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Winter Weekend in Budapest: Alone in Great Company

Vivian Norris | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Peter Grundberg, Museum Etterem, Pierrot, Print, Buda, Nanushka, Pest, Cafe Gerbeaud, Budapest, Price Papa, Gellert Bets, Will Clothier, Mono, Danube, Designers, Iguana, Fashion, Hungary, Brody House, Travel News

The snow and the Danube and the golden domes and the hot chocolate...the Gellert Baths, the sour cream pancakes, dumpling soups, peach nectar, river f...

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PHOTOS: 10 Coolest Music Venues Around the World

Off Track Planet | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Sweden, Concerts, Berlin, Sydney, Colorado, Travel, Music, Concert, Otp, Off Track Planet, Frankfurt, London, Live Music Venues, Ireland, Budapest, Mumbai, Amsterdam, Slidewide, Travel News

If you like your tunes live and loud, these spots turn the decibels way up.

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Brad Pitt's Film Cleared Of Weapon Trafficking Charges

Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: World War Z, Brad Pitt, Video, Brad Pitt World War Z, Brad Pitt World War Z Hungary, Budapest, Brad Pitt World War Z Weapons, Hungary, Movies, Entertainment News

Good news: as far as Hungarian officials are concerned, Brad Pitt has no ties to illegal arms traffickers. Back in October, a Hungarian Anti-Terror...

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Why Are Hundreds Protesting Against A New Theater Director?

AP | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Dubbing, Eddie Murphy, Bruce Willis, Budapest-Hungary, Theater, Theater Protest, Budapest, Right Wing, Gyorgy Dorner, Arts News

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Around 300 people gathered outside Budapest's New Theater on Wednesday to protest its new director, an actor with links to f...

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Could the Fate of Europe, Also, Hinge on Budapest?

Bernard-Henri Lévy | Posted 03.12.2012

Read More: Budapest Government, Budapest, Budapest Hungary, Hungary Government, Hungary, World News

Governments, opposition heads, declared or undeclared candidates for this election or that, European leaders on the right as well as the left, what is going on in Budapest concerns them all.

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Notes of an Ex-Pat, Epilogue: The First Year

W. Hunter Roberts | Posted 01.10.2012

Read More: Budapest, Moving, Soul, Occupy Wall Street, Happiness, Taking Risks, Life Changes, Healthy Living Spirit, Renewal, Healthy Living News

It is only now, looking back a year into my new life, that I realize what a crazy thing it was to do, and what a brilliant one. What made me take the leap? I went for a few months, to write and gain some perspective.

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2BIG2FAIL: And Into the Balkans We Go

Grif Peterson | Posted 09.27.2011

Read More: Budapest, Klenova, 2big2fail, Plzen, Czechout, Mongol Rally, Split, Travel News

We made it about 1,000 miles from the UK before our first run in with the authorities.

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Clinton Urges Soliditarity With World Democracies During Europe Visit

AP | BRADLEY KLAPPER | Posted 08.30.2011

Read More: Libya, Hillary Clinton Europe, Clinton Europe Visit, Tunisia, Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt, Obama Administration, Budapest, Hillary Clinton, Belarus, Barack Obama, Hungary, World News

VILNIUS, Lithuania — The United States and fellow democracies on Thursday encouraged newly energized political activism in the Arab world and th...

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PHOTOS: Ronald Reagan Statue To Be Unveiled In Budapest

Posted 08.28.2011

Read More: Ronald Reagan Statue, Viktor Orban, Budapest, Ronald Reagan, Istvan Mate, Ronald Reagan Statue Budapest, Hungary, World News

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Ronald Reagan never visited Hungary, but his efforts to end communism endeared him to many Hungarians — and now have earn...

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Notes of an Ex-Pat 4: Jumping Tracks

W. Hunter Roberts | Posted 07.22.2011

Read More: Courage, Expats, Budapest, Living Abroad, Travel, Personal Growth, Travel News

I wanted a place I could afford to live and write, a place with café life and an international community. I figured I needed at least one friend to get started. The friend invited me to Budapest, and I came.

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German Insurance Company's Office Sex Party

BBC | Posted 11.16.2011

Read More: Prostitution, Orgy, Weird Animals, Germany, Munich, Munich Re, Ergo, Budapest, Sex-Orgy, Hungary, Weird News News

Munich Re, one of the biggest insurance companies in the world, held a party for salesmen where they were rewarded with the services of prostitutes. ...

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Elvis To Be Named Honorary Budapest Citizen

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Elvis Presley Honored in Budapest, Hungary, Elvis, Ed Sullivan Show, Elvis Presley Hungary, Budapest, Elvis Presley Landmark, Elvis Presley, World News

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Budapest's mayor says Elvis Presley will be declared a posthumous honorary citizen of Hungary's capital and a city landmark ...

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Notes of an Ex-Pat 3: Are You Lonesome Tonight?

