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Xpat Event Report: Iguana's 16th “Cinco De Mayo Street Party”
- 6 May 2013 9:01 AM
- community & culture
The secret to success is that there is no secret. Read all the books, listen to all the talks, but nothing beats actually doing it. Iguana has been doing the business since 1997, and has seen many changes in Budapest, in its time. The one thing that has not changed is the place. Saturday was no different: this was Iguana's 16th “Cinco de Mayo Street Party”. Cinco de Mayo commemorates the Mexican ...
Xpat Event Report: Budapest Soup Festival, Elvis Presley Park
- 2 May 2013 9:00 AM
- food & drink
The Budapest Soup Festival (Budai Levesfesztivál) was organized for the first time. Held in the Elvis Pressley Park, with a mixture of Hungarian and International soups, where you could find the usual suspects (fish, meat, gulyas, vegetable, bean, fruit, liver dumpling and onion-in-bread soup), as well as, the not so usual ones. It was not quite as big as the other food festivals I have been to ...
Xpat Event Report: Helmut Newton Exhibition In Budapest
- 25 Apr 2013 9:01 AM
- community & culture
When you are going to a Helmut Newton exhibition, you expect to be surprised, shocked and challenged. Well, this is something I did not find when I went to “The Museum of Fine Arts”, where the three photographic series are exhibited, that are built on the summary works titled Helmut Newton’s “Illustrated”, “Private Property” and “Gun for Hire”. Although Helmut Newton was born in Berlin, it ...
Xpat Event Report: Hungarian Business Circle: Doing Business In 2013
- 19 Apr 2013 9:01 AM
- business
“Growing through a recession: Doing Business in 2013 – Small, Medium Enterprise” was the theme of the IHBC event at the Conference Center in Bank Center Office yesterday, with the Irish Ambassador, Kevin Dowling in attendance. This was about the opportunity of growth and not so much recession. It focused on passion, adaptability, embracing technology, added value and competitive advantage. ...
Photo Report: Children’s Dance House At Budapest's Palace of Arts
- 18 Apr 2013 10:30 AM
- community & culture
Last Sunday morning I went along to the 'Palace of Arts' (MUPA) to check-out 'Hungarian folk dance for beginners' - and they were truly beginners, some even in their nappies! Once a month, the Children's Dance House is incorporated into the Sunday program of the Palace of Arts. Expert and charismatic dance instructor Farkas Zoltan ‘Batyu’ and his wife Toth Ildiko ‘Fecske’ showed children ...
Invitation: RunFit In Budapest, Every Saturday
- 12 Apr 2013 9:01 AM
- sport
RunFit is about running different types of terrain - city, trails, and hills - incorporating a 20-minute fitness bootcamp half-way. This new initiative started on 9th of February and will continue every Saturday (except for the 30th of March)at 10am. The expat organiser, Malcolm Trussler, says it's for anyone who just wants to improve their fitness, get fit for a race, or be ready to meet any ...
Xpat Event Report: NAWA Budapest Event: Organic Budapest, 9 April
- 10 Apr 2013 9:02 AM
- community & culture
When you get invited to a NAWA event you know you are in for something special, and this time it was no different. I always come away from these events with some useful nuggets of information, which broadens my horizons. This time I discovered all things organic in Budapest, presented by Matthew Hayes, a teacher at St. Istvan Agricultural University and long-time Budapest resident, who is helping ...
Online Course In Hungary: Trends In The Art Markets
- 9 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The cartclab online program was established in Budapest, 2012. The lab aims to provide as much information and experience about contemporary art as possible both for people (who are) employed within this field and for those (who are) interested in it. Due to an online learning software programme we are able to offer an interactive course available from all over the world. Our lecturers are highly ...
Xpat Report: NAWA Budapest Bingo & Easter Eggs Event
- 28 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Bingo! Yes, that was the feeling. The NAWA invited me to one of their monthly bingo sessions, but it was bingo with a twist. They have come up with a novel idea called ‘adopt a granny’. This is where the children of Miklos School came together with the seniors to play bingo. But first there was the small matter of egg decoration, just in time for Easter. The children came from broken, difficult ...
