3,038 result(s) for xpat opinion
Top 10 Reasons To Love Budapest - Part 1
- 9 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
"Hungary’s been getting some bad press lately. That doesn’t mean it’s not still a nice place to live. Although I’m tempted to say one of the coolest things to do in Budapest is to take to the streets and attend a big, peaceful protest, let’s get away from the politics and look at 10 reasons Budapest is cool, in my opinion. Here are two for today…
Xpat Opinion: How To Cure Spring Fatigue
- 20 Mar 2012 8:00 AM
- specials
"As mild as winters sometime can be, the nice weather almost simultaneously brings fatigue around. This mood characterized by a state of low energy and weariness experienced by many of us is not in the category of a diagnosed illness, and its causes have not yet been fully resolved.
Hungarians Tend To Stay At Home
- 26 Jan 2012 1:30 AM
- community & culture
"Hungarians love to celebrate and be jolly, but according to a recent study (37,000 adults) carried out by opinion search company GfK Hungaria, the majority of Hungarians prefer to stay at home. Hungarians are also eating more at home, more than 60% in the survey said they have a passion for cooking at home instead of eating out at restaurants (only about 30% of Hungarians eat out at restaurants ...
Ten Top Breakfasts In Budapest
- 21 Dec 2010 8:02 AM
- food & drink
In the last few years a whole range of breakfast places have opened in Budapest, showing that the capital has started to catch up with other major European cities. Now Budapest offers exciting alternatives for those who fancy eating-out in the morning.
Xpat Opinion: Tasting Hungary, One Glass At A Time
- 14 Dec 2010 12:00 AM
- food & drink
In early December I was lucky enough to be invited along by my friends at Taste Hungary for a day of wine tasting in Eger. If you are like me, your first taste of Hungarian wine was a mass-produced Bikavér – which you picked off the supermarket shelf for the novelty of the name and region. Once I had relocated to Hungary I trekked up to Eger’s tourist-hungry Szépasszony-völgy which left me ...
Xpat Opinion: Teachers Not At Fault For Education Mess In Hungary
- 13 Oct 2010 8:35 AM
- community & culture
If it is not broken, then don’t fix it goes the English phrase. However if it is broken and is not being fixed, what is one to do? Scream, jump up and down, pull one’s hair out, what? The education system is broken here in Hungary. I have been in 22 classrooms over a little more than 30 days and the disparity between some students is enormous. I do not blame the teachers. I do not blame the ...
Updated: Jolie Children Start Expat School in Budapest
- 7 Oct 2010 10:30 AM
- community & culture
Just like other expat kids in Hungary, on Monday morning this week Shiloh, Pax and Maddox all attended class in Budapest. Unlike most expat children though the Jolie-Pitt kids had former-SAS bodyguards, as well as police and paparazzi, around them at the start of school. Some local mothers were apparently disappointed that Angelina didn't bother taking the kids to school herself, Brad wasn't ...
Xpat Café Review: Great New Alibi In Budapest
- 7 Oct 2010 9:44 AM
- food & drink
"It’s baaa—aaack! Yep, Café Alibi (Hungarian pronunciation: Awl-ee-bee) has remodeled and renovated and expanded and re-opened its doors. And not a moment too soon. I had started to have cheesecake withdrawal symptoms, and have been saved from a fate worse than substituting a Dobos Torta for my favorite Budapest cheesecake. Just in time for the autumn student rush, Café Alibi is once again open ...
Legal Skate Park At Erzsébet Tér In Budapest
- 6 Oct 2010 3:00 AM
- sport
Due the presence of skateboarders at Erzsébet tér, the pavement has been seriously damaged by the massive utilization in the recent years. Also, the passers-by, who were often injured by the skates, complained constantly. Thus, the skate-boarders were prohibited to use the square for their hobby.
Top 10 Reasons To Love Budapest - Part 1
- 9 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
"Hungary’s been getting some bad press lately. That doesn’t mean it’s not still a nice place to live. Although I’m tempted to say one of the coolest things to do in Budapest is to take to the streets and attend a big, peaceful protest, let’s get away from the politics and look at 10 reasons Budapest is cool, in my opinion. Here are two for today…
Xpat Opinion: How To Cure Spring Fatigue
- 20 Mar 2012 8:00 AM
- specials
"As mild as winters sometime can be, the nice weather almost simultaneously brings fatigue around. This mood characterized by a state of low energy and weariness experienced by many of us is not in the category of a diagnosed illness, and its causes have not yet been fully resolved.
Hungarians Tend To Stay At Home
- 26 Jan 2012 1:30 AM
- community & culture
"Hungarians love to celebrate and be jolly, but according to a recent study (37,000 adults) carried out by opinion search company GfK Hungaria, the majority of Hungarians prefer to stay at home. Hungarians are also eating more at home, more than 60% in the survey said they have a passion for cooking at home instead of eating out at restaurants (only about 30% of Hungarians eat out at restaurants ...
Ten Top Breakfasts In Budapest
- 21 Dec 2010 8:02 AM
- food & drink
In the last few years a whole range of breakfast places have opened in Budapest, showing that the capital has started to catch up with other major European cities. Now Budapest offers exciting alternatives for those who fancy eating-out in the morning.
Xpat Opinion: Tasting Hungary, One Glass At A Time
- 14 Dec 2010 12:00 AM
- food & drink
In early December I was lucky enough to be invited along by my friends at Taste Hungary for a day of wine tasting in Eger. If you are like me, your first taste of Hungarian wine was a mass-produced Bikavér – which you picked off the supermarket shelf for the novelty of the name and region. Once I had relocated to Hungary I trekked up to Eger’s tourist-hungry Szépasszony-völgy which left me ...
Xpat Opinion: Teachers Not At Fault For Education Mess In Hungary
- 13 Oct 2010 8:35 AM
- community & culture
If it is not broken, then don’t fix it goes the English phrase. However if it is broken and is not being fixed, what is one to do? Scream, jump up and down, pull one’s hair out, what? The education system is broken here in Hungary. I have been in 22 classrooms over a little more than 30 days and the disparity between some students is enormous. I do not blame the teachers. I do not blame the ...
Updated: Jolie Children Start Expat School in Budapest
- 7 Oct 2010 10:30 AM
- community & culture
Just like other expat kids in Hungary, on Monday morning this week Shiloh, Pax and Maddox all attended class in Budapest. Unlike most expat children though the Jolie-Pitt kids had former-SAS bodyguards, as well as police and paparazzi, around them at the start of school. Some local mothers were apparently disappointed that Angelina didn't bother taking the kids to school herself, Brad wasn't ...
Xpat Café Review: Great New Alibi In Budapest
- 7 Oct 2010 9:44 AM
- food & drink
"It’s baaa—aaack! Yep, Café Alibi (Hungarian pronunciation: Awl-ee-bee) has remodeled and renovated and expanded and re-opened its doors. And not a moment too soon. I had started to have cheesecake withdrawal symptoms, and have been saved from a fate worse than substituting a Dobos Torta for my favorite Budapest cheesecake. Just in time for the autumn student rush, Café Alibi is once again open ...
Legal Skate Park At Erzsébet Tér In Budapest
- 6 Oct 2010 3:00 AM
- sport
Due the presence of skateboarders at Erzsébet tér, the pavement has been seriously damaged by the massive utilization in the recent years. Also, the passers-by, who were often injured by the skates, complained constantly. Thus, the skate-boarders were prohibited to use the square for their hobby.