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Xpat Opinion: Hungary No Longer Off The Beaten Path
- 1 Aug 2013 7:02 AM
- travel
By Ferenc Kumin: Recalling Hungarian tourism back in 1989, the year of the opening of the iron curtain, it was quite a bit different from what we find today. Back then, Hungary, particularly Lake Balaton, was a popular summer destination for tourists from East Germany and other parts of the eastern bloc but a little off the beaten path for most others. How times have changed.
Now On: This Must Be The Place, Ludwig Museum Budapest
- 1 Aug 2013 7:01 AM
- community & culture
Pieter Hugo’s (b. Johannesburg, 1976) career is quite young, yet his photography is already so comprehensive that we can rightly speak of a consistent oeuvre. Since 2003 Hugo has photographed people and themes exclusively in sub-Saharan Africa. Daily life in post-colonial Africa, the complex conditions after the end of apartheid in his own land and the impact of global trade and commerce are ...
All Tickets Sold For Alternativa Camping At Sziget Festival In Budapest
- 1 Aug 2013 7:00 AM
- entertainment
All tickets, even the extra 500 places, are sold for Sziget Festival’s Alternativa Camping. This is the place where upgraded services are combined with Italian hospitality, so fans of the “Dolce Vita” feeling needed to act quickly to reserve their places also this year. Tickets for the VIP camping and Sziget Home are still available!
Budai Gesztenyés Restaurant, Outdoor Gourmet Delights
- 31 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- food & drink
The traditional cosy restaurant Budai Gesztenyés has been through numerous changes since its very first opening at the end of the 19th century. The first family run gourmet restaurant still preserves the good old flavours of the Hungarian classics, while spicing it up with some modern elements offering seasonal specialities focusing on fresh season's ingredients.
Invitation: Cinetrip Future Disco, Széchenyi Bath Budapest, 3 August
- 31 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
In the middle of the Szecska season, the semiannual, all-in-one sparty extravaganza is back in Szechenyi Bath to enchant sparty-goers. On the first Saturday of August, the spectacular summer edition is dedicated to future disco. In addition to music and lights, unique performances, laser shows and awesome visuals will amaze dancers floating in the 37 degrees Celsius thermal water.
Invitation: Ördögkatlan Festival, Hungary, 30 July - 3 August
- 29 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
The pan-art Festival labelled as ‘excellent‘ by the Hungarian Festival Association and awarded second place in the Hungarian festivals' gradiation in 2010, befalls at almost 20 locations in 5 villages through the course of 5 days, every year in August. Several of the musical, theatrical, literary and fine art programs require an intimate, inward setting for a small audience, while some of them ...
Britannica School Is Looking For Information & Communications Technology Teacher
- 29 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- specials
Full-time teacher to teach Information and Communications Technology throughout the Secondary Department of the School to A Level. Britannica International School is seeking an inspirational and energetic person to continue to develop this subject and establish ICT as a popular option for sixth-formers.
Xpat Opinion: How Much Is How Much When It Comes To Teachers’ Salaries In Hungary
- 24 Jul 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
As we know only too well, teachers’ salaries are extremely low in Hungary and teachers haven’t had a raise since the 2008 financial crisis. Given the fairly high inflation rate, at least until recently, the already very low living standards of teachers have further deteriorated in the last five years.
Hungary's PM Orbán Argues His Case In Interview With WSJ
- 22 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s unorthodox economic policies are actually innovative and purposeful, as conventional economic policy does not work in times of crisis, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal. Defending the extra taxes on such sectors as banking, energy telecoms and retail, he confirmed that they will remain until the state debt is below 50% of GDP, which he said ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary No Longer Off The Beaten Path
- 1 Aug 2013 7:02 AM
- travel
By Ferenc Kumin: Recalling Hungarian tourism back in 1989, the year of the opening of the iron curtain, it was quite a bit different from what we find today. Back then, Hungary, particularly Lake Balaton, was a popular summer destination for tourists from East Germany and other parts of the eastern bloc but a little off the beaten path for most others. How times have changed.
Now On: This Must Be The Place, Ludwig Museum Budapest
- 1 Aug 2013 7:01 AM
- community & culture
Pieter Hugo’s (b. Johannesburg, 1976) career is quite young, yet his photography is already so comprehensive that we can rightly speak of a consistent oeuvre. Since 2003 Hugo has photographed people and themes exclusively in sub-Saharan Africa. Daily life in post-colonial Africa, the complex conditions after the end of apartheid in his own land and the impact of global trade and commerce are ...
All Tickets Sold For Alternativa Camping At Sziget Festival In Budapest
- 1 Aug 2013 7:00 AM
- entertainment
All tickets, even the extra 500 places, are sold for Sziget Festival’s Alternativa Camping. This is the place where upgraded services are combined with Italian hospitality, so fans of the “Dolce Vita” feeling needed to act quickly to reserve their places also this year. Tickets for the VIP camping and Sziget Home are still available!
Budai Gesztenyés Restaurant, Outdoor Gourmet Delights
- 31 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- food & drink
The traditional cosy restaurant Budai Gesztenyés has been through numerous changes since its very first opening at the end of the 19th century. The first family run gourmet restaurant still preserves the good old flavours of the Hungarian classics, while spicing it up with some modern elements offering seasonal specialities focusing on fresh season's ingredients.
Invitation: Cinetrip Future Disco, Széchenyi Bath Budapest, 3 August
- 31 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
In the middle of the Szecska season, the semiannual, all-in-one sparty extravaganza is back in Szechenyi Bath to enchant sparty-goers. On the first Saturday of August, the spectacular summer edition is dedicated to future disco. In addition to music and lights, unique performances, laser shows and awesome visuals will amaze dancers floating in the 37 degrees Celsius thermal water.
Invitation: Ördögkatlan Festival, Hungary, 30 July - 3 August
- 29 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
The pan-art Festival labelled as ‘excellent‘ by the Hungarian Festival Association and awarded second place in the Hungarian festivals' gradiation in 2010, befalls at almost 20 locations in 5 villages through the course of 5 days, every year in August. Several of the musical, theatrical, literary and fine art programs require an intimate, inward setting for a small audience, while some of them ...
Britannica School Is Looking For Information & Communications Technology Teacher
- 29 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- specials
Full-time teacher to teach Information and Communications Technology throughout the Secondary Department of the School to A Level. Britannica International School is seeking an inspirational and energetic person to continue to develop this subject and establish ICT as a popular option for sixth-formers.
Xpat Opinion: How Much Is How Much When It Comes To Teachers’ Salaries In Hungary
- 24 Jul 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
As we know only too well, teachers’ salaries are extremely low in Hungary and teachers haven’t had a raise since the 2008 financial crisis. Given the fairly high inflation rate, at least until recently, the already very low living standards of teachers have further deteriorated in the last five years.
Hungary's PM Orbán Argues His Case In Interview With WSJ
- 22 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s unorthodox economic policies are actually innovative and purposeful, as conventional economic policy does not work in times of crisis, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal. Defending the extra taxes on such sectors as banking, energy telecoms and retail, he confirmed that they will remain until the state debt is below 50% of GDP, which he said ...