Wine Tasting

any people has wine tasting experience in hungary? like eger or tokaj?

is that convenient if I go for wine tasting without a car?

and how much money is usually needed for wine tasting in hungary

12 day roundtrip - Where to go? Suggestions are very welcome!

Hello!

We're making a 12 day roundtrip in Hungary on July 29th - August 9th. We've got our flights to and from Budapest, so we need to start and finish there. We want to have a few days for the capital and the rest of the days we'd go aroung with bus and train.

We'd like to see different towns and areas but not spend all of our days on the road. The tricky part is, how to plan the itinerary, considering that we need to start and finish in Budapest...

Any suggestions, which places should we try to include?

Thanks!

- Liiperi

Budapest, Balaton... and where else?

Hi there!

My wife and I are planning a trip to Hungary this summer. We will spend two weeks there. We will visit Budapest first and then we'll go to lake Balaton, We can spend about five more days in the country, but we are not sure about where to go. Any suggestions?

Thank you

change of itinerary after getting Schengen visa

My friend, a Chinese citizen plans to visit me in Budapest soon. She applied for a "tourist category" Schengen visa. The thing is in her visa application she wrote down Hungary as her only destination for 14 days, but in fact she planed to stay in Budapest for only 3 days, after that she is going to other EU countries for the rest of the days.

The visa was issued to her based on her hotel booking in BP for the entire 14 days, but now she wants to cancel that and stay at my place for 3 nights and 2 days when she is in BP. I am Chinese as well, staying here on a resident permit "tartózkodási engedély".

My friend wants me to issue a letter so she can show to the immigration stating that I will provide accommodation to her for the entire 14 days, but I am not sure that won't cause any problem both for her and for my side. Without out my letter and her hotel booking canceled, will ... more »

vaccine clinic in budapest

Looking for a vaccine clinic in Budapest, specifically one that would have the Tickborne Encephalitis vaccine. Thanks for any help you can provide.

Budapest-Prague sleeper train - can you organise a mixed sex sleeper?

Hi all,

We are a group on five 50-somethings - 4 girls and 1 guy - looking to catch the overnight train from Budapest to Prague in June.

The MAV website wants details for male and females... Is it possible to book 1x2 females and 1x3 mixed sex cabins (or vice versa)? And if so, how do you make sure you succeed with this arrangement online? Is going to the station the day before safer? (And would we all have to attend?) To compound the dilemma, 1 male and 1 female already have Eurail passes.

The timetable also mentions a stop at "Pardubice" for 2 hours - are we ousted at 4am or parked snug and warm somewhere, being uncoupled and rehitched?

Can you sense my angst?! Thanks for your help!

Go to the Petofi Csarnok flea market in Budapest---in winter! Any others?

Hi, I've been going to Budapest for years but have never seen the flea market as buzzing as in the middle of winter. Tons of people stand on the frozen ground all morning and some of the afternoon to sell their stuff. I bought a bunch of communist-era IDs and a couple of passports for a few dollars. I think it's a fun place to go. Some people like Ecseri flea market, and I haven't been there in a few years, but I have never found it very interesting. Has anyone else been there? Are there any new flea markets around town?

Some more Budapest stuff if you are interested:
http://thedromomaniac.com/2013/02/05/budapest-flea-market/
Thanks,
-Kent

Train/Bus from Budapest to Prague

Hi!
I will be traveling from Budapest to Prague in late May, 2013, and I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions as to the best way to get from BUD to PRA? I would like to take the train, however the tickets online are very expensive. Would it be better for me to book my ticket once I am in Hungary? Is the train travel along a scenic route? Is the bus a good option? Also I will be traveling in Budapest by myself, so any suggestions on things to see/do as a young 22 year old female would be much appreciated!
Cheers