5,812 result(s) for where to live
Xpat Interview: John Griffin, Former Australian Ambassador To Hungary
- 29 Nov 2012 11:00 AM
Mr Griffin’s appointment as Ambassador to Hungary was announced by the Foreign Minister the Hon Kevin Rudd MP, on 12 May 2011. Mr Griffin presented his Credentials to HE Mr Pál Schmidt on 18 August 2011. Since 19 January 2012, Mr Griffin has been Ambassador (non-resident) to Romania.
Xpat Opinion: Café Ponyvaregény Budapest, Cosy Winter Retreat
- 29 Nov 2012 10:35 AM
- food & drink
While the maxim "There's nothing much in Buda" holds some water, it usually pours out of the mouths of Pest-dwellers who get queezy every time they get too close to the river. This is a result of budaphobia, which sets in as soon as you start renting a flat in the fifth, sixth, seventh or eighth district. The budaphobe deletes all knowledge of Buda from the memory. They don’t know where Batthyány ...
Xpat Opinion: Culture War Around The Hungarian National Theatre
- 29 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- community & culture
A centre-right columnist welcomes the endorsement of the left-leaning director of the National Theater by a prominent right-leaning rock musician as a rare example of how to ease tensions between opposing camps.
Xpat Opinion: Budapest’s Top 5 Skating Rinks
- 29 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- sport
By local expat Adri Bruckner: The holidays and winter wouldn’t be complete with a few rounds around a scenic skating rink, and warming up afterwards with a cup of hot chocolate or mulled wine! Budapest has some great places for a skate, all with skate rental, lessons, opportunities to rent rinks for parties, and a good time to be had by all. I think I’ve been to every rink in the city, since I ...
Xpat Opinion: Guessing Hungary's PM Orbán’s Strategy In Negotiations With The EU
- 28 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The leading pro-government daily welcomes the failure of the EU summit as a sign of democracy and good news for Hungary, while its left-wing counterpart accuses PM Orbán of selfishness. An influential economist says that although the EU’s growth forecasts are biased against Hungary, the government has to make efforts to convince Brussels anyway. An independent centrist outlet suspects that once ...
Invitation: Harmonia Jazz Workshop, Budapest Jazz Club, 30 November
- 28 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Calling all English speaking jazz lovers in Budapest to The Harmonia Jazz Workshop at the Budapest Jazz Club is back in action at a new venue (address at the bottom) with a kick-off at 20.00 on Friday, 30th November 2012 proudly presenting the Nikoletta Szőke Quartet.
Xpat Opinion: Dürer Kert Budapest, Teenage Concert Kicks
- 27 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- entertainment
More often than not, Budapest seems to slip off the radar of renowned touring acts. It’s an up-and-coming city confronted with a new found sense of capitalism. Inevitably, touring bands looking to stop where there’s an audience are starting to give Budapest the time of day and Dürer is proving to be the go-to venue.
Xpat Report: Vienna Economic Forum 2012 With CEE Prime Ministers
- 26 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- business
EuCham participated in the Vienna Economic Forum 2012, focused on South-East Europe and gathering top business and government officials from 35 countries. The final Ministerial Session, led by the Federal Chancellor of Austria Mr Werner Faymann, hosted the Prime Minister of Montenegro Mr Igor Luksic and the Deputy Prime Minister of Kosovo Ms Mimoza Kusari-Lila.
Invitation: 'The Theatre Of Life Exhibition', By Zaid S Sethi, Budapest, 24 Nov
- 24 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Moha Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of photographs by Zaid S Sethi, a photographer from London who is currently living and working in Budapest. Having left London 17 years ago he has lived and worked in Central Asia and The Caucuses and Russia before coming to Budapest six years ago. This exhibition is his first exhibition of street photography in Budapest. His recent exhibitions ...
Xpat Interview: John Griffin, Former Australian Ambassador To Hungary
- 29 Nov 2012 11:00 AM
Mr Griffin’s appointment as Ambassador to Hungary was announced by the Foreign Minister the Hon Kevin Rudd MP, on 12 May 2011. Mr Griffin presented his Credentials to HE Mr Pál Schmidt on 18 August 2011. Since 19 January 2012, Mr Griffin has been Ambassador (non-resident) to Romania.
Xpat Opinion: Café Ponyvaregény Budapest, Cosy Winter Retreat
- 29 Nov 2012 10:35 AM
- food & drink
While the maxim "There's nothing much in Buda" holds some water, it usually pours out of the mouths of Pest-dwellers who get queezy every time they get too close to the river. This is a result of budaphobia, which sets in as soon as you start renting a flat in the fifth, sixth, seventh or eighth district. The budaphobe deletes all knowledge of Buda from the memory. They don’t know where Batthyány ...
Xpat Opinion: Culture War Around The Hungarian National Theatre
- 29 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- community & culture
A centre-right columnist welcomes the endorsement of the left-leaning director of the National Theater by a prominent right-leaning rock musician as a rare example of how to ease tensions between opposing camps.
Xpat Opinion: Budapest’s Top 5 Skating Rinks
- 29 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- sport
By local expat Adri Bruckner: The holidays and winter wouldn’t be complete with a few rounds around a scenic skating rink, and warming up afterwards with a cup of hot chocolate or mulled wine! Budapest has some great places for a skate, all with skate rental, lessons, opportunities to rent rinks for parties, and a good time to be had by all. I think I’ve been to every rink in the city, since I ...
Xpat Opinion: Guessing Hungary's PM Orbán’s Strategy In Negotiations With The EU
- 28 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The leading pro-government daily welcomes the failure of the EU summit as a sign of democracy and good news for Hungary, while its left-wing counterpart accuses PM Orbán of selfishness. An influential economist says that although the EU’s growth forecasts are biased against Hungary, the government has to make efforts to convince Brussels anyway. An independent centrist outlet suspects that once ...
Invitation: Harmonia Jazz Workshop, Budapest Jazz Club, 30 November
- 28 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Calling all English speaking jazz lovers in Budapest to The Harmonia Jazz Workshop at the Budapest Jazz Club is back in action at a new venue (address at the bottom) with a kick-off at 20.00 on Friday, 30th November 2012 proudly presenting the Nikoletta Szőke Quartet.
Xpat Opinion: Dürer Kert Budapest, Teenage Concert Kicks
- 27 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- entertainment
More often than not, Budapest seems to slip off the radar of renowned touring acts. It’s an up-and-coming city confronted with a new found sense of capitalism. Inevitably, touring bands looking to stop where there’s an audience are starting to give Budapest the time of day and Dürer is proving to be the go-to venue.
Xpat Report: Vienna Economic Forum 2012 With CEE Prime Ministers
- 26 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- business
EuCham participated in the Vienna Economic Forum 2012, focused on South-East Europe and gathering top business and government officials from 35 countries. The final Ministerial Session, led by the Federal Chancellor of Austria Mr Werner Faymann, hosted the Prime Minister of Montenegro Mr Igor Luksic and the Deputy Prime Minister of Kosovo Ms Mimoza Kusari-Lila.
Invitation: 'The Theatre Of Life Exhibition', By Zaid S Sethi, Budapest, 24 Nov
- 24 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Moha Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of photographs by Zaid S Sethi, a photographer from London who is currently living and working in Budapest. Having left London 17 years ago he has lived and worked in Central Asia and The Caucuses and Russia before coming to Budapest six years ago. This exhibition is his first exhibition of street photography in Budapest. His recent exhibitions ...