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  1. Lake Ballaton days at Hullám Hostel in Hungary

    Blog: Heather on her travels - 28 February 2011

    When travelling with our teenagers, we often choose a private room in a stylish and family-friendly hostel over an apartment or hotel, which is how we came to select Hullám Hostel in Révfülöp for our stay in the Lake Balaton area of Hungary.

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  2. The Festetics Palace and the marzipan museum at Keszthely – in Hungary

    Blog: Heather on her travels - 23 December 2010

    During our family holiday at Lake Balaton in Hungary, we took a day trip to Keszthely, an elegant resort on the shores of the Lake Balaton where the main tourist attraction is a pretty 18th century palace. The palace was built by the noble Festetics family and extended over a hundred years from 1745, on [...]

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  3. Thermal springs and rubber rings at Hévíz – in Hungary

    Blog: Heather on her travels - 5 December 2010

    It was a somewhat surreal experience floating around in warm water of the the thermal lake at Hévíz in Hungary, among the drifts of water lillies with a sulphurous waft of rotten eggs in the air. We spent the morning wandering the gardens of the palace at the palace at Keszthely, looking just like an [...]

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  4. Hungary: Bulls Blood, Goulash, and Why We Say No to Chinese Food

    Blog: The Amazing Dawdle - 3 August 2010

    Zalakaros, Hungary

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  5. Hungary 1: Balaton Out of Season

    Blog: Aerohaveno: A Travel Blog - 12 May 2010

    There's nothing so fascinating as a holiday town out of season. For one reason or another I usually arrive in Central Europe in May; early enough for the weather to be warm, but way before high season kicks in.

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