If you eat 3 meals a day, that means you ate 1098 meals in 2012. How many of those meals were memorable? Certainly not 1098, how about 500? 100? Could you name a dozen? Looking through photos helped us remember some of our most memorable meals (and snacks) of 2012. You won’t find anything resembling […]
Wine Tasting on the Danube – POGÁCSA
A one hour cruise with Taste Hungary It was another beautiful and hot afternoon as we waited for our boat to arrive just below the Chain Bridge on the Pest side of the Danube. Gábor and Carolyn Bánfalvi had kindly invited us along on another of Taste Hungary’s tours. This time we took a quick […]
European Markets Part Two – OLIVE OIL HONEY BREAD
As you can see in this and our previous European Markets post, the variety of products that can be found at markets is limitless. Whether you’re looking for pickles, honey, ferrets, second-hand clothing, olive oil or durian, there’s a market somewhere ready to cater to your needs. When in a new city, town or village […]
HUNGARIAN STUFFED PEPPERS (or are they Turkish?)
We didn’t do much research into Budapest before arriving other than finding a place to stay. But once there we were schooled in its rich history, its amazing culture and its cuisine. Foods like goulash soup, the huge variety of cakes and pastries and the stuffed peppers are comforting and delicious. Peppers so flavourful they […]
Bathing Suits Are Mandatory
When you go to Budapest the question is not whether or not to go to the baths. The question is which baths and when. We were staying near Castle Hill and decided to go to Gellert Baths even though we read reviews saying it was crowded and touristy, the staff was all cranky and your […]
Budapest Through The Lens – GOULASH SOUP
Hungary’s capital city, once two cities, Buda and Pest, unified in November 1873. Budapest is rich in culture and history and it is so pretty, it’s no wonder it made Forbes Europe’s Most Idyllic Places To Live list in 2008. We quickly fell in love with its wonderful architecture, its cafes and the kindness of strangers. We […]
Lifeventure Dakar 25 Review
This is a review of the Lifeventure Dakar 25 Daysack. I’d like to preface this review with a bit of disclosure. We used the bag the way people normally use things, which means not always following the recommended directions. On the Chain Bridge in Budapest Technical Info and Highlights: 3 yr warranty (original purchaser) dimension: […]
Devouring Budapest
It was 9 am when we arrived at the Great Market Hall to rendezvous with our tour guide Virág along with two other travellers with whom we would share the tour. Budapest’s covered markets were created in 1896 to remove vending from the streets and Danube. Having the markets in an enclosed area was cleaner […]