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Fungarian: The Columbo Hoax
- 17 Nov 2016 1:00 AM
- getting around
Both foreigners and locals wonder how Peter Falk’s legendary Lieutenant Columbo and his pet basset hound landed right at the foot of the Pest side of Margaret Bridge. Whoever the mastermind of this idea was, must have fallen into the trap of the ’Everybody is Hungarian’ fallacy.
VIDEO UPDATE: See What Happened @ XpatLoop's Party For Charity
- 10 Nov 2016 11:57 AM
- community & culture
Thanks to everyone who came and supported, especially British Ambassador Iain Lindsay OBE for warmly encouraging guests to "dig deep", together we raised HUF 4.236 million.
This is a record fundraising result for XpatLoop's annual bonfire party, with 250 guests uniting for charity. Her Majesty's Ambassador to Hungary wrote afterwards: "Really enjoyed it, very good event." Read on for more ...
Hungarian State Folk Ensemble - House of Tradition: Stag Song, Palace Of Arts, 3 November
- 2 Nov 2016 8:06 AM
- community & culture
The stag is an ancient and universal symbol in cultural history - and its discarded and regrown antlers have come to represent eternal renewal. It stands at the entrance to the golden path, bidding us follow into our own spiritual world. The stag is at once a demon, a shaman, a wizard, a fairy or king of the dead, capable of drawing those who hunt it into a new and different world.
Xpat Opinion: Russian Military Intelligence And The Hungarian National Front
- 29 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
I’d wager to say that not too many people are familiar with a far-right paramilitary organization called Magyar Nemzeti Arcvonal (Hungarian National Front or MNA), although it is perhaps the most important group of its kind today. It espouses the tenets of Hungarism, the brainchild of Ferenc Szálasi, leader of the Arrowcross party which, in the late 1930s, had, for a short while, one million ...
English & Italian Language Church Services At Inner City Parish Church
- 21 Oct 2016 9:12 AM
- community & culture
The oldest church of Pest, located next to Elizabeth Bridge, is proud to announce that as of October 16 2016, they have introduced new church services in Italian and English language.
Restaurant Review: Bridges Food Bar Budapest
- 14 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- food & drink
As I sat across the table from Péter Kutas in Bridges Food Bar last week, I gave some thought to the creative energy in Budapest that catalyses people and motivates them to make things happen. A paper wholesaler by profession, Kutas is one of a string of people I have met lately who have chosen to reinvent themselves, to do something different. And the transition from paper to food isn’t an ...
The Bug, Heather Leigh, KAFR, Trafó, 8 October
- 7 Oct 2016 9:02 AM
- entertainment
Kevin Martin is a Berlin-based English musician, record producer and journalist, often known under his recording alias The Bug. He moved to London around 1990, and he has been active for over two decades in the genres of dub, jazzcore, industrial hip hop, dancehall, and dubstep.
Xpat Insights: 1956 Hungarian Revolution, 'Another Hungarian Tragedy'
- 4 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
One month from now, sixty years ago on 4 November 1956, a large Soviet force invaded Budapest and other regions of the country. The Hungarian resistance continued until 10 November, during which time 2,500 Hungarians and 700 Soviet troops were killed in the conflict. Below are key insights into what happened on 4 November 1956, over the next few days, and then afterwards as 200,000 Hungarians ...
Gergö Galla, Former Director, Hotel President Budapest
- 3 Oct 2016 12:00 PM
Gergő says he is a natural born hotelier. When he was a kid both his mother and father was working in hotels and since than he always wanted to work for hotel and his target was to become GM of a nice Hotel. In the past more than 15 years Gergő was working in different size and different quality hotels and he always did his job with passion and loyalty, he says.
Fungarian: The Columbo Hoax
- 17 Nov 2016 1:00 AM
- getting around
Both foreigners and locals wonder how Peter Falk’s legendary Lieutenant Columbo and his pet basset hound landed right at the foot of the Pest side of Margaret Bridge. Whoever the mastermind of this idea was, must have fallen into the trap of the ’Everybody is Hungarian’ fallacy.
VIDEO UPDATE: See What Happened @ XpatLoop's Party For Charity
- 10 Nov 2016 11:57 AM
- community & culture
Thanks to everyone who came and supported, especially British Ambassador Iain Lindsay OBE for warmly encouraging guests to "dig deep", together we raised HUF 4.236 million.
This is a record fundraising result for XpatLoop's annual bonfire party, with 250 guests uniting for charity. Her Majesty's Ambassador to Hungary wrote afterwards: "Really enjoyed it, very good event." Read on for more ...
Hungarian State Folk Ensemble - House of Tradition: Stag Song, Palace Of Arts, 3 November
- 2 Nov 2016 8:06 AM
- community & culture
The stag is an ancient and universal symbol in cultural history - and its discarded and regrown antlers have come to represent eternal renewal. It stands at the entrance to the golden path, bidding us follow into our own spiritual world. The stag is at once a demon, a shaman, a wizard, a fairy or king of the dead, capable of drawing those who hunt it into a new and different world.
Xpat Opinion: Russian Military Intelligence And The Hungarian National Front
- 29 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
I’d wager to say that not too many people are familiar with a far-right paramilitary organization called Magyar Nemzeti Arcvonal (Hungarian National Front or MNA), although it is perhaps the most important group of its kind today. It espouses the tenets of Hungarism, the brainchild of Ferenc Szálasi, leader of the Arrowcross party which, in the late 1930s, had, for a short while, one million ...
English & Italian Language Church Services At Inner City Parish Church
- 21 Oct 2016 9:12 AM
- community & culture
The oldest church of Pest, located next to Elizabeth Bridge, is proud to announce that as of October 16 2016, they have introduced new church services in Italian and English language.
Restaurant Review: Bridges Food Bar Budapest
- 14 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- food & drink
As I sat across the table from Péter Kutas in Bridges Food Bar last week, I gave some thought to the creative energy in Budapest that catalyses people and motivates them to make things happen. A paper wholesaler by profession, Kutas is one of a string of people I have met lately who have chosen to reinvent themselves, to do something different. And the transition from paper to food isn’t an ...
The Bug, Heather Leigh, KAFR, Trafó, 8 October
- 7 Oct 2016 9:02 AM
- entertainment
Kevin Martin is a Berlin-based English musician, record producer and journalist, often known under his recording alias The Bug. He moved to London around 1990, and he has been active for over two decades in the genres of dub, jazzcore, industrial hip hop, dancehall, and dubstep.
Xpat Insights: 1956 Hungarian Revolution, 'Another Hungarian Tragedy'
- 4 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
One month from now, sixty years ago on 4 November 1956, a large Soviet force invaded Budapest and other regions of the country. The Hungarian resistance continued until 10 November, during which time 2,500 Hungarians and 700 Soviet troops were killed in the conflict. Below are key insights into what happened on 4 November 1956, over the next few days, and then afterwards as 200,000 Hungarians ...
Gergö Galla, Former Director, Hotel President Budapest
- 3 Oct 2016 12:00 PM
Gergő says he is a natural born hotelier. When he was a kid both his mother and father was working in hotels and since than he always wanted to work for hotel and his target was to become GM of a nice Hotel. In the past more than 15 years Gergő was working in different size and different quality hotels and he always did his job with passion and loyalty, he says.