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Last but not necessarily least
Once upon a time we struggled manfully – or was it masochistically? – through…
Ever deeper into a despot
Surprisingly, Volker Ullrich informs us that while there has been no shortage of…
Álomutazó (Dream Traveller)
After the great success of ‘A játékkészítő’ (The Toy Maker) back in 2014-…
Dark, darker, darkest
Strangely, it seems to us, film noir is one of the most precisely defined genres…
Kazakhstan celebrates independence
The Budapest Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan held a reception in the…
Un joyeux Noel
How many Maigret/mystery enthusiasts are avidly buying all 75 of Penguin’s…
Home “sweet” home
Kushanava Choudhury isn’t exactly alone in today’s global village in being…
A birth, at 221B Baker Street
A new piece of art – music, book, play, script, painting – may spring fully…
Psychologist wins Nancy Brinker Award
Judit Désfalvi, a psychologist with Semmelweis University’s Center of Radiology…
Knight of entertainment
One of the world’s biggest names in music, Sir Rod Stewart, the voice on hits…
Visit the world in a day
Forty-five countries are expected to be represented by their Hungarian embassies…
A cut above most of the rest
Hundreds of books have been written about The Beatles, including a number by…
Meditation between two courses
Hungarians are eating rather unhealthily! In a ranking by the British…
Feasting in the castle shadows
The Vajdahunyad Castle in Budapest City Park with its eclectic appearance is not…
Respect and enjoy but keep your distance
Bears are the largest predatory mammals in Europe. Worldwide there are eight…
Slaughter in the streets
Paris has been living in the shadow of fear for six months. Five women out on…
Turkish Cypriots celebrate
The North Cyprus Turkish Representative Office in Budapest has celebrated the…
Dancing Horses fill the Arena in Budapest
After a fantastic performance of the Spanish Riding School of Vienna almost…
In-Person Meetings with Business Schools: 4 Reasons Why You Should Participate
Top international business schools meet One-to-One with aspiring business,…
Retro isn't moving on any time soon
“A picture is worth a thousand words,” so the saying goes. Well yes, this…
Submerged in the Arctic Ocean
The Titanic is the most famous ship in the whole world. Since 1997, when the…
Dream your way out of this one
I brag about Budapest. I brag a lot. I brag to the point that I’m beginning to…
Clara at the Corso
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s two-act ballet “The Nutcracker” apparently wasn’t an…
A matter of meaning
An alarm bell went off in our mind when we reached page 79 of Belgian author…
Even Maigret can’t win them all
Simenon, writing this book in the mid-1950s, quickly and expertly sets his scene…
On course for India
India has skills and India wants to share its skills with the world. One way it…
Timeless elegance
In the Corinthia Hotel recently for breakfast, I was struck by the timeless…
Feast from the East
The city’s only Pan-Asian Sunday Brunch returned at Buddha-Bar Budapest on…
Turkish ambassador leaving to retire
Ambassador of Turkey Şakir Fakılı and his wife Behiye said their farewells to…
Turkish ambassador leaving to retire
Ambassador of Turkey Şakir Fakılı and his wife Behiye said their farewells to…
Shot seen round the world
Photographer Burhan Ozbilici was off duty when he went to catch up with a friend…
Change, but not too much, in Székely Land
As an English outsider, somehow I have to attempt to really “get with it” and…
Death by ideology, courtesy ‘Uncle Joe’
It is a statistic to boggle the mind: in 1932-33, an estimated nearly 4 million…
Budapest Bonfire Night: Xpat Party For Charity, Marriott Ballroom, 5 November
The international community in Hungary is welcome to the British-style “Guy…
Czech National Day
The Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Hungary, Juraj Chmiel, hosted a…
Everything’s going to be fine
Bocuse d'Or special prize winner Tamás Széll will introduce the mysteries of…
Make mine Miskolc
Although Miskolc is the Borsod-Absúj-Zemplén county capital and regional centre…
The memory lingers on
As the centenary of Trianon looms, Bratislava remains a potent symbol to…
“Those charming deviationists . . . ”
In the early 1960s an explosion of youthful musical talent shook Britain, with…
A hat-trick plus one
Kempinski Hotel Corvinus Budapest was named Hungary’s Leading Hotel at the World…
A time for timeless heroism
Heroes push us to excel. Their will, courage and sacrifice can bring out the…
Minister opens new British embassy
Britain’s Minister for Europe, Sir Alan Duncan, has officially opened his…
Crowning glory
A palace is a palace and a hotel is a hotel, we say, and a hotel that calls…
Urban sophistication, business acumen
Mövenpick Hotel Istanbul, located in the heart of the city’s contemporary…
Disputed Taiwan stands tall
Representative Andrew Y. Chang of the Republic of China (Taiwan) hosted a…
The torture of illicit passion
This is the story of a man taking a journey into his mind to discover who he is…
What to expect from the new European Capital of Culture: Valletta 2018
Valletta is preparing to enter the world stage for culture in 2018; read the…