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Guardian: Budapest’s Margaret Island Among Ten Best Islands In Europe
- 14 May 2015 1:40 AM
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British newspaper The Guardian has listed Margaret Island among Europe’s ten best but lesser-known islands. “Margaret Island, in the middle of the Danube in central Budapest, spends winter shrouded in mist; come summer the island is an oasis in the midst the city. Encircled by a 5km asphalt running track and jetties from which to launch small boats (and bodies – some of the swimmers here are ...
Hungarian Critical Mass Cyclists Back With New Name 'I Bike Budapest'
- 15 Apr 2015 11:00 AM
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After a two-year hiatus, Budapest Critical Mass will return this April 25. It sounds nearly identical to the spring CMs of yore - except for the proposed name: "I Bike Budapest." There's a new face behind it, as well: Áron Halász, who has published the Hungarian Cycle Chic blog since 2009. He takes on the job as a member of the executive board of the Hungarian Cyclists Club, and he has the ...
Uniquely Hungary: 'Highway To Hell' On The Danube, By Anne Zwack
- 14 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
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As soon as we are blessed with warmer weather, an exciting alternative to Hop on Hop off for special guests visiting Budapest, or for special occasions in general, could be a private cruise on the Danube. The two Dunarama boats called Lakmusz and Unicum are the naval equivalent of a limousine with inside comfort and outside seating in an old fashioned wooden motor boat like the launches on the ...
Court Upholds Police Decision Banning Road Blockages In Budapest
- 16 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
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On Thursday the Budapest Regional Court upheld a police decision prohibiting the obstruction of roads within Budapest and elsewhere in the country planned by Zoltán Büki for March 1. The civil activist plans to turn to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. In the meantime, Büki and fellow organizers are modifying some of the locations and shortening the duration of the planned action ...
Road Toll System Remains Under Fire Despite Ongoing Changes
- 29 Jan 2015 12:35 AM
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From February on, the new county e-stickers will be valid until the first exit in the neighbouring county, saving drivers from having to pay the toll for both counties, state secretary János Fónagy announced. He also spoke about other changes as the government searching for ways to fine-tune the new county-based road toll system, introduced at the start of this year.
Road Toll System In Hungary To Be Amended At Several Points
- 23 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
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While reinforcing the theoretical foundation of the system, the government decided to make several changes in relation with the road toll system. According to the announcement made by János Fónagy, county vignettes will be valid up to the first exit ramp after a county border instead of the last one before the border as of 1 February, 2015, and there will be several new toll-free sections as well.
Chaotic Launch For New Motorway Tolls In Hungary
- 5 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
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The new motorway toll system got off to a shaky start as new passes were not available by December 31, although drivers were to have acquired them by January 1, Népszabadság reports.
Budapest Bypass Bridge To Remain Toll Free
- 22 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
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The Megyeri bridge that spans the River Danube in northern Budapest and is part of the M0 bypass will remain toll free, the cabinet chief said. János Lázár told news channel HirTV that this was decided by the government after talks held with local councils and expert groups.
Hungarian Motorway M0 Reconstruction Project Halted
- 4 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
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The government has suspended further reconstruction of Budapest’s ring-road motorway M0, explaining that it has already spent the HUF 30-35 billion (USD 125-147 million) earmarked for the project on an emergency basis, leaving no funds for this year, according to an official government statement today.
Guardian: Budapest’s Margaret Island Among Ten Best Islands In Europe
- 14 May 2015 1:40 AM
- getting around
British newspaper The Guardian has listed Margaret Island among Europe’s ten best but lesser-known islands. “Margaret Island, in the middle of the Danube in central Budapest, spends winter shrouded in mist; come summer the island is an oasis in the midst the city. Encircled by a 5km asphalt running track and jetties from which to launch small boats (and bodies – some of the swimmers here are ...
Hungarian Critical Mass Cyclists Back With New Name 'I Bike Budapest'
- 15 Apr 2015 11:00 AM
- getting around
After a two-year hiatus, Budapest Critical Mass will return this April 25. It sounds nearly identical to the spring CMs of yore - except for the proposed name: "I Bike Budapest." There's a new face behind it, as well: Áron Halász, who has published the Hungarian Cycle Chic blog since 2009. He takes on the job as a member of the executive board of the Hungarian Cyclists Club, and he has the ...
Uniquely Hungary: 'Highway To Hell' On The Danube, By Anne Zwack
- 14 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
As soon as we are blessed with warmer weather, an exciting alternative to Hop on Hop off for special guests visiting Budapest, or for special occasions in general, could be a private cruise on the Danube. The two Dunarama boats called Lakmusz and Unicum are the naval equivalent of a limousine with inside comfort and outside seating in an old fashioned wooden motor boat like the launches on the ...
Court Upholds Police Decision Banning Road Blockages In Budapest
- 16 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
On Thursday the Budapest Regional Court upheld a police decision prohibiting the obstruction of roads within Budapest and elsewhere in the country planned by Zoltán Büki for March 1. The civil activist plans to turn to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. In the meantime, Büki and fellow organizers are modifying some of the locations and shortening the duration of the planned action ...
Road Toll System Remains Under Fire Despite Ongoing Changes
- 29 Jan 2015 12:35 AM
- getting around
From February on, the new county e-stickers will be valid until the first exit in the neighbouring county, saving drivers from having to pay the toll for both counties, state secretary János Fónagy announced. He also spoke about other changes as the government searching for ways to fine-tune the new county-based road toll system, introduced at the start of this year.
Road Toll System In Hungary To Be Amended At Several Points
- 23 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
While reinforcing the theoretical foundation of the system, the government decided to make several changes in relation with the road toll system. According to the announcement made by János Fónagy, county vignettes will be valid up to the first exit ramp after a county border instead of the last one before the border as of 1 February, 2015, and there will be several new toll-free sections as well.
Chaotic Launch For New Motorway Tolls In Hungary
- 5 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
The new motorway toll system got off to a shaky start as new passes were not available by December 31, although drivers were to have acquired them by January 1, Népszabadság reports.
Budapest Bypass Bridge To Remain Toll Free
- 22 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
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The Megyeri bridge that spans the River Danube in northern Budapest and is part of the M0 bypass will remain toll free, the cabinet chief said. János Lázár told news channel HirTV that this was decided by the government after talks held with local councils and expert groups.
Hungarian Motorway M0 Reconstruction Project Halted
- 4 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- getting around
The government has suspended further reconstruction of Budapest’s ring-road motorway M0, explaining that it has already spent the HUF 30-35 billion (USD 125-147 million) earmarked for the project on an emergency basis, leaving no funds for this year, according to an official government statement today.