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Xpat Report: Jane Goodall At Grandhouse Luncheon In Budapest
- 23 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The season’s last Grandhouse luncheon on June 16 hosted Dame Jane Goodall of chimpanzee fame before a blockbuster rapt audience of 85 guests, a roster of ambassadors among them, this time not as usual at the Academy of Science but at Kogart House gallery restaurant along the World Heritage listed Andrássy út.
Interview 2: Anna Jankovich de Jeszenice, Writer, Coach
- 1 Jun 2015 12:00 PM
1. What’s been happening at work and at home since your first Xpat Interview?
How Could A Hungarian Red Wine Win Accolade In Paris?
- 9 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- food & drink
I've always fought against high-alcohol, high tannin, and hard to drink wines. A wine shouldn't have to punch you in the nose, says Tamás Dúzsi, who's won the trophy for best red at the 21st Vinalies Internationales in Paris, an all-time first for a Hungarian wine.
XpatLoop Interview: Zsuzsanna Talabér, Owner, The Massage Corner
- 26 Mar 2015 11:00 AM
I was born in Budapest on the 11th of October 1963. I studied English language and literature at the Cambridge university from 1983 till 1986. Between 1988 and 2013 I worked as translator, interpreter, office manager for the top leaders of several multinational companies. Between 2002 and 2013 I studied and worked in Stockholm, Sweden. I also represented Saab AB, one of the biggest defense ...
Sunday Shopping: 'Visegrád Design Market', 22 March
- 19 Mar 2015 11:35 AM
- shopping
WAMP starts its new season at this Sunday at Millenáris Budapest with the arrival of Spring. Regarded by many as the 'coolest design fair in Hungary', Xpats are invited to check-out around a hundred designers at the first WAMP market of the year. This time well-known Hungarian artists are joined by creative talents from the neighbouring Visegrád countries as well. As usual a gastro section will ...
Xpats Double Charity Funds At GOTG Final
- 16 Mar 2015 8:04 AM
- community & culture
By Mary Murphy (who deserves so much credit for this whole GOTG thing - ed). A stellar performance last Thursday night was witnessed by hundreds of Xpats (expats and internationally minded Hungarians). The final of the 2015 Gift of the Gab, and the final in the five-year series, brought a new standard to the stage. The five finallists, having made their way through their qualifying rounds, gave ...
More All-Star Acts At Hungary’s Balaton Sound Festival
- 5 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- entertainment
There is no stopping when it comes to the names of Balaton Sound. Two weeks ago organizers have announced Hardwell, Nicky Romero, Afrojack and many more all-star acts and now the fans can enjoy the most awaited DJs such as Day 0 headliner Tiësto, as well as Axwell ^ Ingrosso, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike and many more announced now by Balaton Sound organizers.
'The Nutcracker', National Concert Hall Budapest, 7 January
- 5 Jan 2015 8:02 AM
- entertainment
The idea for the ballet The Nutcracker came from the one-time director of the Imperial Theatres of Russia, who wanted to see a fairytale ballet on stage, based on E. T. A. Hoffmann’s story The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, which would surpass all before it in both sound and spectacle. He commissioned Tchaikovsky to compose the score. The third and last of Tchaikovsky’s ballets after Swan Lake ...
Gala Concert Of 100 Member Gipsy Orchestra, Budapest, 30 December
- 19 Dec 2014 9:45 AM
- entertainment
It has become a tradition for the “Hundre Member” Gipsy Orchestra to give a gala concert on December the 30th. The audience will get the chance to hear the pieces of Liszt, Brahms, Strauss and Khachaturian in the interpretation of outstanding musicians.
Xpat Report: Jane Goodall At Grandhouse Luncheon In Budapest
- 23 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The season’s last Grandhouse luncheon on June 16 hosted Dame Jane Goodall of chimpanzee fame before a blockbuster rapt audience of 85 guests, a roster of ambassadors among them, this time not as usual at the Academy of Science but at Kogart House gallery restaurant along the World Heritage listed Andrássy út.
Interview 2: Anna Jankovich de Jeszenice, Writer, Coach
- 1 Jun 2015 12:00 PM
1. What’s been happening at work and at home since your first Xpat Interview?
How Could A Hungarian Red Wine Win Accolade In Paris?
- 9 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- food & drink
I've always fought against high-alcohol, high tannin, and hard to drink wines. A wine shouldn't have to punch you in the nose, says Tamás Dúzsi, who's won the trophy for best red at the 21st Vinalies Internationales in Paris, an all-time first for a Hungarian wine.
XpatLoop Interview: Zsuzsanna Talabér, Owner, The Massage Corner
- 26 Mar 2015 11:00 AM
I was born in Budapest on the 11th of October 1963. I studied English language and literature at the Cambridge university from 1983 till 1986. Between 1988 and 2013 I worked as translator, interpreter, office manager for the top leaders of several multinational companies. Between 2002 and 2013 I studied and worked in Stockholm, Sweden. I also represented Saab AB, one of the biggest defense ...
Sunday Shopping: 'Visegrád Design Market', 22 March
- 19 Mar 2015 11:35 AM
- shopping
WAMP starts its new season at this Sunday at Millenáris Budapest with the arrival of Spring. Regarded by many as the 'coolest design fair in Hungary', Xpats are invited to check-out around a hundred designers at the first WAMP market of the year. This time well-known Hungarian artists are joined by creative talents from the neighbouring Visegrád countries as well. As usual a gastro section will ...
Xpats Double Charity Funds At GOTG Final
- 16 Mar 2015 8:04 AM
- community & culture
By Mary Murphy (who deserves so much credit for this whole GOTG thing - ed). A stellar performance last Thursday night was witnessed by hundreds of Xpats (expats and internationally minded Hungarians). The final of the 2015 Gift of the Gab, and the final in the five-year series, brought a new standard to the stage. The five finallists, having made their way through their qualifying rounds, gave ...
More All-Star Acts At Hungary’s Balaton Sound Festival
- 5 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- entertainment
There is no stopping when it comes to the names of Balaton Sound. Two weeks ago organizers have announced Hardwell, Nicky Romero, Afrojack and many more all-star acts and now the fans can enjoy the most awaited DJs such as Day 0 headliner Tiësto, as well as Axwell ^ Ingrosso, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike and many more announced now by Balaton Sound organizers.
'The Nutcracker', National Concert Hall Budapest, 7 January
- 5 Jan 2015 8:02 AM
- entertainment
The idea for the ballet The Nutcracker came from the one-time director of the Imperial Theatres of Russia, who wanted to see a fairytale ballet on stage, based on E. T. A. Hoffmann’s story The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, which would surpass all before it in both sound and spectacle. He commissioned Tchaikovsky to compose the score. The third and last of Tchaikovsky’s ballets after Swan Lake ...
Gala Concert Of 100 Member Gipsy Orchestra, Budapest, 30 December
- 19 Dec 2014 9:45 AM
- entertainment
It has become a tradition for the “Hundre Member” Gipsy Orchestra to give a gala concert on December the 30th. The audience will get the chance to hear the pieces of Liszt, Brahms, Strauss and Khachaturian in the interpretation of outstanding musicians.