Any Excuse to Travel

Stories from travels in

August 2009

Hungarian road trip (4): Hajdúszoboszló to Budapest

Although I’d said before going to bed that wild horses wouldn’t drag me out of it in the morning, my neighbours had other ideas. So

Hungarian road trip (3): Nyíregyháza to Hajdúszoboszló

Up at the crack of dawn, we joined the procession of cars wending their way towards the flea market. According to the guide book (?) we

Hungarian road trip (2): Parádsasvár to Nyíregyháza

For once in my hotel life, I was ready for breakfast before it was ready for me. Parádsasvár goes to bed early and wakes up late!

Hungarian road trip (1): Budapest to Parádsasvár

I love to drive. When I lived in Valdez, Alaska, I would drive 306 miles to play two rounds of golf and then drive home

Music by the river in Budapest

An invitation any night of the week is likely to land me anywhere! Sometimes I’ll have been there before, like the great Gypsy Jazz night