Adrienn Sain
Hungarians in Vietnam – VIDEO
It is common knowledge that no matter where you go you will always find Hungarians in each and every country of the world. But only a few people know that there’s a little Hungarian community living in Vietnam. Although it’s…
Hungary might become popular again among Russian tourists
According to Magyar Idők, the Russian interest for Hungarian touristic events has grown significantly in the past few weeks, reports vg.hu. The newspaper cites different hotels as sources, and states that Russian tourists have been avoiding Egypt and Turkey for…
Astronauts on the International Space Station are protected by Hungarian equipment
The Hungarian made detectors, which will measure the radiation astronauts are exposed to, arrived to the ISS on Tuesday, hvg.hu reported. On 15 December the Soyuz TMA-19M spacecraft was successfully launched from Baikonur, Kazakhstan, and reached the International Space Station…
Incredible music videos from Hungary
Many people are unaware of the fact that several incredible music videos were shot in Hungary, for foreign and Hungarian bands alike. Szeretlekmagyarorszag.hu collected five of these to show some less known locations in Hungary. Belau ft. Hegyi Dóri: Island…
Hungary and Romania are fighting for the Szekler chimney cake
Hungary is going to submit an application to the European Union in order to pronounce the chimney cake (in Hungarian: kürtöskalács) a “traditional specialities guaranteed” product, specifically, a Székely-Hungarian one. Meanwhile, the Romanians would also like the chimney cake to…
Ferraris are made in Pécs
The first Formula 1 car that was made in Pécs is finally finished: it’s a fire red Ferrari, as Dunántúli Napló was informed. Although it does not have an engine, and it’s only a 1:8 scale model, every little detail…
The “dog whisperer” is coming to Budapest
Cesar Millan, who’s been studying dogs’ behaviour for 25 years now, will visit Budapest during his world tour. The expert will have a live show in László Papp Budapest Sports Arena on 19 December 2015, writes hvg.hu. The animal trainer…
New bank note is introduced on 14 December
The Hungarian National Bank’s (MNB) new 20.000 Ft note is released on 14 December. Several changes were made, such as the colour of the note, but it also contains an UV motif, special fibers, and safety threads, writes turizmusonline.hu. There’s…
New buildings to shape Budapest in the future
The real estate crisis is almost over, and developers finally took action, so more and more new buildings will be built/renovated in Budapest. Some of them will be completely new, while others will get properly renovated. Portfolio.hu collected a couple…
Cave apartmens in Sirok
Visitors can sleep in 300 year old caves now because the Sirocave Barlang Apartmanok (Sirocave Cave Apartments) project is finally finished, reports turizmus.com. The Sirocave Ltd.’s management had been preparing for the project since 2009. First, the company leaders visited…