Anticlimax on gas, Paks 2
The Russian president's visit to Budapest on October 30 was the seventh high-level bilateral meeting between Vladimir Putin and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán since the annexation of Crimea in…
Still making progress
Although they were originally formed as a progressive rock band, Deep Purple shifted to a heavier sound in 1970 and is considered to be one of the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock. And on…
The beginning of a success story
Anyone familiar with the Budapest gastronomy scene will surely know this name: the Zsidai family has been setting the standards of the domestic hospitality industry for more than three decades. The…
Caught off guard
Some years back I lived in Budapest. Lots of new and exciting places to explore in this fine city but also, while my husband was off at work, lots of day to day chores to be done.
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Coming home
The capital with the eye of an expatI have weakness. I have several weaknesses in fact, but more than any of the…
Outstanding artefacts on show
Ferenc Hopp Museum Of Asiatic Arts opens centenary exhibitionAn extensive exhibition giving an insight into several cultures in Asia is being…
Take an extra step in education
Explore new career prospects with Access MBA and Access MastersTop-ranked international business schools will participate in Access MBA and…
Action on corruption, climate
Budapest assembly moves on Karácsony election pledgesBudapest's new municipal assembly has unanimously supported the implementation…
Have you heard the one about Princess Diana?
"Me" by Elton John (published by Macmillan)"The great thing about rock and roll is that someone like me can be a star,"…
Long journey for tree of friendship
Hungary, Belarus celebrate relationshipFriendship between Belarus and Hungary has been celebrated by the planting of a…
Birth of Latvia 'only the beginning of struggle'
Country is now developed, reliable and openAlthough last year Latvia had marked the centenary of the proclamation of its…
House haunted by nobility from bygone time
Uncertain future for once-esteemed Czuba-Durozier KastélyIt's clear as one approaches the frontage, initially hidden by a line of wild…
A Viennese experience this Christmas
Gifts, choirs, carousels, curling and moreBudapest's and Vienna's Christmas markets are on a par with each other, both…
Charity gala aids three charities
HUF 4.6m boost for troubled childrenXpatLoop's 19th anniversary celebration, "Feel Good + Do Good", raised HUF 4.6…
Benedek Maksa exhibition opens
"Selective Realism 2019, Artist from Matra Mountain" at Gallery of Young ArtistsArtist Benedek Maksa, who was born in Gyöngyös in 1979, has had a special…
Artistic era came, went, returned
Step away from modern day at Szecesszió Háza Art Nouveau museumAfter living in this city for some considerable time and thinking – as well as…
The solution is out there somewhere
"Maigret and the Loner" by Georges Simenon (published by Penguin Books)Page by page, day by day, hour by hour, discovery by discovery, Maigret and his…
No more beating his brains, with the liquor and drugs
"Til Wrong Feels Right" by Iggy Pop (published by Viking)In American director Jim Jarmusch's laudatory 2016 documentary about Iggy Pop…
Turkey's achievements 'based on sound principles'
96 years since Mustafa Kemal Atatürk founded modern nationA large gathering was on hand when the Turkish Embassy in Hungary celebrated the…
China's rural online retail sales hit USD 111 billion in H1
In the first half of this year, China's rural online retail sales reached 777.13…
Europe of today in artistic “Community”
Improvisational theatre show has actors from five countriesHave you heard? A Bulgarian, a Dane, a Finn, a Lithuanian and a Slovenian walk…
Cool heads under enemy fire
"Leadership in War. Lessons From Those Who Made History" by Andrew Roberts (published by Allen Lane)Historian Andrew Roberts, whose most recent work was a monumental biography of…
She feared the worst, and it happened
"Maigret's Madwoman" by Georges Simenon (published by Penguin Books)When the UK's Granada Television filmed 12 of the 75 "Maigret" novels, six in…
CV-22B demonstration flight over Budapest
Hungary, United States in joint trainingHungarian and United States Special Operations Forces began a training…
Czech Tourism workshop: "Where to go beyond Prague?"
Letter to the EditorIt was a pleasure to participate in the Czech Tourism workshop in Budapest on…
To the heart of the human matter
"The Body. A Guide for Occupants" by Bill Bryson (published by doubleday)It's a kind of literary high-wire act, where beloved travel writer Bill Bryson…
Wisdom of nature restores body's equilibrium
Kempinski voted Hungary's Best Hotel Spa at world awardsKempinski The Spa in Kempinski Hotel Corvinus Budapest has been voted Hungary's…
The Dogs' Breakfast Group
The capital with the eye of an expatIt does my heart good to hear non-Hungarians talking in terms of giving back to…
All-round service for unique events
"The Kitchen Caters" at Kempinski Hotel Corvinus BudapestGood catering is the soul of every professional event and vital to their…
Bruce on the Button
Iron Maiden singer bringing one-man speaking showBruce Dickinson is considered one of the world's most storied musicians. Aside…
Hurricane still blowing
Scorpions bringing new show to ArenaFifty years have gone by since the days the juvenile Klaus Meine, Rudolf…
"Slow Living" and minimalism
Young Hungarian design: DaigeUniform colours and minimalist patterns with a touch of vintage style: clothes…
In the realm of bats
Cave’s narrow tunnels aren’t for the faint of heartMore than 200 caves can be found under the Buda Hills. The Pálvölgy cave is one…
Wandering actors find a home
Golem Theatre to share Jewish cultural hubGolem Theatre – the only professional Jewish theatre company in Hungary – will…
PM wants mutual respect
Hungarians have right to live under laws of Christian freedom: OrbánPrime Minister Viktor Orbán has stressed the need of compromise between two…
Fidesz strongholds fall
PM puts on brave face as Karácsony topples TarlósHungary's governing Fidesz party suffered its biggest setback since the 2006…