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Venue Change: English Stand-Up Comedy In Budapest, 26 February
- 26 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Danube Events is proud to present Budapest’s only regular English-language stand-up comedy night. This month, we are delighted to present the return of one of the most popular stand-up comedians ever to appear on the Baby Blue Banana stage.
Xpat Interview: Douglas Arnott, Managing Director, EDMF Language Services Kft.
- 7 Feb 2013 11:00 AM
I'm 37 and was brought up in Glasgow, Scotland where after finishing school I made my way into deepest darkest Central Europe as an 18 year-old to teach English in Transylvania for a year. One university degree in translation and interpreting later (back in Edinburgh) I came out to Budapest to be with my fiancée. That was some 15 years ago now.
Duke Of Edinburgh's International Award Participants Help Charity In Budapest
- 29 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Bronze Award participants at the Britannica School in Budapest go above and beyond the requirements of the Service section to bring joy to disdvantaged children at Christmas. Award Leader Stephen Colliver and his group of ten Bronze Award participants are only a few months into their first Award experiences, but they have already immersed themselves in activities including learning piano, railway ...
Invitation: English Comedy Double Bill, Budapest, 12 Dec
- 12 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- entertainment
This show will be our first at a brand new venue, which is set to become the home of Baby Blue Banana’s English theatre productions in 2013. The venue is MUSZI Art Centre at Blaha Lujza tér. It’s on the third floor of the old Corvin Department store. The entrance door is on Somogyi Béla street. Just look for the red door with the MUSZI logo on it.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Link Between Prince Charles, Dracula?
- 29 Nov 2012 10:30 AM
- entertainment
If you thought the only Hungarian connection to vampires is Bela Lugosi, and the only vampire connection to Prince Charles is Dracula – think again. Geneologists claim the connection comes from Princess Marie of Edinburgh (cousin of Charles’ great-grandfather) who married I Ferdinand of Romania. In a video clip recently presented by Romania at the World Travel Market exhibition in London, Prince ...
Xpat Report: 2012 Summer Olympics
- 25 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- sport
With the Summer Olympics in London almost upon us, I have been trying to remember anything from past events. I would like to think that the first Olympics I remember was 1972 when swimmer Mark Spitz won 7 gold medals. However, I am probably confabulating this since I was about 5 years old and do not remember anything about the tragedy in Munich. Olga Korbut, who my dad had a massive crush on, ...
Interview 2: Patrick McMenamin, Former Owner Of The Caledonia Pub
- 16 May 2012 12:00 PM
1. What’s been happening at work and at home since your first Xpat Interview?
Xpat Interview: Hungarian Expat Musician Is Making Ambient-Folk Sounds in Scotland
- 16 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Tamás Kátai is an avant-garde musician from Hungary, well known for his metal project called Thy Catafalque. At the moment, he lives in Edinburgh, UK, but nevertheless continues writing music in his mother tongue. Over the years he has participated in many other bands, such as Gire and Darklight. In 2006, he released a solo album, named Erika Szobája (Erika's Room), which is described as an ...
Jet2.com's First Leeds Bradford Flight Arrives In Budapest
- 3 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- travel
"Budapest Airport welcomed the first flight of Jet2.com’s newly inaugurated service from Leeds Bradford, UK to Hungary’s capital city last week. The flight, which landed ahead of schedule, carried a virtually full load with 142 passengers arriving on board the Boeing 737. They were welcomed by representatives from the airport who presented the Jet2 crew with a traditional Hungarian marzipan cake. ...
Venue Change: English Stand-Up Comedy In Budapest, 26 February
- 26 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Danube Events is proud to present Budapest’s only regular English-language stand-up comedy night. This month, we are delighted to present the return of one of the most popular stand-up comedians ever to appear on the Baby Blue Banana stage.
Xpat Interview: Douglas Arnott, Managing Director, EDMF Language Services Kft.
- 7 Feb 2013 11:00 AM
I'm 37 and was brought up in Glasgow, Scotland where after finishing school I made my way into deepest darkest Central Europe as an 18 year-old to teach English in Transylvania for a year. One university degree in translation and interpreting later (back in Edinburgh) I came out to Budapest to be with my fiancée. That was some 15 years ago now.
Duke Of Edinburgh's International Award Participants Help Charity In Budapest
- 29 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Bronze Award participants at the Britannica School in Budapest go above and beyond the requirements of the Service section to bring joy to disdvantaged children at Christmas. Award Leader Stephen Colliver and his group of ten Bronze Award participants are only a few months into their first Award experiences, but they have already immersed themselves in activities including learning piano, railway ...
Invitation: English Comedy Double Bill, Budapest, 12 Dec
- 12 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- entertainment
This show will be our first at a brand new venue, which is set to become the home of Baby Blue Banana’s English theatre productions in 2013. The venue is MUSZI Art Centre at Blaha Lujza tér. It’s on the third floor of the old Corvin Department store. The entrance door is on Somogyi Béla street. Just look for the red door with the MUSZI logo on it.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Link Between Prince Charles, Dracula?
- 29 Nov 2012 10:30 AM
- entertainment
If you thought the only Hungarian connection to vampires is Bela Lugosi, and the only vampire connection to Prince Charles is Dracula – think again. Geneologists claim the connection comes from Princess Marie of Edinburgh (cousin of Charles’ great-grandfather) who married I Ferdinand of Romania. In a video clip recently presented by Romania at the World Travel Market exhibition in London, Prince ...
Xpat Report: 2012 Summer Olympics
- 25 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- sport
With the Summer Olympics in London almost upon us, I have been trying to remember anything from past events. I would like to think that the first Olympics I remember was 1972 when swimmer Mark Spitz won 7 gold medals. However, I am probably confabulating this since I was about 5 years old and do not remember anything about the tragedy in Munich. Olga Korbut, who my dad had a massive crush on, ...
Interview 2: Patrick McMenamin, Former Owner Of The Caledonia Pub
- 16 May 2012 12:00 PM
1. What’s been happening at work and at home since your first Xpat Interview?
Xpat Interview: Hungarian Expat Musician Is Making Ambient-Folk Sounds in Scotland
- 16 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Tamás Kátai is an avant-garde musician from Hungary, well known for his metal project called Thy Catafalque. At the moment, he lives in Edinburgh, UK, but nevertheless continues writing music in his mother tongue. Over the years he has participated in many other bands, such as Gire and Darklight. In 2006, he released a solo album, named Erika Szobája (Erika's Room), which is described as an ...
Jet2.com's First Leeds Bradford Flight Arrives In Budapest
- 3 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- travel
"Budapest Airport welcomed the first flight of Jet2.com’s newly inaugurated service from Leeds Bradford, UK to Hungary’s capital city last week. The flight, which landed ahead of schedule, carried a virtually full load with 142 passengers arriving on board the Boeing 737. They were welcomed by representatives from the airport who presented the Jet2 crew with a traditional Hungarian marzipan cake. ...