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Fully Booked: Xpat Charity Event 'Guy Fawkes* Bonfire Party'
- 7 Nov 2010 12:00 AM
- community & culture
Thanks to everyone involved with this event, there has been a fantastic response to the invitations sent. The news is all the places are now taken to mix and mingle on Friday 5 November at the InterConti. Registered guests will enjoy a sumptuous selection of 5* food; quality drinks; live music; and many prize opportunities - one lucky guest will drive away with a real Ferrari (experience:) Every ...
Xpat Concert Review: Mookie Brando And The Random Chocolates
- 20 Oct 2010 9:35 AM
- entertainment
Well known expat Treehugger Dan provides us with this concert report: Two great local international bands co-headlined at Rézmál Kávézo one Saturday night recently. The Random Chocolates first took the stage and rocked the house with their high-energy show. They played most of my favorites, including "Charlotte," "Pure," "Found," and "Casa Retro," along with covers by ZZ Tops - "Cheap ...
Hungarian Patient Weighing 300-kg Taken To Hospital
- 20 Oct 2010 2:00 AM
- health & wellness
On the request of the ambulance services, the fire-brigade had to get out of his first-floor flat in Dunavarsány a 60-year-old patient weighing more than 300 kilos, who needed hospital treatment. It took a crane and six firemen to transport overweight man.
Festival Of Lights From India, Millenáris Budapest, 3 November
- 19 Oct 2010 2:00 AM
- community & culture
"Dipavali, also called Divali is one of the most popular festivals in India. It heralds the victory of light over darkness, of gods over demons, of the blessings of the departed souls as ‘good luck’ over ‘trouble’.
Video: Peek At Katy Perry's New 'Firework' Film Shot In Budapest
- 18 Oct 2010 1:00 AM
- video
"Katy Perry gives away a snippet of the forthcoming video before it gets premiered later this month."
Katy Perry's Video Made In Budapest
- 7 Oct 2010 11:00 AM
- entertainment
"Katy Perry and Deutsche Telekom Recruit More than 250 Winning Fans to Participate in Her Official Music Video for ‘Firework’: Unique Documentary TV Commercial Capturing Memorable Experience for Fans Set to Premiere
Toxic Red Sludge Flooded Devecser, Hungary On Monday
- 7 Oct 2010 3:45 AM
- current affairs
Devecser resembles a barren, desolate landscape under the thick cover reddish mud that recently flooded the town on Monday. Only one day after the governmental elections, the new major of the town woke up to find the area buried under the toxic waste of the nearby alumina factory, located in Ajka. People mourn over the loss of their homes built with a decade’s worth of work, but are trying to ...
Gun Laws Tighten In Hungary
- 7 Oct 2010 2:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government, a decree tightened regulations concerning the possession of firearms in Hungary. The move comes as a reaction to a deadly school-shooting last November, and the arrest of a university student planning a murder spree with a legally-owned handgun. Now would-be firearm owners will be compelled to undergo extensive psychological testing and spend at least three years in a ‘sport ...
Event Review: Historic Opening Of Continental Hotel Zara In Budapest
- 29 Sep 2010 9:45 AM
- travel
On the evening of Wednesday 22 September around 500 formally dressed guests attended the official opening ceremony of the Continental Hotel Zara in Budapest. This listed-building has recently received Euro 50 million worth of renovations to create a blend of art nouveau; art deco and modern design, all of which still manages to respect the tradition of the first baths built on this site in 1827.
Fully Booked: Xpat Charity Event 'Guy Fawkes* Bonfire Party'
- 7 Nov 2010 12:00 AM
- community & culture
Thanks to everyone involved with this event, there has been a fantastic response to the invitations sent. The news is all the places are now taken to mix and mingle on Friday 5 November at the InterConti. Registered guests will enjoy a sumptuous selection of 5* food; quality drinks; live music; and many prize opportunities - one lucky guest will drive away with a real Ferrari (experience:) Every ...
Xpat Concert Review: Mookie Brando And The Random Chocolates
- 20 Oct 2010 9:35 AM
- entertainment
Well known expat Treehugger Dan provides us with this concert report: Two great local international bands co-headlined at Rézmál Kávézo one Saturday night recently. The Random Chocolates first took the stage and rocked the house with their high-energy show. They played most of my favorites, including "Charlotte," "Pure," "Found," and "Casa Retro," along with covers by ZZ Tops - "Cheap ...
Hungarian Patient Weighing 300-kg Taken To Hospital
- 20 Oct 2010 2:00 AM
- health & wellness
On the request of the ambulance services, the fire-brigade had to get out of his first-floor flat in Dunavarsány a 60-year-old patient weighing more than 300 kilos, who needed hospital treatment. It took a crane and six firemen to transport overweight man.
Festival Of Lights From India, Millenáris Budapest, 3 November
- 19 Oct 2010 2:00 AM
- community & culture
"Dipavali, also called Divali is one of the most popular festivals in India. It heralds the victory of light over darkness, of gods over demons, of the blessings of the departed souls as ‘good luck’ over ‘trouble’.
Video: Peek At Katy Perry's New 'Firework' Film Shot In Budapest
- 18 Oct 2010 1:00 AM
- video
"Katy Perry gives away a snippet of the forthcoming video before it gets premiered later this month."
Katy Perry's Video Made In Budapest
- 7 Oct 2010 11:00 AM
- entertainment
"Katy Perry and Deutsche Telekom Recruit More than 250 Winning Fans to Participate in Her Official Music Video for ‘Firework’: Unique Documentary TV Commercial Capturing Memorable Experience for Fans Set to Premiere
Toxic Red Sludge Flooded Devecser, Hungary On Monday
- 7 Oct 2010 3:45 AM
- current affairs
Devecser resembles a barren, desolate landscape under the thick cover reddish mud that recently flooded the town on Monday. Only one day after the governmental elections, the new major of the town woke up to find the area buried under the toxic waste of the nearby alumina factory, located in Ajka. People mourn over the loss of their homes built with a decade’s worth of work, but are trying to ...
Gun Laws Tighten In Hungary
- 7 Oct 2010 2:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government, a decree tightened regulations concerning the possession of firearms in Hungary. The move comes as a reaction to a deadly school-shooting last November, and the arrest of a university student planning a murder spree with a legally-owned handgun. Now would-be firearm owners will be compelled to undergo extensive psychological testing and spend at least three years in a ‘sport ...
Event Review: Historic Opening Of Continental Hotel Zara In Budapest
- 29 Sep 2010 9:45 AM
- travel
On the evening of Wednesday 22 September around 500 formally dressed guests attended the official opening ceremony of the Continental Hotel Zara in Budapest. This listed-building has recently received Euro 50 million worth of renovations to create a blend of art nouveau; art deco and modern design, all of which still manages to respect the tradition of the first baths built on this site in 1827.