My Best 10 Travels in 2012

When it is year end, with my friends we look back in the year behind us. Our mouths fall and we shout with a surprised face: "Oh My Gosh, so many things happened to us! What a year!" It is amazing while we are walking on the imaginary string of the year from the start to the end, and how we shout out one by one the stories. "And do you remember when we did this?", "Yeah, it was loads of fun! And when we went there?" And we can keep telling out the anecdotes for long minutes, jumping between the months and seasons, being in a nostalgic mood. Just like now I am. So let me jump through 2012 and show you my most memorable travels in 2012!

Big Christmas Culinary World Tour

We long for it. We wait for it. We talk about it. Then we feel guilty when we enjoy it. This is the Christmas food, a special and delicious food which millions of people enjoy on a special day. Forget about counting the kilos, and let your senses enjoy this Christmas culinary world tour prepared for your taste, hosted by my friends from all over the world. Enjoy! :)

Beauty and the Beach - my holiday look

After the 'Capture the Colour' photo contest, here is a new one. The 'Beauty and the Beach' challenges bloggers to publish a blog post with photos capturing their best ever holiday hair, nails and make-up. When I first read the call I thought that I would barely have pictures about any of them. Come on, if I go to the beach or climb a mountain, the last thing I care about is whether my nail polish is neat, or if I should put eye lash or not. Surprisingly, I found pictures with which I am confident to take the challenge. Thanks to this contest I realized that I do care about hair, nails and make-up... sometimes :)

Budapest differently - 5 alternative tours around the city

When we travel we always start with the tourist attractions. I have collected the Top 10 Budapest attractions which contain the 10 must-see sites of the city. However, if you would like to get to know a different face of Budapest, if you would like to walk off the beaten track, to see things not mentioned in the guide books, violá! here is a list of alternative tours, which surely will be a great and an extraordinary experience for you. If you are adventurous enough, choose one of them and tell me your opinion after the tour!

New place in town: ’Egykettő’ Wine Bar

Something I like in Budapest, which we agreed in with my friends, is that there are new places opening every week. There is always an excuse to go out for a drink or to party, if it serves a good case: to try these pubs, bars and clubs out, and pass first-hand info about the new place. We are spoiled in Budapest because we have nothing else to do just enjoy these new bars, which are competing for us, the audience.

Big ’Fröccs’-dictionary: A new alcohol-language

I am not a big drinker, but when we are sitting outside during the hot summer nights and already sweating when not even moving, then it is time for ’fröccs’.

Soon starts the Sziget Festival, winner of the "Best European Major Festival", so it is time to learn the fröccs-language and start practicing it.

10 reasons to visit Hungary

In South-Hungary

I am pretty sure that you have heard about Hungary. You might also be able to locate it on a map. But did you know that the Hungarian statehood is 1,000 years old? That there is a close link between the old and new, between the past and the present-day in this country? That you use Hungarian words every day? I have already written about the Top 10 Budapest attractions for first-time visitors, however Hungary offers much more than that. Here are the 10 reasons why to visit my country.

Where to be in July? Europe's largest electronic music festival

I do not say that it is a must. But if you like electronic music, if you wanna cool down from the summer heat in the biggest lake of Hungary, chill out in the tents looking at the view of the mountains in the horizon, jump for the first concerts in the sunset, and party for a great range of music with people from all around the world, then Balaton Sound is the place for you to be.

6 English words with Hungarian origin which you use every day

When traveling I love to entertain my company with interesting facts about Hungary. It's because people, unless addicted to Hungary, do not know much about this tiny country. And its nice to surprise them or make them freak out. So I collected 6 commonly used English words that, according to the legend, has Hungarian origin. Which is the most surprising for you?

My Top 10 Budapest Attractions

Big Avenue

I think that every place has its must-see attractions. When friends are coming to Budapest, usually we take them to the same places in the first round. I can never get bored of being a tourist in my city, it always gives something new to me. In this article I would like to collect the places, which in my opinion you should not miss in Budapest. 

Dedicated to Andrew and all of my good friends who are visiting Budapest.