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  1. hunventure avatar

    Re: eger wine festival in august?

    by hunventure 24 May 2012

    If you ask me the best wine festivals are at the Balaton Lake in the summertime. Balatonfüred, Balatonalmádi and Badacsony has various…

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    Re: Budapest to Lake Balaton

    by hunventure 13 May 2012

    I day is not enough to the lake. There are magnificent places to visit, like the Tihany Peninsula. Beuatiful landscape, tzraditional…

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    Re: beautiful place in Hungary except for Budapest

    by hunventure 01 May 2012

    One week is quite a short time in Hungary. I would recommend Balaton as well and if you are interested in culture and historical bulidings,…

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    RE: Budapest during Easter

    by csabafabian 09 April 2012

    Billy said well, it's worth visiting the Balaton. I prefer the northern side and i suggest everybody visiting that area and not only for…

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    RE: Natural places around Balaton area, Hungary

    by budapesting 06 March 2012

    The area around Lake Balaton is full of nice places with great Nature. I would suggest the northern coast of the lake. The area called…

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    RE: European 'hidden gems'

    by etcap 08 November 2011

    From your duplicate thread on the WE branch: >So would love some sugestions of if the likes of Slovakia, Romania, Bulgaria are worth…

  7. szittyakutya avatar

    RE: BACK ROADS TO BUDAPEST?

    by szittyakutya 14 October 2011

    Pécs is a good choice, very nice town, it s well worthy to spend at least two days in the area Villany near Pecs has really good vines…

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    Re: Budapest.

    by hunventure 26 July 2011

    Balaton is a marvelous lake. As a traveller the northern coast is more interesting. Visit Tihany Peninsula, it has a nice view and a traditi…

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    Re: West Hungary: The places to be

    by hunventure 04 July 2011

    If you need an itineary, start in Győr and head for Sopron, maybe Kőszeg. From there Őrség and Keszthely (Festetics Castle) are not that…

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    Re: Is this a Feasible itinerary -- or too much driving?

    by hunventure 23 May 2011

    I recommend more Balaton Lake than Eger. There are some great vineyards not only in Badacsony but in the Káli Basin, too. And in the summert…

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    RE: Is this a Feasible itinerary -- or too much driving?

    by etcap 22 May 2011

    I don't think that's too much driving - but of course you know of the zero tolerance for alcohol when driving in Hungary. I guess you…

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    Hungary's seven natural wonders

    by pantanifan 14 February 2011

    Thought this story might be interesting here, taken from local English-language site caboodle.hu, which got the story from the Hungarian-lan…

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    RE: side trip from Budapest

    by annmak 01 June 2010

    Many thanks. I find it very difficult to get reasonably priced accommodation in Balatonfured. Instead, it is easier to do so at Siofok…

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    RE: side trip from Budapest

    by annmak 01 June 2010

    'Of course, if you didn't like the look of Badacsony on the way past, you could always decide to spend the afternoon in Hévíz.' I saw…

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    RE: side trip from Budapest

    by etcap 31 May 2010

    >Can I do it all 3 days and 2 nights? Yes, at a steady pace and without rushing, but I would suggest spending the second night in Keszthe…

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    RE: side trip from Budapest

    by annmak 31 May 2010

    Can I do it all 3 days and 2 nights? I'll have to depart from Budapest on D1 and return for the night train to Krakow on D3. I want…

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    RE: side trip from Budapest

    by budapesting 31 May 2010

    You can also do the "Budapest -> Balatonfüred -> Tihany -> Badacsony -> Hévíz -> Keszthely route", it makes more sense.

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    RE: Road Trip - Slovenia, Hungary, Slovakia and Czech Republic

    by budapesting 31 May 2010

    I will comment on your Hungarian itinerary: Sopron - and on the way to Budapest visiting Gyor and Pannonhalma is a great idea However…

  19. etcap avatar

    RE: side trip from Budapest

    by etcap 29 May 2010

    Are you trying to find a timetable for buses between Keszthely and Hévíz? In that case, don't bother, as #1 said they are very close to…

  20. annmak avatar

    side trip from Budapest

    by annmak 28 May 2010

    Is the following plan feasible? Day 1 from Budapest to Keszthely, check in hotel at around 2 pm, then go to Heviz (by bus?), back to…

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    Re: Balaton with children in early July - which town?

    by annamari 29 March 2010

    As a general rule, the southern shore of the Balaton is shallower and the water deepens very slowly. The northern shore on the other hand…

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    RE: Suggestions needed for road trip itinerary

    by etcap 07 July 2009

    As #1 says, the second half of October isn't the best season to travel. But to be completely fair, I take a week off at the end of October…

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    Re: Lake Balaton accomodations

    by magyar_musician 24 June 2009

    Useful information in post 1. I might also add- [Heviz|http://www.heviz.hu/index.php?lang=en] is *definitely* worth a visit, especially…

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    RE: Lake Balaton accomodations

    by hanna499 24 June 2009

    We rented [this family house|http://www.budapesting.com/-_house_for_rent] in the last 3 years 2 times, each time for about a week. There's…

  25. HUNSzeker avatar

    RE: 10 day Itinerary suggestion for Hungary

    by HUNSzeker 04 May 2009

    +good food and cafes which is something that Hungary seems to offer in abundance+ I'm afraid you'd better lower your expectations when…

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