#DoYouIndie Home Town Travel

I am , again, participating in the Indie Challenge hosted by Bootsnall. Just like last year, I’d be posting an article a day, based on the question / challenge of that day. >>you can join the challenge by clicking here Nov 4 HomeTown Travel Everyone can do this. QUESTION: Is there an awesome coffee shop,…

#DoYouIndie – Why I travel

It’s that time of the year when Bootsnall has decided to challenge us again. This year I am proud to answer the questions again on my personal blog but I will also answer questions on the company’s blog (something I have done some years ago as well). Just like last year, I’d be posting an…

Sziget 2015, Budapest, Day 0 (Aug 11) – Our Experience

Sziget Festival is held in Budapest, Hungary, each August. For 23 years , during a week in August, the island becomes an oasis for the young ( & old) who love music. And freedom. Powered by Telekom and Master Card (the two major sponsors), the festival attracted thousands of people again, this year. And among…

Tips & Tricks: Train Travel in Hungary

So far we haven’t ventured to book train tickets from anywhere than our train agency in the city (CFR Arad). I knew I was paying a small premium (about 1.2 euros per ticket for internal fares) and that connecting international tickets always cost more but we liked the security of booking through an agent (being…

Review: La Casa Panzio (Guesthouse), Eger, Hungary

Address:Cecey u. 32., Eger, Hungary, 3300 Telephone: +36 (36) 413-573 Email: lacasa@t-online.hu How to get to If you arrive by train or bus, the owner will offer to pick you up for free. It’s useless to argue that you want to walk there…it won’t work. I was glad to be offered this service though –…

Eger, Hungary: 2 Days Itinerary

Eger is a small town (and yes, I mean small : 57 000 inhabitants in 2011) in Northern Hungary, very well known for two things: it was the last castle to fall to the Turks and home to the northernmost Turkish minaret it is the main wine region in Hungary (the red wine is particularly…

Places we have visited in 2014

Another year over, a new just began… So let’s take a look at where we’ve been in 2014. Ceala Forest, Arad, March 1 Radna, Lipova, Paulis, Arad County, March 15 >>Road trip: Radna – Lipova – Paulis Conop-Nadas, Arad County, May 10 (Arad Rally 2014) >>Arad Rally 2014 Budapest, Hungary & Bratislava (including Devin), Slovakia,…

Review: Gourmand Cafe, Budapest, Hungary [now closed]

Address: Semmelweis u. 2., 1052, Budapest, Hungary Find them on Foursquare here. We first stumbled unto Gourmand Cafe back in 2011. It was then called Cairo Cafe. And we loved it because it had free wi-fi which worked, good coffee, decent prices and it was warm inside. Since we discovered this place, we’ve came back…

Review: Animation City Hostel, Budapest, Hungary

Website (not their): http://animationcityhostel.gportal.hu/ Address: 2. Haris koz, Budapest, 1052-HUN Telephone: 00 36 20 329 7007 E-mail: animation.city.hostel@gmail.com How to get to The closest Metro station is Ferenciek Tere on M3 (blue). If you come from the airport, this is where you should get off. Take the Kossuth Lajos u exit and make a right…

Visiting Herculaneum (Ercolano) , Italy – Tips & Tricks

Herculaneum (Italian: Ercolano) is a small town close to Naples, easily reachable via Circumvesuviana (Ercolano Scavi stop for the historical site).

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