934 result(s) for budapest metro
Escape From Budapest To Helsinki
- 16 Mar 2010 12:00 AM
- travel
The largest city in Finland is home to nearly 600,000 people, a fair few less than in other more sprawling capitals, and Budapest come to that. The compact size of Helsinki means everything is within easy reach, described as a ‘pocket-sized metropolis’ its ideal for a weekend visit. There is much to explore, and actually one million people live in the Helsinki metropolitan area which includes ...
Escape From Budapest To Istanbul, European Capital of Culture 2010
- 11 Mar 2010 1:00 AM
- travel
Along with the Hungarian city of Pecs, and the German city of Essen, Istanbul is also a ‘European Capital of Culture’ this year. This Turkish delight of a city stands out from the others in several ways, not least because part of it’s in Asia. Recently I caught up with Wolfgang Koller there, former Budapest expat and now the GM of the
Budapest Transport Co. Gives Ultimatum To Alstom For Delayed Metro Delivery
- 4 Mar 2010 3:00 AM
- business
"Rolling rock maker Alstom is to deliver the new trainsets for Budapest’s M2 metro line with another four-month delay, Hungarian news portal index.hu reported. While the last pledge of Alstom was to deliver the trains by February, it now set the deadline to end-June, saying it will obtain the homologation certificates only by then.
Xpat Interview: Linda Vadász
- 1 Feb 2010 11:00 AM
Linda is a native New Yorker who majored in political science and minored in art history at Hunter College. She met her husband while they both worked in media in The Big Apple. She eventually combined her interest in politics and love of the arts with a career in arts administration in Massachusetts.
Xpat Interview: Matthias Hohner, Former Director of Sales & Marketing, InterContinental Budapest.
- 28 Jan 2010 11:00 AM
Mr. Hohner is the Director of Sales & Marketing of the InterContinental Budapest. Last year he took over from Bettina Haeberle who was appointed Area Director of Sales & Marketing Central Europe, based in Vienna.
Xpat Interview: Roger Swinburn
- 29 Oct 2009 11:00 AM
Roger leads a regional executive search business based in Budapest which he established in 1998. He graduated from Liverpool University and became a management accountant with Unilever in the London HQ. Early work involved supporting and accounting for many of Unilever's subsidiaries outside Europe and the US. In 1985 he was posted to Kenya as Commercial Manager for the joint venture growing ...
Cleo Mitilineou, Soprano
- 2 Jun 2009 12:00 PM
The Greek-Cypriot soprano Cleo Mitilineou studied at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music-State University in Budapest-obtaining a Master degree in Singing and teaching and in Opera.
M1 Metro: Photos Along The Millennium Underground In Budapest
- 14 Oct 2008 12:00 PM
- Xpatloop
Built at the end of the 19th century M1 was the first underground line on the European Continent (the second in the world). Most station entrances and the notices on the walls are copies of the originals.
Weekend Escape From Budapest To Copenhagen
- 10 Jul 2008 10:00 AM
- travel
The royal Danish capital has just been crowned the best city in the world for quality of life. Copenhagen grabbed top spot for its cutting-edge design credentials amongst other factors including the number of cinema screens and ease of getting a quality glass of wine at 1am.
Escape From Budapest To Helsinki
- 16 Mar 2010 12:00 AM
- travel
The largest city in Finland is home to nearly 600,000 people, a fair few less than in other more sprawling capitals, and Budapest come to that. The compact size of Helsinki means everything is within easy reach, described as a ‘pocket-sized metropolis’ its ideal for a weekend visit. There is much to explore, and actually one million people live in the Helsinki metropolitan area which includes ...
Escape From Budapest To Istanbul, European Capital of Culture 2010
- 11 Mar 2010 1:00 AM
- travel
Along with the Hungarian city of Pecs, and the German city of Essen, Istanbul is also a ‘European Capital of Culture’ this year. This Turkish delight of a city stands out from the others in several ways, not least because part of it’s in Asia. Recently I caught up with Wolfgang Koller there, former Budapest expat and now the GM of the
Budapest Transport Co. Gives Ultimatum To Alstom For Delayed Metro Delivery
- 4 Mar 2010 3:00 AM
- business
"Rolling rock maker Alstom is to deliver the new trainsets for Budapest’s M2 metro line with another four-month delay, Hungarian news portal index.hu reported. While the last pledge of Alstom was to deliver the trains by February, it now set the deadline to end-June, saying it will obtain the homologation certificates only by then.
Xpat Interview: Linda Vadász
- 1 Feb 2010 11:00 AM
Linda is a native New Yorker who majored in political science and minored in art history at Hunter College. She met her husband while they both worked in media in The Big Apple. She eventually combined her interest in politics and love of the arts with a career in arts administration in Massachusetts.
Xpat Interview: Matthias Hohner, Former Director of Sales & Marketing, InterContinental Budapest.
- 28 Jan 2010 11:00 AM
Mr. Hohner is the Director of Sales & Marketing of the InterContinental Budapest. Last year he took over from Bettina Haeberle who was appointed Area Director of Sales & Marketing Central Europe, based in Vienna.
Xpat Interview: Roger Swinburn
- 29 Oct 2009 11:00 AM
Roger leads a regional executive search business based in Budapest which he established in 1998. He graduated from Liverpool University and became a management accountant with Unilever in the London HQ. Early work involved supporting and accounting for many of Unilever's subsidiaries outside Europe and the US. In 1985 he was posted to Kenya as Commercial Manager for the joint venture growing ...
Cleo Mitilineou, Soprano
- 2 Jun 2009 12:00 PM
The Greek-Cypriot soprano Cleo Mitilineou studied at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music-State University in Budapest-obtaining a Master degree in Singing and teaching and in Opera.
M1 Metro: Photos Along The Millennium Underground In Budapest
- 14 Oct 2008 12:00 PM
- Xpatloop
Built at the end of the 19th century M1 was the first underground line on the European Continent (the second in the world). Most station entrances and the notices on the walls are copies of the originals.
Weekend Escape From Budapest To Copenhagen
- 10 Jul 2008 10:00 AM
- travel
The royal Danish capital has just been crowned the best city in the world for quality of life. Copenhagen grabbed top spot for its cutting-edge design credentials amongst other factors including the number of cinema screens and ease of getting a quality glass of wine at 1am.