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Lentil Stew from Bulgaria 2008-10-13 16:12:56 We decided to do our part to avoid economy crisis or at least to minimize on your household.
We collected few very good, tasty , easy to cook at home recepies from central and eastern europe, which ones you can try at your home and save lots of cash (remember cash is king), and you’re gonna [...] Read more:Bulgaria
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Train crash in Hungary 2008-10-06 15:36:36 Two train collided today in the morning near Budapest.
An Intercity train from Debrecen to Budapest was stopped at the signal (which was wrong) and a slow train simply crash
into the last carriage of the Intercity.
4 people died , 2 on the scene, 2 in hospital and more than 30 wounded.
The traffic was halted, and [...] Read more:Hungary
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Railjet premium rail service 2008-10-02 22:52:12 OBB, the austrian state train transport co., is going to introduce new premium service during 2008/09.
Railjet, that’s how it’s gonna called, links Munich and Budapest via Vienna. Later on Vienna to Zurich.
The new train , designed and manufactured by Siemens, speeds up to 230km/h offers comfortable journey through Austria, Hungary and Germany.
There will be three [...]
Transylvania trail 2008-09-25 23:02:54 Have you ever been in Transylvania? or heard only the Dracula castle?
Now we are about to give you more. Much more… Transylvania is actually the eastern part of the Carphatian mountains, that means many high hills, deep valleys, forests, bears and wolfs.
And there are many hidden small villages, little charming towns and great spa baths.
We [...]
Have a break 2008-09-19 16:46:50 Some background info for our wellness shortbreak to Hungary…
Miskolctapolca, where we take you, is about 180kms from Budapest in Northern Hungary.
Actually it is part of Miskolc, the 3rd largest city in the country, which means nearly 200.000 residents.
Miskolctapolca is famous for its cave thermal bath, yes it is a cave bath. Open every day of [...]
Things to do, see in Hungary during autumn 2008-08-25 03:27:33 Summer is gone by now, so the busy autumn season coming. Since the best time for a citybreak is usually september-october in Hungary
. The weather is still fine, but not hot and there are only a few rainy days. Most of the summer tourists are long gone but the city is still buzzing.
What to do [...]
first post 2008-07-18 19:25:32 So we are starting now!
In this blog you will see news, events in central and eastern europe, as well as our travel tips from countries like the baltic states, poland, hungary, czech republic, romania, slovakia, albania,crotia,bulgaria.
We try to cover all infos you need, so we will post our personal impact on sights, places, hotels as [...] Read more:first post
Santa’s riding on train and a new program for 2009 2008-11-04 04:35:06 Two good short news, from Northern Hungary.
Good because all new tourist attraction is good for the region.
Santa
’s train
Actually it is not that new, it will be the 6th event during the winter. There is a narrow gauge forest train from Miskolc to Lillafured. The train ride takes only 40mins, through the forest of Bukk. during [...]
Day in Kosice, slovakia 2008-10-26 19:26:13 The train was quite empty as it arrived to kosice station in the morning. The train fare is quite cheap, and it was an EC (eurocity) train from Budapest through Kosice to Warsaw,poland.
The weather was fine, although kosice is a bit northern located than hungary, but the downtown worth a trip.
Not long time ago (in [...]
1956 October revolution in Hungary 2008-10-23 02:31:26 Hungary celebrates the 52th anniversary of the 1956’s revolution
against the communist regime on 23rd October
.
It is still a bit close in history, so many arguments about it in hungary.
After the 2nd World War, the country was in ruins, and the communists party took the lead on the elections. Hungary was going to transferred into [...] Read more:Hungary
Balaton airport is going to close till March 2008-10-21 20:48:42 Balaton airport
of Hungary in Sarmellek will going to suspend its passenger operation as Ryanair took off balaton airport from its winter timetable.
After a decision at Ryanair, to cut almost 100 flights throughout europe due to high fuel prices, Balaton Airport came to a hard decision since Ryanair was the major client of the local [...] Read more:March
Bojnice wondercastle in slovakia 2008-10-19 16:23:22 Very popular with local tourists, but yet to make it onto the wider tourist radar, Bojnice Castle in western Slovakia is the kind of place where you just have to take dozens of photographs.
Bojnice castle has a fascinating history, starting out as a Bendectine monastery in the 12th century, and then belonging to the Palffy [...]
Concerts 2008-11-24 04:17:29 Do you like to go to concerts? Are you a fan of Jean Michel Jarre or the Depeche Mode? Or a breathtaking celtics dance?
We collected some of the concerts in slovakia end of 2008 and early 2009.
Let’s start with the french superstar Jean Michel Jarre,
he is on tour, 28th Nov will be on in Bratislava [...]
New train service between Brasov and Budapest 2008-11-19 16:01:57 There was train service between the two cities in the past, but it was discountinued till now.
