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A wink from Lord Darsy

No matter where in the world you go racing, you’ll always see style. Derby day in Budapest was certainly no different. What was missing was

At the Hungarian seaside

Well, I finally made it to the Hungarian Sea. To Balaton (or to ‘the Balaton’) as is said here. The typical Friday afternoon crawl of cars heading down to to

Hungarian cops stop for jaywalkers

I am sooooooooooooooooooooo mad. You can’t hear this, but I’m pounding the keyboard out of pure, unadulterated anger. I am sick, sick, sick at what

Eating out with architects

Every Wednesday morning for the last eight weeks or so, I have been wandering through the 8th district, at the Kálvin tér end… on Múzeum

Guest room: And room for a guest or two…

I didn’t sleep very well last night. I’d read a beach book in one sitting and bawled through it… you know, the usual story: wife

You might as well live

Once upon a time, the world was bright and new, and Dorothy Parker was one of the brightest and newest people in it. She was an elfin

…and room for a guest or two

I didn’t sleep very well last night. I’d read a beach book in one sitting and bawled through it… you know, the usual story: wife

The trees on Üllői út

More than a year ago, on April 15, I signed the papers for my flat in Budapest. It marked the beginning of what I saw

Bedroom: If it were a shoe…

If it were a shoe, it’d be a Manolo Blahnik. But it’s not. It’s a writing desk that is doing a wonderful job as a

If it were a shoe…