• Video: Stuck In Budapest, Migrants Spend Second Night Outside Keleti Station

    • 3 Sep 2015 11:40 AM

    Hundreds of migrants, blocked from travelling to Germany by train, have bedded down for a second night outside Budapest's main Keleti railway station. Hungary is the main arrival point for those crossing the Balkans by land. "From the government, we didn't receive anything, but from the Hungarian people, they are so cute, so nice for us," said one Syrian woman.

  • Xpat Opinion: Hungary Takes The Blame Amidst Migrant Emergency

    • 3 Sep 2015 10:14 AM

    A left-wing columnist contends that Hungary should do more to care for migrants trapped in Budapest. Right-wing commentators, on the other hand, find it absurd that Hungary is called on to stop migrants from proceeding to western Europe but at the same time is criticised for erecting a fence in an effort to stop migrants.

  • 'Wine & Music Picnic', Etyek, 5 - 6 September

    • 3 Sep 2015 1:14 AM

    By <a href="http://welovebudapest.com/en" target="blank">We Love Budapest</a>: Rolling vine-covered hills and valleys envelop the picturesque village of Etyek, a rustic community found just 30 kilometers west of Budapest’s city center. This increasingly popular Hungarian wine region hosts seasonal picnics four times a year, and during this weekend’s autumn event, several stone wine cellars welcome visitors with glassfuls from the owners’ best bottles, while varied stalls line the unpaved roads of Újhegy (“New Hill” in Hungarian) to offer food and handcrafts, all amid a mix of traditional and modern village houses.

  • Ultherapy Treatment @ Oxygen Medical Budapest

    • 2 Sep 2015 9:00 AM

    Oxygen Medical: Are you looking for a revolutionary, unique and plotless beauty therapy? <br> A beauty therapy with: no scars, no convalescence and no complication? <br> Well, we've got the answer for your questions. This is one of the most popular beauty treatment in the United States and now available in Budapest.

  • Xpat Opinion: Migrants Seeking Home Show Hope At Keleti

    • 2 Sep 2015 4:00 AM

    By Liz Frommer: Over 2,000 immigrants packed Budapest's Keleti railway station this past Sunday night, a stark reminder of Europe's current immigration debacle. Mostly hidden under the main square, the juxtaposition of the hundreds of families stranded in tents, hungry and worn, with the luminous facade of Keleti's 19th century station was eerie. Strewn about this vast passageway leading commuters from the metros and buses to the station, as well as from one side to the other of the square above, there was barely room to walk as migrants slept, ate, played, and bathed everywhere. And then there were those who just sat and stared.

  • Craft Beer Festival & Street Food Market, 11 - 13 September

    • 1 Sep 2015 9:02 AM

    Updated Press Release: Due to the rainy weather, the organizers postponed the 10th Főzdefeszt to the second weekend of September at Felvonulási tér. They said, they would not like to see their favourite audience trying to sample the latest Hungarian craft-beers standing in the rain. The new date for the Főzdefeszt is 11-13 September.