
Still standing out from the crowd with nowhere yet to go
Lost and found retro relic in Kőbánya Kispest
Just when I thought I had seen them all, another surreal oddity comes my way. After last year’s unexpected sighting of a statuette of a hostile gun-waving revolutionary in Újpest, clearly from early communist times, I wasn’t anticipating another such find to stop me ...

Budapest airport shuttle bus to resume service on Monday
Budapest's airport shuttle bus 100E will resume service on Monday, Budapest transport authority BKK said on Friday.

Szijjarto: Inoculated Ukrainians, Hungarians can cross border freely from Friday
Ukrainian and Hungarian citizens inoculated against Covid-19 can travel freely to each other's countries from Friday without the requirement of a test or quarantine, regardless of the type of vaccine they have received, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Thursday.

Not your average expat
‘We’re going to stay here’
The village of Kisszékely is unlikely to be on many people’s “must-see” list of destinations to visit in Hungary. With its population of just 200, it nestles east of Lake Balaton, bordered by forests and completely hidden among the rolling hills. It is what ...
Guest nights up in April year on year, but well below the pre-crisis level
Chief medical officer declares third wave over
The third wave of the coronavirus pandemic in Hungary is over, thanks to the country's vaccination drive, the chief medical officer said. Cecilia Muller, speaking at a press conference of the central board coordinating efforts against the epidemic, said that all indicators were improving, ...

Nyugati railway station to be closed for month-long revamp from June 19
Budapest's central Nyugati (Western) railway station will be fully closed for revamp and modernisation from June 19 until July 18, the government spokeswoman said.

Kalocsa, the paprika capital
A quest for the best powdered gold
Hungarian peppers, known as “paprika” by the locals, when fresh are generally red, yellow and green. This colour scheme follows when paprika is ground to powder and dried out. Either way, it’s all “paprika” to Hungarians, never pepper, and there can be no confusion ...

Slovakia to honour Hungarian immunity certificates
Slovakia will honour Hungarian Covid-19 immunity certificates and recognise the Russian and Chinese vaccines, Slovak news agency TASR said on Monday, citing a government official.

Travel after the pandemic #6: Berchtesgaden, Germany
War and peaks
We knew a fellow, an Englishman in fact, who once, standing amidst the magnificent mountain scenery of Austria, uttered the scornful observation that “Once you’ve seen one alp, you’ve seen them all”. We had him shot next day for naked cynicism and forgot about ...

Cyprus to recognise Hungary immunity certificates
Hungary has reached an agreement with Cyprus on the mutual recognition of each other's Covid-19 immunity certificates, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Saturday.