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Qatar Airways Celebrates Launch Of Flights To Western Australia
- 3 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- specials
Qatar Airways today launched scheduled flights to the Western Australian city of Perth, officially marking the start of thrice-weekly services to the country’s mining and exploration hub. Perth becomes Qatar Airways’ second gateway in Australia after Melbourne – and the carrier’s 117th destination worldwide. It is also the latest of several route launches by the rapidly-growing global airline ...
Holocaust Survivor & Nobel Peace Laureate Elie Wiesel Returns Hungarian Award
- 29 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
A right-wing columnist downplays the importance of Elie Wiesel’s decision to return the highest Hungarian state honour in protest against what he sees as the government’s efforts to restore anti-Semitic icons. A left-wing pundit, on the other hand, believes that the case will receive international attention and further harm the image of the Orbán government. A centrist commentator notes that the ...
Xpat Opinion: Best Child-Friendly Restaurants & Cafes In Budapest
- 28 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- food & drink
By Andi Lustak: The non-smoking ban in Hungary finally came into effect in January in all restaurants and bars and it has already made a huge difference with most establishments complying with the law. From April restaurants who don’t comply can get fined up to 1 million HUF. This is great and gave me the chance to move away from just focusing on finding the best non-smoking places and instead ...
Final Acts Added To Sziget Budapest Lineup Inc Snoop Dogg, Sum 41, Leftfield
- 28 Jun 2012 1:45 AM
- entertainment
The program of the 20th Sziget Festival is almost complete now and the newest announcement includes various styles, featuring Snoop Dogg, Sum 41, Leftfield and SebastiAn. Calvin Cordozar Broadus a.k.a. Snoop Dogg can easily be considered as “king of gangsta rap”, a real icon of the scene who already sold almost 20 million albums world-wide. The West Coast rapper is one of the most successful ...
Now On: Repainted Icons, Műcsarnok Budapest. Until 1 July
- 25 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
It was over three decades ago that the jury of the Musée du Château Festival in Cagnes-sur-Mer, France, chaired by art historian Pierre Restany, awarded the “1ere PALETTE D’OR” prize to a young Hungarian artist, Károly Kelemen.
Now On: European Travellers, Műcsarnok Budapest. Until 1 July
- 25 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Cluj’s contemporary art has for years been the subject of special international attention. The term Cluj School in reference to new figurative painting – which appeared in the mid 2000s and has been the topic of debate ever since – and the Paintbrush Factory – which houses studios and independent cultural institutions – quickly became widely known in Europe.
Community Announcement: Bicycle Training – Budapest
- 20 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
Critical Mass Budapest and the Hungarian Downtown Cycling Club (a Kerékpárosklub Belváros) hosts regular, 2-hour long, free bike trainings for those who are new to the city's roads and want to try it out (but not alone!), who want to learn more about Hungarian traffic laws, and who would like to ask local experts about bicycling best practice in Budapest. Sessions are every 2nd and 4th Sunday of ...
Qatar Airways To Launch Non-Stop Flights To Tokyo
- 15 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- specials
Qatar Airways will boost services to Japan to twice-daily with the introduction of non-stop flights to Tokyo, effective October 28. Qatar Airways currently serves the Doha – Tokyo route daily via the Japanese city of Osaka. With the launch of the new non-stop service to Tokyo’s Narita International Airport, passengers from Europe, the Americas, Middle East and Africa can now take advantage of a ...
Heaven Street Seven, Festival Theatre Budapest, 12 June
- 11 Jun 2012 9:01 AM
- entertainment
"Almost a year ago to the day, one of the most striking bands of Hungarian light music, Heaven Street Seven (HS7), picked up the gong for “European Breakthrough 2006” at the Cannes MIDEM, as the only East European band.
Qatar Airways Celebrates Launch Of Flights To Western Australia
- 3 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- specials
Qatar Airways today launched scheduled flights to the Western Australian city of Perth, officially marking the start of thrice-weekly services to the country’s mining and exploration hub. Perth becomes Qatar Airways’ second gateway in Australia after Melbourne – and the carrier’s 117th destination worldwide. It is also the latest of several route launches by the rapidly-growing global airline ...
Holocaust Survivor & Nobel Peace Laureate Elie Wiesel Returns Hungarian Award
- 29 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
A right-wing columnist downplays the importance of Elie Wiesel’s decision to return the highest Hungarian state honour in protest against what he sees as the government’s efforts to restore anti-Semitic icons. A left-wing pundit, on the other hand, believes that the case will receive international attention and further harm the image of the Orbán government. A centrist commentator notes that the ...
Xpat Opinion: Best Child-Friendly Restaurants & Cafes In Budapest
- 28 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- food & drink
By Andi Lustak: The non-smoking ban in Hungary finally came into effect in January in all restaurants and bars and it has already made a huge difference with most establishments complying with the law. From April restaurants who don’t comply can get fined up to 1 million HUF. This is great and gave me the chance to move away from just focusing on finding the best non-smoking places and instead ...
Final Acts Added To Sziget Budapest Lineup Inc Snoop Dogg, Sum 41, Leftfield
- 28 Jun 2012 1:45 AM
- entertainment
The program of the 20th Sziget Festival is almost complete now and the newest announcement includes various styles, featuring Snoop Dogg, Sum 41, Leftfield and SebastiAn. Calvin Cordozar Broadus a.k.a. Snoop Dogg can easily be considered as “king of gangsta rap”, a real icon of the scene who already sold almost 20 million albums world-wide. The West Coast rapper is one of the most successful ...
Now On: Repainted Icons, Műcsarnok Budapest. Until 1 July
- 25 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
It was over three decades ago that the jury of the Musée du Château Festival in Cagnes-sur-Mer, France, chaired by art historian Pierre Restany, awarded the “1ere PALETTE D’OR” prize to a young Hungarian artist, Károly Kelemen.
Now On: European Travellers, Műcsarnok Budapest. Until 1 July
- 25 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Cluj’s contemporary art has for years been the subject of special international attention. The term Cluj School in reference to new figurative painting – which appeared in the mid 2000s and has been the topic of debate ever since – and the Paintbrush Factory – which houses studios and independent cultural institutions – quickly became widely known in Europe.
Community Announcement: Bicycle Training – Budapest
- 20 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
Critical Mass Budapest and the Hungarian Downtown Cycling Club (a Kerékpárosklub Belváros) hosts regular, 2-hour long, free bike trainings for those who are new to the city's roads and want to try it out (but not alone!), who want to learn more about Hungarian traffic laws, and who would like to ask local experts about bicycling best practice in Budapest. Sessions are every 2nd and 4th Sunday of ...
Qatar Airways To Launch Non-Stop Flights To Tokyo
- 15 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- specials
Qatar Airways will boost services to Japan to twice-daily with the introduction of non-stop flights to Tokyo, effective October 28. Qatar Airways currently serves the Doha – Tokyo route daily via the Japanese city of Osaka. With the launch of the new non-stop service to Tokyo’s Narita International Airport, passengers from Europe, the Americas, Middle East and Africa can now take advantage of a ...
Heaven Street Seven, Festival Theatre Budapest, 12 June
- 11 Jun 2012 9:01 AM
- entertainment
"Almost a year ago to the day, one of the most striking bands of Hungarian light music, Heaven Street Seven (HS7), picked up the gong for “European Breakthrough 2006” at the Cannes MIDEM, as the only East European band.