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Jun 30th, 2009 at 10:30AM: Intrepid Travel puts together some amazing trips, and today's deal will make them even more accessible than usual. For the next nine hours, trips will be discounted deeply ... all Intrepid trips ... more than 400 of them. Price cuts range from 15 percent to 60 percent in this rare opportunity.
Trips departing soonest, of course, come with the greatest price breaks. Book an excursion that leaves ...Hungarian airline stunt too successful
Jun 25th, 2009 at 8:00AM: A crowd pissed all over Wizz Air's attempt to release 1,000 balloons into the sky. The low-cost airline had hoped to celebrate its fifth anniversary, but the Hungarian crowd was drawn to the event by the rumor of freebies hooked to the balloons – coupons worth $49.95 – ultimately ruining it for everybody.
The balloons were held in a net in Budapest. Attendees started to pop balloons ...Stumble down to Budapest's underground labyrinth
Mar 10th, 2009 at 1:00PM: Hungary's capital city, Budapest, has always had a "split history." Everything from the town's name (which is actually a combination of two distinct cities along the Danube, Buda and Pest) to its incredibly diverse architectural styles, to a range of ruling powers from the Ottoman Turks to the Soviet Union after World War II speak to Budapest's unique dichotomy of influences and history. ...From the New Europe: Mr Gay Europe final returns to Hungary
Apr 15th, 2008 at 6:30PM: Before the fall of communism, back 19 years ago (jeez, has it really been that long?) there were no gay people in Eastern Europe. No really. None. At least according to the Soviet propaganda.
Look at good old Eastern Europe now. Prague is the new capital of gay pornography and Budapest proudly announces that Mr Gay Hungary competition has has joined forces with Budapest Pride to organize the ...From the New Europe: Transylvania art in the streets of Budapest
Mar 28th, 2008 at 11:00AM: If Hungary is on your travel list this spring, make sure to check out the open air art exhibit in the streets of Budapest.
According to the Budapest Sun Online, sculptures, paintings and photographs by Hungarian contemporary artists have broken out of galleries to enjoy the spring scenery.
Szabadság tér, the green area in front of the television building in Budapest, brings ...Are you smarter than a 5th grader or Kellie Pickler?
Feb 17th, 2008 at 11:00AM: First of all, I really do like Kellie Pickler. She seems like a lovely person and kind. She certainly sings much better than I do and has made more money than I have--way more. I hate feeling mean, (kind of), but she was mentioned in a recent New York Times article as an example of American fondness for being dumb. Dumb might be too harsh. How about ill-informed? Not intellectual?
On the show ...Hungarian wine on my mind
Dec 2nd, 2007 at 6:00PM: A few weeks ago I enjoyed sampling some Hungarian wines at a New York reception hosted by Perceptive Travel magazine. The folks at Monarchia Winery and Hungarian Tourism were kind enough to provide a collection of regional wines for tasting. I particularly enjoyed sampling two Tokaj varieties. Traditionally known for its sweet dessert wines, the two I tasted were drier, and quite nice. (You want ...Top 10 Hostels Around the World
Sep 11th, 2007 at 2:55PM: Our friend Benji over at the Guardian has compiled a list of the top 10 hostels around the world. "When I say I'm staying in a hostel instead of a hotel, they think I'm subtlety telling them I have a drug problem," he writes. "But things have changed, people. Not all hostels are grubby dives run by people called Starchild." It's true; some of the cheapest and most unique places to rest your weary ...Central Europe in Trouble?
Sep 24th, 2006 at 2:22PM: If you missed 1989, now is a good opportunity to sample the "revolutionary, yet peaceful" spirit of Central Europe once again. Head over to Budapest.
Hungarian students have been protesting the new socialist government of the Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány for a week now. Last weekend, he admitted to the nation, that his party lied about the real state of the Hungarian economy in order to ...Hungarian Zoo Apes Love Their Red Wine
May 23rd, 2006 at 4:01PM: From Yahoo!News: Monkeys and other zoo apes at the Budapest zoo have a thing for the grape -- turns out, they drink their way through 55 litres of red wine each year, according to a statement released by the zoo on Monday. The reason? It helps boost their red blood cells. "Obviously, they do not have it all at once and get drunk, but they get it in small amounts mixed in their ...Bullish on Budapest
Mar 5th, 2006 at 9:16PM: My first solo trip outside the United States (and not
including various trips to Mexico...that is, a jaunt here or there to Tijuana) was a trip to Europe after college. To
be honest, I'd pretty much advocate sending your kids abroad by themselves as an integral part of their upbringing. And
you know what? I'd send them to Europe or Asia or South America BEFORE college. But all that is beside the ...
