Hungarians like to bring in the New Year with a bang, and a hoot, and a whole lotta razzamatazz. Indeed, New Year celebrations in Budapest are not for the retiring. From dawn on December 30, families and friends roam the icy streets of the capital blowing paper horns and throwing confetti.

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We have recently compiled a list of dog shelters and dog pounds in and around Budapest, where you are able to rescue a canine friend from.
Now, after learning about a wonderful non-profit dog adoption project in the Hungarian capital city called Budadogs, we are more than excited to write about their daily efforts, sacrifice and …

Expat Echo and Move One would like to wish all of you a very happy holiday season and a prosperous New Year.
We look forward to working with you in 2010.
Please take a look at our short video montage of holiday moments from Budapest, Hungary.

Christmas thrills all the senses with its edible delicacies, fairy lights, carol singing, cold air and warm fires and last but not least, the scent of mulled wine.

Beigli is yuletide pastry roll filled with either poppy seed or walnut. Its glaze is usually crackled, highlighting the cake’s log-like appearance. Despite being a Hungarian institution, beigli probably originated in Bratislava and many of the older generation still refer to it as ‘Pozsonyi terkecs’ (Bratiszlava roll). Today beigli can be bought at any …

Store opening hours for most supermarkets in Budapest – cannot guarantee for all of them – are according to this schedule:

Champagne / Bordeaux / Bourgogne / Châteauneuf du Pape

Only a few days left to pick the wines you will drink during the festive season.
MonVin Budapest is there to help you, and our opening hours will be:

Winter time means ice skating time. Here are some rinks:

If you are at a lose end these holidays with the kids, you could do worse than an afternoon at the cinema.

It’s anyone’s worst nightmare: you return from a heart-warming trip with your family, only to find that back in Budapest your house has been turned upside down, your most precious belongings – gone. Burglary is an awful crime, not only for what is stolen but because of the frightening sense of invasion it lends.

Where to buy stylish french style christmas logs (3 chocolates, chestnut and pistacchios, berries) and good quality bread?

With American Thanksgiving and Christmas coming up it’s time do discuss those special Turkey meals.  In a country that serves carp for Christmas lunch, getting your bird might be a problem if not ordered well in advance from your local poultry merchant. However, both the Intercontinental and the Marriott Hotels are offering to deliver ready …

Speed cameras on the M1 have proved highly effective. The camera recording the greatest number of offending motorists operates on a shared section of the M1 and M7 highway where the speed limit is 100 km/h. Another busy camera is located close to the western town of Tatabanya.