W. Hunter Roberts | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Expats, Hungary, Leonard Cohen, Elvis Presley, Loneliness Travel, Ex-Patriots, Elvis, Budapest, American Ex-Patriots, Travel Loneliness, Travel Alone, Homesickness, Homesick, Healthy Living News

What is home, anyhow? I was lonesome for Europe for 30 years after returning to the States. Finally I am back here. Sometimes it's hard, but sometimes it's glorious. What does it matter when or where we die?

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Planes, Trains, Automobiles and Your Study Abroad Group

College Candy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: College, Study Abroad, Salamanca, Amsterdam, Type a Leader, Self Proclaimed Travel Expert, Budapest, Wifi, Parties, College News

There are certain personality types that can be found in each study abroad group. Here are a few of the types you will most likely have the pleasure (or displeasure) of getting to know.

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Where Have You Been?

Jenny Block | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Paris, Marriott, Hermitage, Amsterdam, Lake Austin Spa Resort, Aruba, St. Kitts, Nudist Resort, Budapest, Hidden Beach, Denmark, Spain, Santa Fe, Abacos, Travel News

Where have I traveled and where have I been in the last five years or so? What I discovered from my list is that the more aware I was forced to be, the more enjoyable the experience.

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Guess Where This Is (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Slidepollajax, Budapest, Budapest Travel, Budapest Hungary, Travel News

Add Budapest to the ever-expanding list of places we're dying to go. The capital city of Hungary sits next to the River Danube, one of the most famo...

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Director Of Mining Company ARRESTED Over Danube Pollution In Hungary

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

One of the things I learned this summer is that if I were to walk across the street and destroy the local Starbucks with sledgehammers and Molotov coc...

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Hungary Toxic Sludge: Cracked Reservoir Wall Will Inevitably Collapse

AP | PABLO GORONDI | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ajkai Timfoldgyar Plant, Aluminum, Aluminum Plant, Budapest, Danube River @Y:World, Ecological Disaster, Hungary, Hungary Flood, Hungary Sludge Flood, Marcal River, Toxic Sludge, Green News, Green News

KOLONTAR, Hungary — The owners of the metals plant whose reservoir burst, flooding several towns in western Hungary with caustic red sludge, exp...

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Toxic Hungary Sludge Could Spill Again, Government Warns

AP | PABLO GORONDI AND BELA SZANDELSZKY | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hungary Flood, Ecological Disaster, Toxic Sludge, Aluminum Plant, Marcal River, Ajkai Timfoldgyar Plant, Hungary Sludge Flood, Budapest, Hungary, Danube River @Y:World, Aluminum, Green News

DEVECSER, Hungary — The cracking wall of an industrial plant reservoir appeared on the verge of collapse late Saturday, and engineers were worki...

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Hungary Flood Of Toxic Sludge An 'Ecological Disaster' (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Toxic Waste, Ecological Disaster, Aluminum Plant, Hungary, Marcal River, Ajkai Timfoldgyar Plant, Toxic Sludge, Hungary Sludge Flood, Budapest, Slidefullscreen, Danube River @Y:World, Aluminum, Slidepollajax, Hungary Flood, World News

DEVECSER, Hungary (AP) - Hungary declared a state of emergency in three counties Tuesday after a flood of toxic red sludge from an alumina plant engul...

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Hungary Factory Reservoir Bursts, Floods Towns With Toxic Waste

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Alumina Plant, Red Sludge, Hungary, Hungary Floods, Hungary Red Sludge Floods, Budapest, Toxic Waste @Y:World, Waste, Ajka, Hungary Sludge, World News

BUDAPEST, Hungary — The reservoir of an alumina plant in western Hungary burst on Monday, flooding several towns with towering waves of red slud...

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Google Convenes in Budapest on Internet Liberty

David Nassar | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Internet Liberty, Internet, Facebook, Internet Freedom, Google, Social Media, Turkey, Organized Religion, Corporations, Mobile, Freedom of Expression, Budapest, Communication, Technology News

I don't think there has been such a transformational change in the way human beings organize our social and political relationships since the development of democracy.

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100 Countries or an S.U.V.?

Chris Guillebeau | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Travel, Non-Conformity, Life Goals, Visa, Suvs, Budget, Currency, Budapest, Prague, Moving, Air Travel, Income, Travel News

After thinking it over, I decided that $32,500 was a small price to pay compared to the experiences I would gain from visiting 100 countries.

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Dalai Lama Is 'Confident' He Will Return To Tibet

Yahoo! News | â€“ | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dalai Lama, Budapest, Hungary, China, Dalai Lama in Hungary, Tibetan Leader, Tibet, World News

BUDAPEST (AFP) -- The Dalai Lama expressed confidence he would one day return to Tibet, and called on China's leaders to liberalise to avoid alienatin...

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Notes of a Temporary Ex-Pat #3

W. Hunter Roberts | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Classical Music, Art, Travel, Hungarian Rhapsody, Ex-Pat, Beauty, Budapest-Hungary, Identity, The Inner Life, Budapest, Hungary, Collapse, Healthy Living News

I came here to find a corner of the world where relationships, ideas, and beauty were more important than winning. I wanted a place where people sat down to dinner, where I could live.

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