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Wishing Xpats A Wonderful Xmas
- 19 Dec 2013 12:00 AM
- community & culture
All the team at XpatLoop.com wish you and yours a Merry Xmas. We do hope you’ve enjoyed what’s been in the loop for you this past year. We’re grateful to every reader, partner and sponsor for all the positive feedback and support, here's wishing you a joyful and prosperous 2014.
Budapest Trams Bring Christmas Cheer
- 12 Dec 2013 9:55 AM
- getting around
Since 6 December, the second Sunday of Advent, some of the BKV trams are clad in special Christmas decorations. Passengers can enjoy the Christmas mood on both Pest and Buda side: the trams number 2 and 19 have been chosen for decoration this year. These so called “LightTrams” complement the beauty of the decorated and lit up city for the 5th time now, as it is now a tradition to decorate trams ...
Weekend Getaway From Budapest To Dublin
- 28 Nov 2013 11:50 AM
- travel
"Work is the curse of the drinking class." So quipped the Irish writer and bon vivant Oscar Wilde (pictured). Frankly, the guy was onto something — and there's no better way to shed the workaday 'curse' than with a trip to Wilde's birthplace. So here's a few tips for expats about what to do while there. Via the front desk at the Four Seasons Hotel Dublin guests can sign up for an exclusive ...
Updated On 12 June: Traffic Changes In Budapest
- 12 Jun 2013 9:20 AM
- getting around
On 11 June 2013, Budapest Mayor István Tarlós ordered BKK, Municipal Disaster Management, Budapest Sewage Works, Budapest Transport Company BKV and the Budapest Police to jointly assess the situation at Batthyány tér and decide on how to alleviate the traffic restrictions affecting Budapest residents in line with the receding water levels of the Danube.
Sziget Festival Budapest Reveals New Names, Mainly For Arena & A38
- 25 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Four of the five mainstage headliners are still to be announced, but the Sziget crew is happy to give an insight on how the line-ups of the giant tent venues and the earlier slots are shaping up.
Xpat Opinion: Spectacular Renewal Ahead For Budapest's Public Transport
- 13 Dec 2012 10:31 AM
- getting around
Budapest has just accepted the budget to replace 37 yellow trams and 24 red electric trolley buses using EU grants and government funding through the years 2014 and 2015. Most of the current vehicles are 1967 and 1978 models. Furthermore, 150 brand new air-conditioned Mercedes buses will appear on the streets next May. Blue buses provide 40% of the public transport capacity of Budapest; their ...
Xpat Opinion: Budapest Chinese Market Closing?
- 20 Sep 2012 1:03 AM
- shopping
2014 Update: It was closed down. Hungary is not the most multicultural nation on the planet. 95% Magyar, 2% Roma, and the rest of us. Around 100,000 Chinese live in Hungary, and Budapest has its own Chinatown, well, a sprawling China-shanty-town. It's a real oddity, and if not the most immediate of local attractions, it is a side of the city that's bafflingly interesting, in a grimy kind of way. ...
Invitation: Stones In His Pockets, IBS Budapest, 17 March
- 12 Mar 2012 10:00 AM
- entertainment
"A special St Patrick’s performance: Madhouse Presents a Merlin production of "Stones In His Pockets" by Marie Jones, directed by Magács Laszló, at the International Buda Stage (IBS) on Friday March 16th at 19.30.
Weekend Trip From Budapest To Manchester
- 20 Feb 2012 10:30 AM
- travel
When expats chat about taking a weekend break in the UK, London is usually the city on their itinerary. Now Malev Hungarian Airlines is history the number of flights to the English capital has decreased, prompting more travellers to consider exploring Manchester, the 'second city of the UK'.
Wishing Xpats A Wonderful Xmas
- 19 Dec 2013 12:00 AM
- community & culture
All the team at XpatLoop.com wish you and yours a Merry Xmas. We do hope you’ve enjoyed what’s been in the loop for you this past year. We’re grateful to every reader, partner and sponsor for all the positive feedback and support, here's wishing you a joyful and prosperous 2014.
Budapest Trams Bring Christmas Cheer
- 12 Dec 2013 9:55 AM
- getting around
Since 6 December, the second Sunday of Advent, some of the BKV trams are clad in special Christmas decorations. Passengers can enjoy the Christmas mood on both Pest and Buda side: the trams number 2 and 19 have been chosen for decoration this year. These so called “LightTrams” complement the beauty of the decorated and lit up city for the 5th time now, as it is now a tradition to decorate trams ...
Weekend Getaway From Budapest To Dublin
- 28 Nov 2013 11:50 AM
- travel
"Work is the curse of the drinking class." So quipped the Irish writer and bon vivant Oscar Wilde (pictured). Frankly, the guy was onto something — and there's no better way to shed the workaday 'curse' than with a trip to Wilde's birthplace. So here's a few tips for expats about what to do while there. Via the front desk at the Four Seasons Hotel Dublin guests can sign up for an exclusive ...
Updated On 12 June: Traffic Changes In Budapest
- 12 Jun 2013 9:20 AM
- getting around
On 11 June 2013, Budapest Mayor István Tarlós ordered BKK, Municipal Disaster Management, Budapest Sewage Works, Budapest Transport Company BKV and the Budapest Police to jointly assess the situation at Batthyány tér and decide on how to alleviate the traffic restrictions affecting Budapest residents in line with the receding water levels of the Danube.
Sziget Festival Budapest Reveals New Names, Mainly For Arena & A38
- 25 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Four of the five mainstage headliners are still to be announced, but the Sziget crew is happy to give an insight on how the line-ups of the giant tent venues and the earlier slots are shaping up.
Xpat Opinion: Spectacular Renewal Ahead For Budapest's Public Transport
- 13 Dec 2012 10:31 AM
- getting around
Budapest has just accepted the budget to replace 37 yellow trams and 24 red electric trolley buses using EU grants and government funding through the years 2014 and 2015. Most of the current vehicles are 1967 and 1978 models. Furthermore, 150 brand new air-conditioned Mercedes buses will appear on the streets next May. Blue buses provide 40% of the public transport capacity of Budapest; their ...
Xpat Opinion: Budapest Chinese Market Closing?
- 20 Sep 2012 1:03 AM
- shopping
2014 Update: It was closed down. Hungary is not the most multicultural nation on the planet. 95% Magyar, 2% Roma, and the rest of us. Around 100,000 Chinese live in Hungary, and Budapest has its own Chinatown, well, a sprawling China-shanty-town. It's a real oddity, and if not the most immediate of local attractions, it is a side of the city that's bafflingly interesting, in a grimy kind of way. ...
Invitation: Stones In His Pockets, IBS Budapest, 17 March
- 12 Mar 2012 10:00 AM
- entertainment
"A special St Patrick’s performance: Madhouse Presents a Merlin production of "Stones In His Pockets" by Marie Jones, directed by Magács Laszló, at the International Buda Stage (IBS) on Friday March 16th at 19.30.
Weekend Trip From Budapest To Manchester
- 20 Feb 2012 10:30 AM
- travel
When expats chat about taking a weekend break in the UK, London is usually the city on their itinerary. Now Malev Hungarian Airlines is history the number of flights to the English capital has decreased, prompting more travellers to consider exploring Manchester, the 'second city of the UK'.