Xpat Event Report: Iguana's 16th “Cinco De Mayo Street Party”
- 6 May 2013 9:01 AM
- community & culture
The secret to success is that there is no secret. Read all the books, listen to all the talks, but nothing beats actually doing it. Iguana has been doing the business since 1997, and has seen many changes in Budapest, in its time. The one thing that has not changed is the place. Saturday was no different: this was Iguana's 16th “Cinco de Mayo Street Party”. Cinco de Mayo commemorates the Mexican ...
Xpat Event Report: Budapest Soup Festival, Elvis Presley Park
- 2 May 2013 9:00 AM
- food & drink
The Budapest Soup Festival (Budai Levesfesztivál) was organized for the first time. Held in the Elvis Pressley Park, with a mixture of Hungarian and International soups, where you could find the usual suspects (fish, meat, gulyas, vegetable, bean, fruit, liver dumpling and onion-in-bread soup), as well as, the not so usual ones. It was not quite as big as the other food festivals I have been to ...
Xpat Event Report: Helmut Newton Exhibition In Budapest
- 25 Apr 2013 9:01 AM
- community & culture
When you are going to a Helmut Newton exhibition, you expect to be surprised, shocked and challenged. Well, this is something I did not find when I went to “The Museum of Fine Arts”, where the three photographic series are exhibited, that are built on the summary works titled Helmut Newton’s “Illustrated”, “Private Property” and “Gun for Hire”. Although Helmut Newton was born in Berlin, it ...
Xpat Event Report: Hungarian Business Circle: Doing Business In 2013
- 19 Apr 2013 9:01 AM
- business
“Growing through a recession: Doing Business in 2013 – Small, Medium Enterprise” was the theme of the IHBC event at the Conference Center in Bank Center Office yesterday, with the Irish Ambassador, Kevin Dowling in attendance. This was about the opportunity of growth and not so much recession. It focused on passion, adaptability, embracing technology, added value and competitive advantage. ...
Photo Report: Children’s Dance House At Budapest's Palace of Arts
- 18 Apr 2013 10:30 AM
- community & culture
Last Sunday morning I went along to the 'Palace of Arts' (MUPA) to check-out 'Hungarian folk dance for beginners' - and they were truly beginners, some even in their nappies! Once a month, the Children's Dance House is incorporated into the Sunday program of the Palace of Arts. Expert and charismatic dance instructor Farkas Zoltan ‘Batyu’ and his wife Toth Ildiko ‘Fecske’ showed children ...
Invitation: RunFit In Budapest, Every Saturday
- 12 Apr 2013 9:01 AM
- sport
RunFit is about running different types of terrain - city, trails, and hills - incorporating a 20-minute fitness bootcamp half-way. This new initiative started on 9th of February and will continue every Saturday (except for the 30th of March)at 10am. The expat organiser, Malcolm Trussler, says it's for anyone who just wants to improve their fitness, get fit for a race, or be ready to meet any ...
Xpat Event Report: NAWA Budapest Event: Organic Budapest, 9 April
- 10 Apr 2013 9:02 AM
- community & culture
When you get invited to a NAWA event you know you are in for something special, and this time it was no different. I always come away from these events with some useful nuggets of information, which broadens my horizons. This time I discovered all things organic in Budapest, presented by Matthew Hayes, a teacher at St. Istvan Agricultural University and long-time Budapest resident, who is helping ...
Online Course In Hungary: Trends In The Art Markets
- 9 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The cartclab online program was established in Budapest, 2012. The lab aims to provide as much information and experience about contemporary art as possible both for people (who are) employed within this field and for those (who are) interested in it. Due to an online learning software programme we are able to offer an interactive course available from all over the world. Our lecturers are highly ...
Xpat Report: NAWA Budapest Bingo & Easter Eggs Event
- 28 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Bingo! Yes, that was the feeling. The NAWA invited me to one of their monthly bingo sessions, but it was bingo with a twist. They have come up with a novel idea called ‘adopt a granny’. This is where the children of Miklos School came together with the seniors to play bingo. But first there was the small matter of egg decoration, just in time for Easter. The children came from broken, difficult ...