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   RE: Ukraine (Kiev or Lviv) to Serbia (Belgrade)

   by battybilly 14 October 2011

   Wizz doesn't fly to L'vov. It will have to be Kiev. From There, the train journey is long, but very pleasant. The only direct trian depart…

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   RE: On foot through Hungary

   by etcap 27 July 2011

   It's a great endeavour, but I can't help wondering if you really have to walk it in the middle of winter and on this very route? Apart…

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   On foot through Hungary

   by nickscrutiny 27 July 2011

   This December I'm setting out to walk across Europe -- from Holland through Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and…

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   RE: Nyíregyháza, Debrecen, Hajdúszoboszló, Püspökladány, Szolnok or Cegléd?

   by etcap 04 March 2011

   Thanks for the report, Andrew. Glad you had a good time.

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   RE: Nyíregyháza, Debrecen, Hajdúszoboszló, Püspökladány, Szolnok or Cegléd?

   by AndrewSmith 03 March 2011

   I followed #1's advice and went for Hajdúszoboszló. Stayed at www.matyashotel.hu. There's a cranky review on tripadvisor from a Spaniard…

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   Re: Nyíregyháza, Debrecen, Hajdúszoboszló, Püspökladány, Szolnok or Cegléd?

   by wsaint 23 November 2010

   I like Nyíregyháza - charming, but not to small - to be honest, Debrecen is too city like for me (and I live in NYC!), and I am not familiar…

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   RE: Nyíregyháza, Debrecen, Hajdúszoboszló, Püspökladány, Szolnok or Cegléd?

   by etcap 14 November 2010

   >Only challenge now is to work out how to say "Hajdúszoboszló" so we get the right train tickets! Hehe. I think you are familiar with…

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   RE: Nyíregyháza, Debrecen, Hajdúszoboszló, Püspökladány, Szolnok or Cegléd?

   by AndrewSmith 14 November 2010

   Many thanks, etcap. This looks perfect. We've had a few more join our party now - family friends where mum was a bit worried about Ukrain…

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   RE: Nyíregyháza, Debrecen, Hajdúszoboszló, Püspökladány, Szolnok or Cegléd?

   by etcap 13 November 2010

   >Ideal would be some sort of spa place Then you might want to investigate Hajdúszoboszló. That's the one place on your list famous for…

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    Nyíregyháza, Debrecen, Hajdúszoboszló, Püspökladány, Szolnok or Cegléd?

    by AndrewSmith 13 November 2010

    Which would you choose out of Nyíregyháza, Debrecen, Hajdúszoboszló, Püspökladány, Szolnok or Cegléd for 4 hours on a Sunday in February?…

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    Re: From Csop to Budapest

    by uulu10 09 August 2010

    Hm, what a pity. Maybe this is only an instinct but I think that the ability of border-crossing by train to ucraine is worsening. Often…

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    Re: Travelling Budapest - Cluj Napoca at night

    by AndrewSmith 06 July 2010

    There's a train at 03:30 from Budapest Nyugati to Szolnok. From there you can get the 05:20 Nyiregyhaza train as far as Püspökladany whence…

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    RE: Debrecen and Hungarian Trains

    by etcap 29 January 2010

    Hi Andrew It's a good question, I don't know if I would risk it. Maybe one of the Hungarian railway experts on here will know what the…

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    RE: Hungary and Romania trip advice

    by etcap 25 January 2010

    No easy way to go from Brasov to Eger by train. You'll probably have to take the overnight train towards Budapest (the late one leaving…

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    RE: Tiszla express, Lviv to Budapest. Price?

    by AndrewSmith 12 November 2009

    Here's a copy/paste from www.bahn.de that's in Roman script: Budapest-Keleti pu Do, 31.12.09 ab 18:43 D 16 Verkehrt als D 16 bis…

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    RE: Romania to Ukraine transport options

    by pszeker 03 January 2009

    Szolnok-Záhony is about 14 EUR Záhony-Chop about 4 EUR(buy Záhony-Uzhgorod ticket it's cheaper than Záhony-Chop) Chop-Lvov about 5 EUR…

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    Romania to Ukraine transport options

    by lhepicjourney 31 December 2008

    I am having a terrible time finding how I am going to get from Brasov in Romania to Lviv in Ukraine. I cannot go via Moldova, as I cannot…

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    Re: What is your opinion about Hungary?

    by bmta 17 October 2008

    Lp is working right fine again they now want me to sign-in for every new response.... and the speed is also down to mms/day. But as you…

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    RE: Where to find shopping deals in Sofia, Bulgaria

    by bmta 26 September 2008

    Ruth is right-these shops-always named 2nd hand or so-are now VERY rife anywhere in the poorer parts of east-Europe-even some in Hungary.…

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    RE: Sleep in Hungary June 2008

    by etcap 03 June 2008

    Man, crossing the Alföld on foot, in summer.. I hope you don't mind the heat! I agree with #2's general words about accommodation. You'll…

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    Re: RE: Szeged vs. Szolnok for a 3 month sabbatical

    by geoguy 11 March 2008

    Thanks for the info everyone. Etcap, I'll definitely keep that in mind for the weekend trips. Thanks!

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    RE: Szeged vs. Szolnok for a 3 month sabbatical

    by etcap 07 March 2008

    Public transport is good and quite cheap everywhere in Hungary. In Szeged it's tramway and bus, in Budapest tramway, bus and underground…

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    RE: Szeged vs. Szolnok for a 3 month sabbatical

    by Dzsossz 07 March 2008

    Szeged by a mile for all of the reasons above. It's such a nice town, I would happily live there if there were hills nearby. The train…

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    Re: Szeged vs. Szolnok for a 3 month sabbatical

    by geoguy 07 March 2008

    Thanks for the info. I agree that mostly I'll be in Szeged during the week, although I envision myself getting out quite a bit on the…

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    RE: Szeged vs. Szolnok for a 3 month sabbatical

    by szender 07 March 2008

    szeged