Destination: Hungary

Gülbaba's tomb

Wed, 27 May 2015 | By cosmopolitana | Views [233] | Scholarship Entry

It was that kind of a morning, when inspiration suddenly hits you, and one clue leads to another. My friend wanted to meet up close to Margit Bridge and while looking for the exact location on the map, some words in Turkish attracted my attention. I immediately ... Read more >

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Láthatatlan Kiállítás

Wed, 27 May 2015 | By davitokun44 | Views [259] | Scholarship Entry

I consider travelling alone one of the best ways to challenge myself- and getting lost to be one of the most fulfilling experiences. There is no better way of getting to know a city than shyly walking across its streets looking for any reference in order ... Read more >

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Finding happiness in Budapest

Wed, 27 May 2015 | By chiaraontheroad | Views [230] | Scholarship Entry

I was quite skeptical about a holiday in Eastern Europe, but then I decided to put aside my prejudices and I chose a country to start from: Hungary. Fortunately, my first impression was wrong: Budapest turned out to be one of my favourite European capitals.... Read more >

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Carpe Noctem: Little Hostel, Big Heart

Tue, 26 May 2015 | By sophiemerrow | Views [227] | Scholarship Entry

This is a story about light and dark. It starts, as all good stories do, with a very poor decision. Namely, to take the cheapest possible transport option: a bus from Krakow to Budapest, in the dead of winter, in the middle of the night. For six hellish ... Read more >

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Striking gold

Tue, 26 May 2015 | By samlouise | Views [1617] | Scholarship Entry

On a street in Budapest’s Castle District, surrounded by quaint architecture and cobblestones, is a statue of a horse with enormous golden testicles. It’s a sight equal parts baffling and beautiful. I’d call it one of Budapest’s hidden gems, but these ... Read more >

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Back door of castle Visegrad

Tue, 26 May 2015 | By cat_zet | Views [187] | Scholarship Entry

A solitary man, roaming through an extinct city can make a plot for the wonderful movie. In real life, however, it's not that fun, especially if you are that lonely traveller and there's nobody to ask. I was wandering in town Visegrad in mid-January ... Read more >

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Money Lost is Wisdom Gained

Tue, 26 May 2015 | By cynthdb | Views [293] | Scholarship Entry

It was a typical overcast day and my mom, my brother, and I decided to go sight seeing in Budapest. We traveled by subway and cable car from my grandmother’s home to the Gellert Hill. As we arrived, the sun decided to peak out behind the overcast clouds.... Read more >

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Szimpla Kert

Mon, 25 May 2015 | By mayenc | Views [191] | Scholarship Entry

I tottered along the cobbled pavements of Budapest, heels already pinching my feet and making them scream. On the quiet street there were no drunken stumbles, no base thumping with the beat of my heart and no queues of people filled with anticipation.... Read more >

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A true adventure under the ground

Fri, 22 May 2015 | By destination | Views [258] | Scholarship Entry

After five days in Budapest, exploring everywhere and thing I could, I was still hungry for a true adventure Budapest could offer so I asked around and was recommended to visit the Budapest cave. Hungry for something out of the ordinary I went for it, ... Read more >

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The landing

Thu, 21 May 2015 | By inesperate | Views [171] | Scholarship Entry

So there I was. In one apartment in the center of Buda. My first thoughts were little strange."We're not supposed to be here." my head said. The thing is that we have to land in Bratislava. Because of the huge snow-storm the plane had been doing circles ... Read more >

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The postcard

Sun, 17 May 2015 | By pendoora | Views [211] | Scholarship Entry

When the postman rang, it had been snowing for hours. Snowflakes fell silently on the courtyard of the classic Budapest downtown building. Some clang to the forged barrier that follows the corridors for a while. Then when it becomes too difficult to keep ... Read more >

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Ruin bar in Budapest

Sat, 16 May 2015 | By meoutthere | Views [271] | Scholarship Entry

I broke my promise. After living in Europe for almost two years, this was the first time that I broke my promise. I promised myself that I would never visit the same city twice. As there is so much to see, why go back to a place you have already seen? ... Read more >

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Hortabagyi National Park and Holloko

Sat, 16 May 2015 | By vagabonds3 | Views [372]

SANDOR HAS THE BIRDS OF HORTABAGYI National Park wired.  More importantly, he has the 4WD Toyota pick-up to squish through the wet fields to where they live.  Hortabagyi sits on the western edge of the “steppe,” the same one that ... Read more >

Two Canadians, Four Germans & A Firetruck

Fri, 15 May 2015 | By screatsmart | Views [201] | Scholarship Entry

Starting point: Vienna, Austria. Destination: Budapest, Hungary. Transportation method: Train...or so we thought. Traveling for two weeks through Eastern Europe, myself and a good university friend were meandering from town to town as cheap and quick ... Read more >

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Budapest

Fri, 8 May 2015 | By copperowl | Views [359]

I last visited Budapest in 2005. That time I was there as a tourist. We went to all the beautiful places - the Parliament, Hero's Square, the Fisherman's Bastion, the Castle, and a memorable night cruise on the Danube as the lights of the city went on.... Read more >