A new take on traditional
Life in the ‘hood is certainly taking a turn for the better. Despite repeated warnings by all and sundry when I first moved to Budapest,
Life in the ‘hood is certainly taking a turn for the better. Despite repeated warnings by all and sundry when I first moved to Budapest,
I’m quite partial to a good market. The more flea-ridden the better. I’ve travelled in search of some, sought out others, and just happened across
Back in 2002, I was in Carlow in the Dinn Rí nightclub. This fellah with a very fla’ (read: flat!) midlands accent asked me out
I first heard of Tapolca when I worked on Marton Laszló’s autobiography shortly after I first came to Hungary. It’s the town where he was
‘Do you mind me asking how old you are? he said. ‘How old do you think?’ I replied. ‘I can’t see how you could be
The sculptor produces the beautiful statue by chipping away such parts of the marble block as are not needed – it is a process of
Tell me that it’s not a place for tourists and I’ll move it to the top of my list. Tell me it might be dangerous,
Me: Why is there a cat on everything? Random local: I don’t know. Me: Why is the cat the symbol of Riga? Tourist Information Office
A good friend of mine once told me that he envied me my faith. Another, a confirmed ‘dirt man’, thought that it must make life
Notable by its presence I was in Riga, Latvia, last week and it was quite the experience. I know now a lot more about the