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The Basilica of St. Stephen in Budapest Wishes You Were Here
Blog: Suzy Guese - 18 May 2012
A robed man waits for a couple to shell out their “donation”. While every guidebook will tell you entrance into the Basilica of St. Stephen is free, the holy might have a different notion. I pay my forced donation, lending the couple without change a giant sigh of relief. Now the unidentified ticket agent has [...]
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Hungary’s Parliament in Budapest Wishes You Were Here
Blog: Suzy Guese - 11 May 2012
I never knew I was on the Hungarian government’s bad side. “It doesn’t work,” the ticket agent to Hungary’s Parliament building tour says to me almost laughing. She seems to say, “You fool. You don’t even haven enough money on your credit card to tour all of this opulence.” Luckily my friend spots the check [...]
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Daily Wanderlust: Budapest’s House of Parliament
Blog: The Adventures of D - 5 May 2012
Daily Wanderlust: Budapest’s House of ParliamentA majestic city split into two by the Danube River, Budapest’s House of Parliament is one of the most breathtaking sites in the city. The neo-Gothic structure with Byzantine features [...]d travels 'round
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Journey into Vampire Fiction: Eger, Hungary
Blog: Aerohaveno: A Travel Blog - 19 April 2012
This week's guest blogger is fantasy novelist Narrelle M Harris, author of the acclaimed vampire novel The Opposite of Life and the Melbourne Literary app for the iPhone and iPad.For a lot of people, books lead to travel. But sometimes the reverse is true - travel leads to books.
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budapest: the low-down
Blog: The Road Forks - 13 April 2012
What we did: 7 (far too short) days in Budapest Would we do it the same way? Absolutely not! We would have spent at least two weeks in Budapest because we felt like we only got the barest glimpse of the city and we'd love to explore some of the outlying towns including the Tokaji wine region.
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True Holocaust Story of A Dancer at Risk
Blog: A Traveler's Library - 19 March 2012
Destination:World War II era Hungary and Italy Book: You, Fascinating You by Germaine Shames (NEW March 2012) I cannot review this book. It fits the criteria of A Traveler’s Library by providing background on a place you might want to travel to, with its main setting of Budapest and various places in Italy. I know [...]This content is a post from: A Traveler's Library To comment on this post or search for related information, click on the link to A Traveler's Library.
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This Is What Democracy Looks Like
Blog: Inside the Travel Lab - 13 March 2012
You have to put yourself in my shoes. Boots, really, with thick rubber soles to keep out the cold and to keep a foothold on the ice. Boots that worked hard and worked fast, striding between commuters in a winter-worn Budapest. Five feet, six inches above them, a troubled mind tangled through what it had just seen.
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Budapest At Night Wishes You Were Here
Blog: Suzy Guese - 10 March 2012
I make my way up the street, bumping into what appears to be a costumed man. Complete with top hat and tails, he churns a pile of chestnuts, hoping for a sale. My nose is assaulted with a whiff of Budapest as I continue up the road to cross Margit híd, otherwise known as Margaret [...]
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Travel Inspiration – Being Afraid of People and Couchsurfing Anyway
Blog: Canada's Adventure Couple - 4 February 2012
I am not a people person. As a result, I’ve never considered myself the best candidate for couch surfing. This stems more from the fact that I am painfully shy than it does from my being a mean or Scrooge-like person.
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Szeged, Hungary Wishes You Were Here
Blog: Suzy Guese - 3 February 2012
A distant dyke collapsed and flooded the city of Szeged back on March 12, 1879, a town set up in southeastern Hungary. Ruining much of the city, Szeged received the help of its neighboring European countries to rebuild, redesign and resolve after such devastation. And like Szeged’s great flood, I was forced to resolve to [...]
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The House of Terror in Budapest
Blog: Inside the Travel Lab - 2 February 2012
I stand in the queue, a man turns me back. I stand in another queue. Alone, in silence. Paperwork in one hand, a heap of clothing in the other, limp yet heavy like the body of a sleeping child. It’s cold outside. I wait. I queue. I hand over my camera...The House of Terror in Budapest first appeared on Inside the Travel Lab. Head over there for more juicy fresh travel goodness. Or, you know, something you might like to read...
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Picture Perfect: Pretty Churches in Europe
Blog: The Art of Slow Travel - 1 February 2012
This post is part of a new series entitled ‘Picture Perfect’, published because of my wish to showcase some beautiful travel shots from around the world which didn’t quite make it into regular blog posts or which tell a story on their own and need few words, if any, to describe them. I grew up [...]
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The Weekly Photo: St. Stephen’s Basilica
Blog: Nomadic Matt's Travel Site - 29 January 2012
The inside of St. Stephen’s Basilica in Budapest, Hungary
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The Water of Winter: Baths in Budapest
Blog: Inside the Travel Lab - 27 January 2012
The steam rising out of the drain cover caught my attention first. It was a cold, vengefully cold mid-winter morning in Hungary as I paced along the tarmac, limbs mechanical yet numb, face frozen, eyes rimmed with weather-induced tears. Everyone was...The Water of Winter: Baths in Budapest first appeared on Inside the Travel Lab. Head over there for more juicy fresh travel goodness. Or, you know, something you might like to read...
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Vagabond Hiker Scholar – Francis Tapon
Blog: Vagobond.com - 21 January 2012
If there is a modern day heir to the great traveler/scholar Ibn Batutta - I would say that Francis Tapon is the guy. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more!
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Places to see in 2012 - Extended Edition
Blog: Hello, Pineapple? - 1 January 2012
In the January 2012 issue of Time Out Singapore I shared the best places to visit in 2012: Xinjiezhen, China; Guimarães, Portugal; London, England; Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada and The Mayan Riviera, Belize.
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10 Highlights of Budapest
Blog: 501 Places - 28 December 2011
Budapest has long been an important European capital, sitting as it does pretty much in the centre of the continent and straddling the mighty Danube. A succession of invaders have left their mark on the skyline of Budapest and evidence of 20th century European battles is easy to uncover. Budapest is home to dozens of [...]10 Highlights of Budapest is a post from: 501 Places
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The Best Christmas Markets in the World*
Blog: Inside the Travel Lab - 23 December 2011
So, to celebrate gingerbread, gluhwein and twinkling bright lights, I bring you this post: the Best Christmas Markets in the World. (Only, it's not really the whole world. Just the countries between Turkey and Germany. But let's face it, that wouldn't make such a good title...
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Cheapskate Chronicles: Free Walking Tours in Europe
Blog: Travel Adventures of Newman - 9 November 2011
Imagine arriving at the latest European city on your itinerary, checking into your hotel or hostel, and feeling somewhat disoriented by your new surroundings. How then to regain your bearings?
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Budapest, Vienna and Bratislava: cruising along the Danube
Blog: The Art of Slow Travel - 15 September 2011
I find it more than a little funny that now that I’m leaving Europe I should be filled with an almost uncontrollable desire to explore it further, a feeling which verges on regretting not having seen (though admittedly I couldn’t help it) more of this rich and diverse continent. There are some places I didn’t [...]
