Stories from travels in

Hungary

Black and white - a lone, leafless tree in the centre with a fence running across it

Kéktúra: Vállus to Tapolca

The lovely IM of Wandergirls fame was visiting this past weekend. I suggested going for a walk in the hills, the second half of the

Old wooden building with a mossgreen roof

Kéktúra: Piliscsaba to Dorog

Having fully recovered from my first foray into the hills, I was keen to keep the momentum going and complete another stage of the Kéktúra.

Kéktúra: Vállus to Keszthely

I was never a great one for walking for the sake of walking. I’d happily walk to a pub or a shop or a church

Sümeg, Hungary

Driving into the town of Sümeg never fails to evoke an audible wow. The thirteenth-century castle perched on the hill is quite spectacular. It has

Zalakaros, Hungary

Not far from us is one of the most visited towns in Hungary – Zalakaros. With its 9 hotels, it has more than 1000 hotel

Sheets of broken ice hug brown-hued rocks along the edge of a greeny-water lake with a silhouette of black leafless trees on the horizon

Balatongyörök, Hungary

I’m a huge fan of the Balaton. In winter. Not in summer. I thoroughly dislike it in summer. But in winter it’s magical. There’s a

Rönök, Hungary: The iron curtain

I’m easily distracted. Especially if I don’t have a deadline. Driving to Graz, Austria, we watched the slow metamorphosis of the villages as we moved

in the foreground, a wooden sign on a post in white paint reads REMETE - hungarian for HERMITGAE. It sits in a field with a forest to the right and blue sky in the background

Nagykapornak, Hungary

Ah, the number of times we’ve driven through Nagykapornak on our way to and from the county seat of Zalaegerszeg. We’d spot the twin domes

Zalamerenye, Zala, Hungary

I love a good road trip. I like the freedom to be able to stop whenever and wherever takes my fancy. I’m fascinated by the

Azáleás-völgy, Zalaegerszeg, Hungary

Something magical happens in May in western Hungary. The azalea bushes start to flower. And in western Hungary, near Zalaegerszeg, the county seat of Zala