63 result(s) for tour guide in Getting around
Xpat Opinion: A Few Days In Balatonakarattya
- 23 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
By Treehugger Dan: My weekend plans getting cancelled turned out for the best, as Chris and Nora invited me down to Balaton for a couple days. The family summer cottage has a fantastic view of Balaton. Built in 1969 before Markovecz was well-known, the layout is unusual in its family-centered design, and nothing at all like his later environmental designs incorporating living trees into the ...
5th May – The Day Of ’Cooltourism’ In Budapest
- 1 May 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
Four alternative sightseeing-, tour guide- and events organizer companies got together to promote the ever-growing role of non-traditional urban experiences also in Hungary. The founding members of Kulturista are Uniquebudapest, budapestUnderguide, ImagineBudapest and BudapestScenes.
Top 10 Books To Read About Hungary, Part I
- 20 Mar 2012 8:00 AM
- getting around
"Now that the nice weather’s here, I should be writing about playgrounds and picnic spots, but for some reason I feel like delving into some literature about Hungary. There’s not much you could read about Hungary or by Hungarian authors that would qualify as a good beach read (they’ve got such a genre but it’s not translated). But hey, maybe you’ll enjoy a book that helps unravel some of the ...
Xpat Report By Treehugger Dan: Danube Dinner Cruise
- 27 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- getting around
"Yesterday was a wonderful day, topped off by a Danube dinner cruise for a late birthday present from my friend Margo, joined by Gica and Mark. Guests meet at the Duna Palota on Zrinyi u. at 6:30pm from where the guides take you to the boat. I have never heard of the Duna Palota before, but it appears to be a kind of cultural and concert center.
'FreeCycle Exhibition', Kiscelli Museum Budapest, Until 14 November
- 12 Nov 2010 2:00 AM
- getting around
"In the autumn of 2010, the Kiscell Museum of the Budapest History Museum will exhibit the cultural history of bicycling in Budapest. Every year there are more and more cyclists in Budapest, enjoying the traffic and environmental advantages of bicycling. Responding to the intolerable growth of car traffic in the past decades, more and more civil groups have been formed to lobby for the ...
Gellért Hill Stone Temple In Budapest Opens Visitor Centre
- 27 Oct 2010 1:00 AM
- getting around
"The purpose of the new visitor centre is to familiarize everyone with the stone temple. In the interest of this aspiration, three tasks must be performed and first of all, tourists have to be informed as efficiently as possible. For this reason portable audio-guides about the temple are available in 7 languages. Screens and projection surfaces also showcase films about the Order of St. Paul and ...
Xpat Facts: Hungarian Parliament (Országház), Budapest
- 6 Oct 2010 6:59 AM
- getting around
"The Eclectic Parliament building, stretching along the Danube Bank, was designed by Imre Steindl. Not only is it an impressive site, so are the dimensions: 268 meters in length and 118 metres wide. Inside the Hungarian Holy Crown and the coronation jewels are exhibited in the Dome Hall.
Helicopter Sightseeing With Fly 4 Less
- 14 Jul 2010 1:00 AM
- getting around
"Experience the beauty of Budapest and its surrounding areas day or night and see the sights of Visegrad and the Danube Bend from another perspective. Leather seats and light music will ensure your comfort throughout your journey.
Five Countries To Mark First-Time Carpathian Parks Day
- 18 May 2010 1:00 AM
- getting around
"Almost 30 national and nature parks in five countries across the Carpathian Mountains will celebrate for the first time on Sunday the immense biological diversity of Europe’s last great wilderness area.
Xpat Opinion: A Few Days In Balatonakarattya
- 23 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
By Treehugger Dan: My weekend plans getting cancelled turned out for the best, as Chris and Nora invited me down to Balaton for a couple days. The family summer cottage has a fantastic view of Balaton. Built in 1969 before Markovecz was well-known, the layout is unusual in its family-centered design, and nothing at all like his later environmental designs incorporating living trees into the ...
5th May – The Day Of ’Cooltourism’ In Budapest
- 1 May 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
Four alternative sightseeing-, tour guide- and events organizer companies got together to promote the ever-growing role of non-traditional urban experiences also in Hungary. The founding members of Kulturista are Uniquebudapest, budapestUnderguide, ImagineBudapest and BudapestScenes.
Top 10 Books To Read About Hungary, Part I
- 20 Mar 2012 8:00 AM
- getting around
"Now that the nice weather’s here, I should be writing about playgrounds and picnic spots, but for some reason I feel like delving into some literature about Hungary. There’s not much you could read about Hungary or by Hungarian authors that would qualify as a good beach read (they’ve got such a genre but it’s not translated). But hey, maybe you’ll enjoy a book that helps unravel some of the ...
Xpat Report By Treehugger Dan: Danube Dinner Cruise
- 27 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- getting around
"Yesterday was a wonderful day, topped off by a Danube dinner cruise for a late birthday present from my friend Margo, joined by Gica and Mark. Guests meet at the Duna Palota on Zrinyi u. at 6:30pm from where the guides take you to the boat. I have never heard of the Duna Palota before, but it appears to be a kind of cultural and concert center.
'FreeCycle Exhibition', Kiscelli Museum Budapest, Until 14 November
- 12 Nov 2010 2:00 AM
- getting around
"In the autumn of 2010, the Kiscell Museum of the Budapest History Museum will exhibit the cultural history of bicycling in Budapest. Every year there are more and more cyclists in Budapest, enjoying the traffic and environmental advantages of bicycling. Responding to the intolerable growth of car traffic in the past decades, more and more civil groups have been formed to lobby for the ...
Gellért Hill Stone Temple In Budapest Opens Visitor Centre
- 27 Oct 2010 1:00 AM
- getting around
"The purpose of the new visitor centre is to familiarize everyone with the stone temple. In the interest of this aspiration, three tasks must be performed and first of all, tourists have to be informed as efficiently as possible. For this reason portable audio-guides about the temple are available in 7 languages. Screens and projection surfaces also showcase films about the Order of St. Paul and ...
Xpat Facts: Hungarian Parliament (Országház), Budapest
- 6 Oct 2010 6:59 AM
- getting around
"The Eclectic Parliament building, stretching along the Danube Bank, was designed by Imre Steindl. Not only is it an impressive site, so are the dimensions: 268 meters in length and 118 metres wide. Inside the Hungarian Holy Crown and the coronation jewels are exhibited in the Dome Hall.
Helicopter Sightseeing With Fly 4 Less
- 14 Jul 2010 1:00 AM
- getting around
"Experience the beauty of Budapest and its surrounding areas day or night and see the sights of Visegrad and the Danube Bend from another perspective. Leather seats and light music will ensure your comfort throughout your journey.
Five Countries To Mark First-Time Carpathian Parks Day
- 18 May 2010 1:00 AM
- getting around
"Almost 30 national and nature parks in five countries across the Carpathian Mountains will celebrate for the first time on Sunday the immense biological diversity of Europe’s last great wilderness area.