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Xpat Opinion: Experiencing Expat Tax At Ecseri Market In Budapest
- 1 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- shopping
One of my favorite things to do on Saturday mornings is to visit Ecseri Piac. A junker’s paradise, Ecseri is the largest and most famous flea market in Budapest. You can find just about anything there: old teddy bears, clocks, furniture, paintings, communist relics, false teeth. Since I’m a regular, several of the vendors recognize me. One toothless woman shouts “Amerikai” (American) every time I ...
Xpat Opinion: I Love Going To See Modern Dance In Budapest
- 6 Feb 2013 11:00 AM
- entertainment
Love'n'go in Budapest last night was dance to remember, in a run-down former art cinema, the setting for this provocative performance, set-up by an intro speech (comical shout, due to the lack of a mic) by director Eva.
The show started by intriguing and engaging us, the audience became the dancers, and before we knew it many guests were laughing out loud, then almost crying, and were finally ...
Yves Giacometti, Former General Manager, Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace Budapest
- 20 Dec 2012 11:00 AM
Passions come and passions go, so the trick is to keep things percolating. For now, Yves Giacometti is into Budapest. “This is a city that needs to be discovered,” says the General Manager of Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace Budapest, who arrived in “the Paris of Eastern Europe” in late 2010 and plunged into local culture with the aid of erudite guides, an all-Hungarian concierge staff and ...
Budapest Ticket Inspectors To Wear New - Mistranslated - Armbands
- 19 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- getting around
Budapest Transportation Center (Centre?) is back after painting dark blue buses light blue for millions… with its latest faux pas that has everyone laughing at Goulashistan.
Update: Lionel Richie Forced To Cancel Budapest Show
- 15 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- entertainment
It is with sincerest regret that Lionel Richie’s European live show producer has been forced to cancel his show at the Budapest Arena on November 21st. Due to unforeseen logistical issues beyond Lionel’s control, this date has become impossible to fulfil. Lionel is grateful for all his fans’ enthusiastic support for the show. He would like to apologise to all purchasers of tickets for the show ...
Xpat Interview 2: Eleanor Goold, Freelance Writer
- 15 Oct 2012 12:00 PM
1. What’s been happening at work and at home since your first Xpat Interview?
Invitation: English Comedy In Budapest With Dave Thompson, 2 October
- 1 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
We have decided to concentrate our Autumn/Winter season of comedy shows on performers who have had the best and most popular reactions during our three years of operation in Budapest and who better to open that season than the one and only Dave Thompson?
Kaiwa: Join The Japanese Conversation Circle In Budapest
- 27 Sep 2012 11:30 AM
- community & culture
Did you know there are 130 million speakers of Japanese around the world, and only 3 million are native people. You see you don't have to go as far as Japan to chat with Japanese people, as with the support of the Japanese community - and some Hungarians interested in Japanese culture - the Kaiwa (conversation) Circle exists in Budapest.
Xpat Opinion: Rolling Into War, Rolling Into Art
- 19 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
In the late 1930s, Europe teetered on the verge of what would soon become The 1939-1945 War, or to Americans, the Second World War. Out in Hungary, one newspaper editor was frustrated. He wasted far too much time filling up fountain pens and cleaning up smudged pages. He was annoyed that the sharp tip of his fountain pen often tore the paper.
Xpat Opinion: Experiencing Expat Tax At Ecseri Market In Budapest
- 1 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- shopping
One of my favorite things to do on Saturday mornings is to visit Ecseri Piac. A junker’s paradise, Ecseri is the largest and most famous flea market in Budapest. You can find just about anything there: old teddy bears, clocks, furniture, paintings, communist relics, false teeth. Since I’m a regular, several of the vendors recognize me. One toothless woman shouts “Amerikai” (American) every time I ...
Xpat Opinion: I Love Going To See Modern Dance In Budapest
- 6 Feb 2013 11:00 AM
- entertainment
Love'n'go in Budapest last night was dance to remember, in a run-down former art cinema, the setting for this provocative performance, set-up by an intro speech (comical shout, due to the lack of a mic) by director Eva.
The show started by intriguing and engaging us, the audience became the dancers, and before we knew it many guests were laughing out loud, then almost crying, and were finally ...
Yves Giacometti, Former General Manager, Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace Budapest
- 20 Dec 2012 11:00 AM
Passions come and passions go, so the trick is to keep things percolating. For now, Yves Giacometti is into Budapest. “This is a city that needs to be discovered,” says the General Manager of Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace Budapest, who arrived in “the Paris of Eastern Europe” in late 2010 and plunged into local culture with the aid of erudite guides, an all-Hungarian concierge staff and ...
Budapest Ticket Inspectors To Wear New - Mistranslated - Armbands
- 19 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- getting around
Budapest Transportation Center (Centre?) is back after painting dark blue buses light blue for millions… with its latest faux pas that has everyone laughing at Goulashistan.
Update: Lionel Richie Forced To Cancel Budapest Show
- 15 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- entertainment
It is with sincerest regret that Lionel Richie’s European live show producer has been forced to cancel his show at the Budapest Arena on November 21st. Due to unforeseen logistical issues beyond Lionel’s control, this date has become impossible to fulfil. Lionel is grateful for all his fans’ enthusiastic support for the show. He would like to apologise to all purchasers of tickets for the show ...
Xpat Interview 2: Eleanor Goold, Freelance Writer
- 15 Oct 2012 12:00 PM
1. What’s been happening at work and at home since your first Xpat Interview?
Invitation: English Comedy In Budapest With Dave Thompson, 2 October
- 1 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
We have decided to concentrate our Autumn/Winter season of comedy shows on performers who have had the best and most popular reactions during our three years of operation in Budapest and who better to open that season than the one and only Dave Thompson?
Kaiwa: Join The Japanese Conversation Circle In Budapest
- 27 Sep 2012 11:30 AM
- community & culture
Did you know there are 130 million speakers of Japanese around the world, and only 3 million are native people. You see you don't have to go as far as Japan to chat with Japanese people, as with the support of the Japanese community - and some Hungarians interested in Japanese culture - the Kaiwa (conversation) Circle exists in Budapest.
Xpat Opinion: Rolling Into War, Rolling Into Art
- 19 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
In the late 1930s, Europe teetered on the verge of what would soon become The 1939-1945 War, or to Americans, the Second World War. Out in Hungary, one newspaper editor was frustrated. He wasted far too much time filling up fountain pens and cleaning up smudged pages. He was annoyed that the sharp tip of his fountain pen often tore the paper.