196 result(s) for cool down
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian PM Is A Nice Guy After All
- 18 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
After this we thought he wasn’t really cool but now we have seen the light, ESPECIALLY after watching his Facebook video message. AND he met with some upper-class yuppie students in a trendy downtown bar in Budapest, which has eased any kind of doubts we had about higher education reform.
Corvin Beer & Blues Festival, Budapest, 27 - 30 September
- 27 Sep 2012 11:50 AM
- entertainment
The 15th Beer and Blues Festival is going to take place at a new venue, the Corvin Promenade, the renewed city center of Pest. The festival integrates music, gastronomy and movies. Music is fun but especially blues music means more: it conveys feelings of our accelerated word throughout generations. Well-known stars and young talents will step on stage forming one of the most exciting mixture of ...
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 ...
Report: CEO Of The Singularity University In Budapest
- 26 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- business
The one thing that marks out Silicon Valley is not the number of millionaire entrepreneurs there, nor even the technologies they develop. It is a state of mind, says the CEO of the Singularity University. In Silicon Valley, and you don’t get this anywhere else, the cool kids are the ones who have failed,” Rob Nail, himself a successful start up businessman, explains. Why? Because they are in the ...
Invitation: Time Attack - Hungarian Version, Hungaroring, 20 May
- 16 May 2012 9:00 AM
- sport
How amateur time trial car racing spreads in Hungary? After a short break, we check in with a new post before the car racing season 2012. As you know, we are about to introduce a wide variety of vehicles from street tuning cars to amateur race cars. We pay attention to the coolest innovations and events where the owners of these prodigies can gratify their passions. In this post, we are going to ...
Escape From Budapest To Karma Kandara, Bali
- 14 Apr 2012 10:00 AM
- travel
The Karma Kandara resort is blessed with the most exhilarating views imaginable - a seemingly limitless vista of ocean and sky, 180 degrees of blue on blue brilliance. Guests benefit from a host of novel activities and special events, from sophisticated full moon beach parties to gourmet dinners with carefully selected wine pairings. More than just a Bali beach resort, Karma Kandara is a ...
Eat & Drink In Budapest For 50% On 23 February
- 21 Feb 2012 11:00 AM
- food & drink
Wine and dine for half-price at participating restaurants in Budapest, and right around the country on Gluttonous Thursday – read on to find out about all the participating venues. 'Torkos Csütörtök' revives an old tradition celebrated on the first Thursday after Ash Wednesday, when people were given the chance to fill-up keeping in mind the 40 days of abstinence connected to Lent. Reservations ...
'The Rorschach Band', Merlin Budapest, 17 November
- 11 Nov 2010 12:00 AM
- entertainment
"Many had tried to define the term indie with little, if any, success. Rorschach had ceased attempting a while ago. They rather do it instead. Members of the band have been playing together in various formations for the best part of the last decade until finally in 2009 they (re)invented the ensemble incumbant for 3 years by then. The foundations are laid down by the musical concepts designed by ...
New Beer Gardens In Budapest By Treehugger Dan
- 30 Jul 2010 1:00 AM
- food & drink
With the hot weather finally here, I have been making the rounds of the new beer gardens. I tried Otkert (Zrinyi u. 4, 5th district) a few weeks ago at about 5pm. The place is done up nice, and conveniently located without being overpriced for its location. However, it was deserted except for one other person at the bar and after waiting 10 minutes at the bar we still could not even get the blond ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian PM Is A Nice Guy After All
- 18 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
After this we thought he wasn’t really cool but now we have seen the light, ESPECIALLY after watching his Facebook video message. AND he met with some upper-class yuppie students in a trendy downtown bar in Budapest, which has eased any kind of doubts we had about higher education reform.
Corvin Beer & Blues Festival, Budapest, 27 - 30 September
- 27 Sep 2012 11:50 AM
- entertainment
The 15th Beer and Blues Festival is going to take place at a new venue, the Corvin Promenade, the renewed city center of Pest. The festival integrates music, gastronomy and movies. Music is fun but especially blues music means more: it conveys feelings of our accelerated word throughout generations. Well-known stars and young talents will step on stage forming one of the most exciting mixture of ...
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 ...
Report: CEO Of The Singularity University In Budapest
- 26 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- business
The one thing that marks out Silicon Valley is not the number of millionaire entrepreneurs there, nor even the technologies they develop. It is a state of mind, says the CEO of the Singularity University. In Silicon Valley, and you don’t get this anywhere else, the cool kids are the ones who have failed,” Rob Nail, himself a successful start up businessman, explains. Why? Because they are in the ...
Invitation: Time Attack - Hungarian Version, Hungaroring, 20 May
- 16 May 2012 9:00 AM
- sport
How amateur time trial car racing spreads in Hungary? After a short break, we check in with a new post before the car racing season 2012. As you know, we are about to introduce a wide variety of vehicles from street tuning cars to amateur race cars. We pay attention to the coolest innovations and events where the owners of these prodigies can gratify their passions. In this post, we are going to ...
Escape From Budapest To Karma Kandara, Bali
- 14 Apr 2012 10:00 AM
- travel
The Karma Kandara resort is blessed with the most exhilarating views imaginable - a seemingly limitless vista of ocean and sky, 180 degrees of blue on blue brilliance. Guests benefit from a host of novel activities and special events, from sophisticated full moon beach parties to gourmet dinners with carefully selected wine pairings. More than just a Bali beach resort, Karma Kandara is a ...
Eat & Drink In Budapest For 50% On 23 February
- 21 Feb 2012 11:00 AM
- food & drink
Wine and dine for half-price at participating restaurants in Budapest, and right around the country on Gluttonous Thursday – read on to find out about all the participating venues. 'Torkos Csütörtök' revives an old tradition celebrated on the first Thursday after Ash Wednesday, when people were given the chance to fill-up keeping in mind the 40 days of abstinence connected to Lent. Reservations ...
'The Rorschach Band', Merlin Budapest, 17 November
- 11 Nov 2010 12:00 AM
- entertainment
"Many had tried to define the term indie with little, if any, success. Rorschach had ceased attempting a while ago. They rather do it instead. Members of the band have been playing together in various formations for the best part of the last decade until finally in 2009 they (re)invented the ensemble incumbant for 3 years by then. The foundations are laid down by the musical concepts designed by ...
New Beer Gardens In Budapest By Treehugger Dan
- 30 Jul 2010 1:00 AM
- food & drink
With the hot weather finally here, I have been making the rounds of the new beer gardens. I tried Otkert (Zrinyi u. 4, 5th district) a few weeks ago at about 5pm. The place is done up nice, and conveniently located without being overpriced for its location. However, it was deserted except for one other person at the bar and after waiting 10 minutes at the bar we still could not even get the blond ...