The new rail link called Hargita, will leave Brasov at 3 in the morning, and will go through major cities of transylvania, like Cluj and Oradea, to arrive to Budapest
around 4 pm, the same day.
The trains will be [...]
SOS, MALEV is going down 2008-11-18 03:00:41 Malev, the hungarian national carrier, is running out of cash.
According to sources, the airline told its pilots to do refueling on airports abroad, since the fuel co in hungarian airport of Ferihegy is refused to do it due to its large debt.
Another sign is that Malev has suspended its pilot layoff, since there are huge [...]
Kraków second most interesting city of 2008, reports British daily 2008-11-18 02:41:06 Seventeen thousand readers of the “Guardian” chose the southern Polish city of Krakow as the second most interesting
world city in 2008 - reports the local edition of “Gazeta Wyborcza” daily.
In a special questionnaire, the British
daily asked its readers to pick the most interesting places, the best hotels and the most interesting world tourist [...]
Strike at Air France 2008-11-14 23:18:52 National strike at Air France
will cut about 65-70% of the flights from 14-17th Nov.
French airline pilots´ unions have unanimously called a four-day strike from Friday 14 November at one minute past midnight to Monday 17 November at midnight, to protest against changes to the retirement age currently under discussion in the French Parliament (changing [...]
Drunken bears in Slovakia 2008-11-10 21:42:05 Attention, travellers to Slovakia: beware of drunken bears.
Bears will eat fruit that has fallen to the ground and fermented, and while the fruit’s alcohol content is low, bears can eat such large amounts that they become tipsy, Slovakian forestry expert Miroslav Saniga said.
Befuddled bears have been known to approach humans, and they will attack if [...]
Skiing in Bansko, Bulgaria 2008-11-10 21:10:57 Bansko is located in Bulgaria
, only a short trip from the capital Sofia. Surrounded by the Pirin, Rila and Rhodopi mountains, Bansko is a climatic mountain resort and the town is listed as one of UNESCO’s World Heritage sites. Over 500,000 guests visited Bansko during the 2006-2007 ski season and over 200,000 enjoyed the summer [...] Read more:Skiing
Polish news 2008-12-19 09:13:34 Poland is attractive
Poland is very attractive for tourists because of prices and costs that they must incur in our country. Polish
tourist offer is not so expensive so many foreign tourists decide to visit our beautiful country.
Poland can earn even 5.9 billion dollars thanks to tourism this year. Moreover our country went up by many [...]
Railjet video 2008-12-18 01:13:19 Short Video about the new Railjet train between Munich-Vienna-Budapest.
That is the test run in Hungary, so the video
is in hungarian (sorry).
The Railjet will be operated by OBB (the austrian rail co.) from next year, offering a fast travel between the three cities in quite luxury
Another news : The Budapest Transit Authority said , there [...]
Strikes in Hungary 2008-12-16 06:30:11 December is the month of strikes in Hungary
.
The state owned railways (MAV) is on strike now for more than 3days, some of the trains are going, some aren’t, and there are really noone who can tell the actual timetable.
So, try to avoid trains in these days, catch a bus instead, at Nepliget or Stadionok station. [...] Read more:Strikes
5days in Transylvania 2008-12-09 15:34:37 5days/4nights in transylvania only 360GBP per person
Price includes : flight ticket (Uk - Cluj), transfer (by airconditioned tourbus), travel guide, accommodation with breakfast.
Tour itinerary :
From Cluj to Korond a small village famous for its pottery, than to the Tusnad to have a bath in the hot spa. Killing lake and hills hiking in the Carphatians, [...]
Strike on Ferihegy Airport 2008-12-06 09:13:38 There will be strike on Ferihegy airport budapest from wednesday.
Still not known how many employee will take part, but some delays even cancellations may occur.
You have to look at the airport website for latest infos.
New theme park in Budapest 2008-12-06 06:13:01 Ramada Aquaworld
has been opened on 5th Dec in Budapest
.
The newest attraction of Budapest is now open. The Ramada Aquaworld is an indoor theme park, the main building is 5 storey high and the diameter is 72meters. The theme is old Angkor, so you can climb on the Angkor Wat temple, which is surrounded by [...]
Christmas markets 2008-11-30 16:17:13 Poland - krakow
There’s plenty of inspiration for Christmas
gifts in this Polish gem of a city. Stunning architecture dates back to the city’s golden age in the 15th and 16th centuries when it was the country’s capital.
We have great offers, if you wish to come…contact us for prices and hotels
Hungary - budapest
Placed [...]
New golf courses in Bulgaria 2008-11-27 23:39:23 Three golf courses and an airport will be constructed near Sozopol Beach Resort in Bulgaria
. This is foreseen by the new structure plan of the town.
The terrains for the golf courses will be located between the villages of Ravna Gora and Izvor. Each golf course will be constructed on a plot of approximately 1000 decares. [...]
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