
What to do in Budapest
Hardly a week goes by without someone asking me for advice on where to eat and what to do in Budapest. Usually it’s friends asking

Hardly a week goes by without someone asking me for advice on where to eat and what to do in Budapest. Usually it’s friends asking

Before we travel, we check weather forecasts. We check places to eat. We check museums, galleries, churches, places of interest. We shop around for places

The Balaton (aka the Hungarian Sea) is a tale of two lakes. The summer version sees the 592 km² body of water full of sailboats and

We dream of islands in the sun. Exotic places where we can get away from it all. We spend hundreds if not thousands of whatevers

Where has the summer gone? Is it my imagination or is time flying by ever so quickly, much quicker than years ago when it seemed

I mentioned before that our new garden is full of surprises. As the trees, plants, and bushes bloom, we’re gradually getting to know what we’re

I’m a great fan of Oscar Wilde and one of my favourite plays is The Importance of Being Earnest. I’ve been known to bet on

While out on Friday night, a Hungarian friend mentioned that the Monk of the Gulag had died earlier this week (January 15th), aged 100. As

For me, wine falls in to the same category as music and art: I know what I like and what I don’t like. I have

Many, many moons ago, in an effort to cure myself of the habit of buying touristy tat when I travelled, I hit on the idea