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Wishing Xpats A Wonderful Xmas
- 28 Dec 2012 9:00 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 2013.
Xpat Opinion: Budapest - The Basics
- 20 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- video
Recently on YouTube, I watched an old clip of the hit TV show Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader? during which the host asked a perky American blonde the following question: “Budapest is the capital of what European country?” After much hemming and hawing, the woman finally gave her answer: “France." E-gads! After my eyebrows finally came down, I thought…I better make sure no one reading my new ...
Xpat Report: British Ambassador To Hungary Speaks For Transparency
- 17 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
On the occasion of International Anti-Corruption Day British Ambassador Jonathan Knott spoke at Transparency International’s “Átláccó Festival” on 7 December.
Xmas Gift Tip: Sony PS Vita, The Best Way To Play On The Move
- 14 Dec 2012 7:00 AM
- specials
Join the handheld gaming revolution this holiday season with PS Vita, the next generation portable entertainment system from Sony PlayStation. Treat yourself - or get one for your kids - and play any time, anywhere with an infinite choice of ways to locate, connect, discover, share and game. Vita is loaded with every tech bell and whistle possible – it’s got a quad-core processor, and not only ...
Expat Outcry As Warburtons Stops Selling In Hungary
- 7 Dec 2012 10:45 AM
- shopping
In reply to recent pleas by expats in Budapest asking Warburtons about sales of UK style crumpets; bread and English muffins in Hungary, the company made a statement on 29 November 2012, "Unfortunately we've made the decision to end our trial of selling Warburtons products in certain parts of Central Europe. We have put every effort into making this work, but a number of challenging factors such ...
Xpat Opinion: Cricket in Hungary - Yes, Really
- 7 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- sport
By Andrew Harben: I played cricket when I lived in England, not to a great standard but competitive and rewarding, sometimes! I thought that I had finished with it really, 50 years old and having played for nigh on 25 years, with parts of the body creaking when they didn’t used to…… and the cricket bag didn’t make it over from the UK when I came here in July 2011 - I suppose I had just about ...
Xpat Report: British Embassy Event 'Fashion Is Great With Glamour Magazine'
- 5 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The British Embassy in Budapest promoted British fashion at GLAMOUR Gardróbfrissítés (GLAMOUR Refresh Your Wardrobe) event in Arena Plaza on 1 December. Hundreds of fashion fanatics – mostly ladies – were standing through the long queues between 10:00 and 18:00 to get in to the GLAMOUR pop up strore. People were able to purchase the assorted clothes garnered up in November at a standard price of ...
Thirty Seconds To Mars & Queens Of The Stone Age At Volt Festival 2013 In Hungary
- 3 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Still 7 month to go before opening the gates of the 2013 VOLT Festival in Sopron but the organizers have already confirmed 5 all-star acts as an advent gift. The Telekom Main Stage will host both Thirty Seconds to Mars and Queens of the Stone Age on 3rd July! To add: great acts as Example, Jamie Woon and the Parov Stelar Band are also performing! A limited number of special Christmas tickets with ...
'Emerging Europe', By Jonathan Knott, British Ambassador To Hungary
- 30 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
I was back in the UK for a few days recently. I’m coordinating the work the UK’s Embassies in Central Europe do in promoting trade opportunities for British business in the region. Within Central Europe the export markets are modest by world standards. But together they make up a market of some 100 million people. And a combined GDP of around 1 trillion Euros. That, together with the fact that ...
Wishing Xpats A Wonderful Xmas
- 28 Dec 2012 9:00 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 2013.
Xpat Opinion: Budapest - The Basics
- 20 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- video
Recently on YouTube, I watched an old clip of the hit TV show Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader? during which the host asked a perky American blonde the following question: “Budapest is the capital of what European country?” After much hemming and hawing, the woman finally gave her answer: “France." E-gads! After my eyebrows finally came down, I thought…I better make sure no one reading my new ...
Xpat Report: British Ambassador To Hungary Speaks For Transparency
- 17 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
On the occasion of International Anti-Corruption Day British Ambassador Jonathan Knott spoke at Transparency International’s “Átláccó Festival” on 7 December.
Xmas Gift Tip: Sony PS Vita, The Best Way To Play On The Move
- 14 Dec 2012 7:00 AM
- specials
Join the handheld gaming revolution this holiday season with PS Vita, the next generation portable entertainment system from Sony PlayStation. Treat yourself - or get one for your kids - and play any time, anywhere with an infinite choice of ways to locate, connect, discover, share and game. Vita is loaded with every tech bell and whistle possible – it’s got a quad-core processor, and not only ...
Expat Outcry As Warburtons Stops Selling In Hungary
- 7 Dec 2012 10:45 AM
- shopping
In reply to recent pleas by expats in Budapest asking Warburtons about sales of UK style crumpets; bread and English muffins in Hungary, the company made a statement on 29 November 2012, "Unfortunately we've made the decision to end our trial of selling Warburtons products in certain parts of Central Europe. We have put every effort into making this work, but a number of challenging factors such ...
Xpat Opinion: Cricket in Hungary - Yes, Really
- 7 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- sport
By Andrew Harben: I played cricket when I lived in England, not to a great standard but competitive and rewarding, sometimes! I thought that I had finished with it really, 50 years old and having played for nigh on 25 years, with parts of the body creaking when they didn’t used to…… and the cricket bag didn’t make it over from the UK when I came here in July 2011 - I suppose I had just about ...
Xpat Report: British Embassy Event 'Fashion Is Great With Glamour Magazine'
- 5 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The British Embassy in Budapest promoted British fashion at GLAMOUR Gardróbfrissítés (GLAMOUR Refresh Your Wardrobe) event in Arena Plaza on 1 December. Hundreds of fashion fanatics – mostly ladies – were standing through the long queues between 10:00 and 18:00 to get in to the GLAMOUR pop up strore. People were able to purchase the assorted clothes garnered up in November at a standard price of ...
Thirty Seconds To Mars & Queens Of The Stone Age At Volt Festival 2013 In Hungary
- 3 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Still 7 month to go before opening the gates of the 2013 VOLT Festival in Sopron but the organizers have already confirmed 5 all-star acts as an advent gift. The Telekom Main Stage will host both Thirty Seconds to Mars and Queens of the Stone Age on 3rd July! To add: great acts as Example, Jamie Woon and the Parov Stelar Band are also performing! A limited number of special Christmas tickets with ...
'Emerging Europe', By Jonathan Knott, British Ambassador To Hungary
- 30 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
I was back in the UK for a few days recently. I’m coordinating the work the UK’s Embassies in Central Europe do in promoting trade opportunities for British business in the region. Within Central Europe the export markets are modest by world standards. But together they make up a market of some 100 million people. And a combined GDP of around 1 trillion Euros. That, together with the fact that ...