Budapest Parliament Built For 1000 Year Anniversary
Every year thousands of kids go on field trips with their elementary school to see the Parliament building in Budapest. The 100-year-old building was built on the Danube River, as a mark of…
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Resolution to Make Mistakes
“I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself, changing your world. You’re doing things you’ve never done before, and more importantly, you’re Doing Something.” ― Neil Gaiman New Year’s Resolutions 2017…
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What has changed since Budapest Hungary joined European Union?
Living in Budapest part time does not give me any credentials on the economy, the politics or anything of that sort. What I have noticed as someone that frequents Budapest since an early age is that since they became a part of the EU, money has been invested, making some noticeable changes. Top Changes #1…
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‘Piac’ The Great Market Hall
Yay, it’s market Day! Each morning we go out and buy our daily fresh foods, but usually we don’t make it as far as the Great Market Hall, with ABC, Tesco Express and Spar markets, all on our city block. On special days, where I might crave a fresh Langos, (fried bread) or…
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House Hunters International, What’s It Like To Film Reality TV?
Our family had a fabulous experience filming a TV show for HGTV! It started with a comment on our family adventure website ‘That’s Hamori’ from Leopard Films, and a producer named Kadijah. She happened across our journal, while searching for people moving to Europe and asked me if I had heard of House Hunters International….
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Ten Steps to your Carry-on Bag
How to Pack Your Carry-On Bag in 10 Easy Steps I travel light. And a carry-on bag is all you really need. #1 Check the weather forecast By planning your trip in advance, you can foresee what you might classify as necessities on your travels, and not over pack items, in the group ‘just in…
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Our Home in Budapest
When we are not living here our apartment rents out. I love the old feel of this home, the high ceilings the low windows. One of my favourite things is to sit in the window sill as I drink a cup of coffee in the mornings. The sounds of the rushing daily life carries to…
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Trash Day Budapest
One man’s trash is another man’s treasure Once a year throughout Hungary, each city, town and village allocate a day for large item garbage pick-up. November 25th was the day we were allowed to place all our junk on the curb. A great way to get rid of old computers, broken furniture, old clothes etc……
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We we raising a generation of Narcissists or is this the new normal?
Nobody can be kinder than a Narcissist while you react to his life in his own terms. Elizabeth Bowen They look at themselves in the mirror, post endless selfies, feel a sense of self-importance yet they haven’t contributed or achieved anything in society yet. These are our teenagers! It is a technological phenomenon how we raise our…
