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The Shoemaker's Dream, National Dance Theatre Budapest, 24 January
- 24 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- entertainment
In a dream, anything can happen. You may fly without wings, conquer giants, walk on the rainbow or swing on a fluffy cloud. Something similar happens to our fun-loving and whistling shoemaker: in his dream, shoes come to live, and start tapping and knocking and dancing and fooling around. The shoes come to life, and the artisan’s tools also dance around the workshop as if they were alive…
Hungarian Impoverished Demand ‘Car-Boot’ Style Flea-Markets
- 8 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- shopping
An increasing number of people struggling to stay afloat in Hungary’s draconian austerity and economic climate have demanded that the government and local councils allow them to vender their “"junk" to generate a meagre living. Elderly and unemployed citizens told Budapest Report that they have no formal vending site to sell their scrap and unwanted belongings.
Yves Giacometti, Former General Manager, Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace Budapest
- 20 Dec 2012 11:00 AM
Passions come and passions go, so the trick is to keep things percolating. For now, Yves Giacometti is into Budapest. “This is a city that needs to be discovered,” says the General Manager of Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace Budapest, who arrived in “the Paris of Eastern Europe” in late 2010 and plunged into local culture with the aid of erudite guides, an all-Hungarian concierge staff and ...
Xpat Interview: Michael LaBelle, Assistant Professor At CEU Business School
- 10 Dec 2012 11:00 AM
Michael LaBelle is an assistant professor at the Central European University Business School and in the Department of Environmental Sciences and Policy at CEU. He teaches courses on sustainability and innovation in business and energy policy .
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 ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Link Between Prince Charles, Dracula?
- 29 Nov 2012 10:30 AM
- entertainment
If you thought the only Hungarian connection to vampires is Bela Lugosi, and the only vampire connection to Prince Charles is Dracula – think again. Geneologists claim the connection comes from Princess Marie of Edinburgh (cousin of Charles’ great-grandfather) who married I Ferdinand of Romania. In a video clip recently presented by Romania at the World Travel Market exhibition in London, Prince ...
Xpat Opinion: Best Thai & Vietnamese Restaurants In Budapest
- 8 Nov 2012 10:30 AM
- food & drink
After taking a journey into the world of Korean cuisine, we now explore the perhaps more exotic cuisine of the Indochinese. The name Indochinese, which up to a few decades ago was a political region, is now used in its bio geographical sense to characterize the cultural origins of the countries in this ...
Reality Show Star Guilty Of Tax Fraud In Hungary
- 30 Oct 2012 7:59 AM
- business
Salgótarján Municipal Court on Monday handed suspended sentences to reality show star Győző Gáspár and his wife Beáta Balla for tax evasion. Gáspár, star of the RTL Klub show “Győzike”, and his wife failed to report Ft 27.5 million in income in 2005 and 2006.
Jerome Simpson, Coordinator, Civitas Vanguard
- 25 Oct 2012 12:00 PM
Born and raised in the UK in 1971, Jerome Simpson holds a BSc degree in Information Science which was obtained from Leeds Metropolitan University before graduating the International Space University. A keen traveler, he has lived in Budapest, Hungary since 1994, putting his knowledge management skills to noble use since 1995 for the benefit of civil society, cleaner and safer cities and the ...
The Shoemaker's Dream, National Dance Theatre Budapest, 24 January
- 24 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- entertainment
In a dream, anything can happen. You may fly without wings, conquer giants, walk on the rainbow or swing on a fluffy cloud. Something similar happens to our fun-loving and whistling shoemaker: in his dream, shoes come to live, and start tapping and knocking and dancing and fooling around. The shoes come to life, and the artisan’s tools also dance around the workshop as if they were alive…
Hungarian Impoverished Demand ‘Car-Boot’ Style Flea-Markets
- 8 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- shopping
An increasing number of people struggling to stay afloat in Hungary’s draconian austerity and economic climate have demanded that the government and local councils allow them to vender their “"junk" to generate a meagre living. Elderly and unemployed citizens told Budapest Report that they have no formal vending site to sell their scrap and unwanted belongings.
Yves Giacometti, Former General Manager, Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace Budapest
- 20 Dec 2012 11:00 AM
Passions come and passions go, so the trick is to keep things percolating. For now, Yves Giacometti is into Budapest. “This is a city that needs to be discovered,” says the General Manager of Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace Budapest, who arrived in “the Paris of Eastern Europe” in late 2010 and plunged into local culture with the aid of erudite guides, an all-Hungarian concierge staff and ...
Xpat Interview: Michael LaBelle, Assistant Professor At CEU Business School
- 10 Dec 2012 11:00 AM
Michael LaBelle is an assistant professor at the Central European University Business School and in the Department of Environmental Sciences and Policy at CEU. He teaches courses on sustainability and innovation in business and energy policy .
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 ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Link Between Prince Charles, Dracula?
- 29 Nov 2012 10:30 AM
- entertainment
If you thought the only Hungarian connection to vampires is Bela Lugosi, and the only vampire connection to Prince Charles is Dracula – think again. Geneologists claim the connection comes from Princess Marie of Edinburgh (cousin of Charles’ great-grandfather) who married I Ferdinand of Romania. In a video clip recently presented by Romania at the World Travel Market exhibition in London, Prince ...
Xpat Opinion: Best Thai & Vietnamese Restaurants In Budapest
- 8 Nov 2012 10:30 AM
- food & drink
After taking a journey into the world of Korean cuisine, we now explore the perhaps more exotic cuisine of the Indochinese. The name Indochinese, which up to a few decades ago was a political region, is now used in its bio geographical sense to characterize the cultural origins of the countries in this ...
Reality Show Star Guilty Of Tax Fraud In Hungary
- 30 Oct 2012 7:59 AM
- business
Salgótarján Municipal Court on Monday handed suspended sentences to reality show star Győző Gáspár and his wife Beáta Balla for tax evasion. Gáspár, star of the RTL Klub show “Győzike”, and his wife failed to report Ft 27.5 million in income in 2005 and 2006.
Jerome Simpson, Coordinator, Civitas Vanguard
- 25 Oct 2012 12:00 PM
Born and raised in the UK in 1971, Jerome Simpson holds a BSc degree in Information Science which was obtained from Leeds Metropolitan University before graduating the International Space University. A keen traveler, he has lived in Budapest, Hungary since 1994, putting his knowledge management skills to noble use since 1995 for the benefit of civil society, cleaner and safer cities and the ...