nyköping Bay. You can stroll on your own along river, dotted with cultural relics and sculptures, and stop at historic sites. You can visit Nyköping Castle, take a boat tour from the harbour or visit an art gallery.
Outside town are hiking trails, hills to climb and kayaks to rent. Discover eagles and seals from the deck of a tour ...
Xpat Opinion: Hidden Budapest: Gasworks Part 2
- 18 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
From the bike (or car) road to the right of Auchan (Jegtoro u.) just before the intersection with the Infopark, one can see buildings that, from afar, seem to be in the same style of those I discovered a few weeks ago further down the road as part of the old Obuda Gasworks Residential Estate. On my way back from my bike ride yesterday I explored the area, and was correct.
Xpat Opinion: Obuda Gas Factory - A Cool Place To Explore
- 29 Aug 2012 9:04 AM
- getting around
I have been cycling up to Romai Part and Szentendre for years, and have always loved the four water and coal-clock towers at the old gas works. Luckily they have managed to survive (so far) the reconstruction of the old chemical works as an industrial park. In 1908 a municipal decision was made to replace several obsolete gas factories with a single new facility.
Xpat Opinion: A Few Days In Balatonakarattya
- 23 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
By Treehugger Dan: My weekend plans getting cancelled turned out for the best, as Chris and Nora invited me down to Balaton for a couple days. The family summer cottage has a fantastic view of Balaton. Built in 1969 before Markovecz was well-known, the layout is unusual in its family-centered design, and nothing at all like his later environmental designs incorporating living trees into the ...
Invitation: Campus Festival Debrecen, Hungary, From 25 July
- 20 Jul 2012 10:55 AM
- entertainment
Rocker chellists from Finland, and Hungarian music legends – these are just the highlights of this year’s Campus Festival taking place in the heart of Debrecen’s Nagyerdő - Big forest. East Hungary’s biggest open-air party drew 50,000 visitors last year. In 2012 over 200 acts are on the festival’s lineup, which ranges from concerts to movie premieres and stand-up comedians.
Bike Sharing Coming To Hungary In March
- 7 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- getting around
In March, Szeged expects to beat out Budapest to become the first city in Hungary to roll out a bike-sharing system, according to Szeged Cafe. The system, now getting its final touches, would naturally be much smaller than the one planned for Budapest, Bubi. It would comprise 70-80 bikes at up to 12 docking points spread around the centre of the city. Another 20-30 bikes would be kept at a ...
Congestion Charge In Budapest By 2015?
- 6 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- getting around
On Tuesday this week Budapest Mayor Tarlós announced that motorists will have to pay to enter Budapest by 2015. Speaking on Hungarian HírTV he justified the action by blaming the Socialists, claiming they signed an undertaking to this effect when negotiating EU subsidies for the forthcoming M4 metro line - which is due for completion in 2014 at earliest.
Bubi Information Forum In Budapest
- 23 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- getting around
The realisation of Budapest’s new bike sharing system (Bubi) reached another milestone: the tender documentation has been completed, the tendering procedure can be launched soon.
Ferenc Kumin, Former Duty State Secretary For International Communications
- 5 Jan 2013 11:00 AM
Ferenc Kumin is an economist and political scientist. He holds two MAs from the Corvinus University of Budapest and from CEU, and is a PhD candidate at the former. His fields of interest have been political communication and campaigning, political effect on finances, e-governance and e-democracy, and functioning of the parliamentarian heads of states.
Getaway From Budapest To Stockholm With Ryanair
- 14 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- travel
The Nyköping River winds its way through town and out into Nyköping Bay. You can stroll on your own along river, dotted with cultural relics and sculptures, and stop at historic sites. You can visit Nyköping Castle, take a boat tour from the harbour or visit an art gallery.
Outside town are hiking trails, hills to climb and kayaks to rent. Discover eagles and seals from the deck of a tour ...
Xpat Opinion: Hidden Budapest: Gasworks Part 2
- 18 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
From the bike (or car) road to the right of Auchan (Jegtoro u.) just before the intersection with the Infopark, one can see buildings that, from afar, seem to be in the same style of those I discovered a few weeks ago further down the road as part of the old Obuda Gasworks Residential Estate. On my way back from my bike ride yesterday I explored the area, and was correct.
Xpat Opinion: Obuda Gas Factory - A Cool Place To Explore
- 29 Aug 2012 9:04 AM
- getting around
I have been cycling up to Romai Part and Szentendre for years, and have always loved the four water and coal-clock towers at the old gas works. Luckily they have managed to survive (so far) the reconstruction of the old chemical works as an industrial park. In 1908 a municipal decision was made to replace several obsolete gas factories with a single new facility.
Xpat Opinion: A Few Days In Balatonakarattya
- 23 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
By Treehugger Dan: My weekend plans getting cancelled turned out for the best, as Chris and Nora invited me down to Balaton for a couple days. The family summer cottage has a fantastic view of Balaton. Built in 1969 before Markovecz was well-known, the layout is unusual in its family-centered design, and nothing at all like his later environmental designs incorporating living trees into the ...
Invitation: Campus Festival Debrecen, Hungary, From 25 July
- 20 Jul 2012 10:55 AM
- entertainment
Rocker chellists from Finland, and Hungarian music legends – these are just the highlights of this year’s Campus Festival taking place in the heart of Debrecen’s Nagyerdő - Big forest. East Hungary’s biggest open-air party drew 50,000 visitors last year. In 2012 over 200 acts are on the festival’s lineup, which ranges from concerts to movie premieres and stand-up comedians.


















