Information on expat life in Budapest, including health, transport, legal and money.
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Natacha Guego, an expat who has lived in Budapest for the past eleven years, has had her fair share of different educational systems. Both natives of Paris, she and her husband, both native Parisians, have been relocating across the globe for the past twenty years, as her husband works for a …
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There’s more out there than you think. Many bookstores, both Hungarian-grown and international, usually have a selection of English and German books on hand, but you’re going to have to expand the hunt to find Hugo in his native tongue. There’s one place, though, that not only covers the French bases, but now has works …
It’s that time again. A mere three days and the kids will back on their way to school. Beginning Saturday morning there’s the first parent-teacher meeting for the lycée (meetings for preschool and elementary will be set after the first week of school, on a class-by-class basis). It’s the season to reconnect with past families …
It may come as a surprise to many expats just how dog friendly much of Europe can be. If you’ve traveled solo throughout the continent, chances are you haven’t noticed the additional item at the very bottom of many hotel price lists. For a nominal fee, most dogs are welcome to accompany you on your …
Moved all the way over to MP3s? Never, ever, ever, ever going to watch Toy Story again? Before you trash your old CDs and DVDs, consider the alternatives. The most attractive option, money-wise, is to try to pocket a few Forint by bringing your English-language DVDs down to Treehugger Dan’s, which will buy …
Budapest is filled with sports clubs with the expat child in mind; Move One has compiled a list to help you choose a program for your children.
Eating out and shopping for groceries in Budapest while suffering from Celiac’s disease can be quite frustrating. There aren’t as many options as one might be used to. Expat Echo has dug up some valuable information to help with Gluten-Free shopping and dining.
Occasionally, an expat might complain about “bad” Hungarian driving, when in reality the problem lies with the expat not fully knowing the local rules of the road.
As of 31 October, 2010 KLM will operate three daily flights from Budapest Ferihegy to Amsterdam Schiphol airport. KLM is currently offering a HUF 10000 discount to anyone booking travel on the new route.
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After eight days in Balassagyarmat, I had seen what I thought there was to see: the Palóc museum, the pool, the music school, the market. Then Agi slipped me a number at dinner. Had I heard about the Jewish cemetery? When I called the next morning, Béla Majdán answered, said he could pick us up …
Rozsakert used to carry them, then not. Tesco did too, but only outside of Hungary. Don’t know whether it ever crossed Auchan’s bow before now. Either way, there’s a reason for expat women to celebrate: tampons with applicators can once again be found in Budapest. Brave a trip to the big box stores in Budaörs …
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Summer getting a bit long? You’ve been to Szentendre, Balaton and Vienna…what about the rest? Here are a few short trip ideas for the weekend that you can do from a Budapest base.
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The Budaörs pool is open for business. You probably already know that. From the lack of crowds during a recent visit, though, most of you haven’t been there. The place wasn’t exactly empty for an early August afternoon, but considering the 30-plus degrees outside, neither was it as packed as might be expected. I took …
I am a big fantasy sci-fi buff, but after a time I just had to stop reading the books because they were so similar, or I would realize 20 pages into it that I had already read it. No such problems there with Leah R. Cutter’s Paper Mage (ROC, 2003).
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It’s important that your voice is heard, even if you’ve left Kansas. If you have not yet requested an absentee ballot for the November 2010 election, you can do so at: http://www.votefromabroad.org/. The application is fairly simple, but can take several weeks to process, so it’s important to plan ahead.
Please note that even if …
