Category: Hungary
Visiting Budapest in 2025 vs. 2014
The last time I was in Budapest, I was in my late 20s, ready to take on the world. I thought Budapest was incredibly charming, albeit rough around the edges. I was wholly impressed by its wonderful world of ruin bars and thermal baths. Eleven years on, Budapest felt a whole lot different.
Is Budapest Dog-Friendly?
Thinking of visiting Budapest with a dog? Here is what to expect and all the dog-friendly activities Budapest has to offer.
The ruin pubs of Budapest
Budapest is a budget traveler’s dream. The Hungarian capital is equal parts beautiful and run-down, a sign of its rich cultural history and its decades of communist occupation. It’s hard to undo 45 years of conflict and strife so many parts of Budapest are still battered and derelict. Unlike other cities, where this might be…
Best hot baths in cold cities
I first got addicted to enjoying steaming hot baths in the winter on a trip to Iceland. I live in a hot tropical climate so I’m used to only going into warm bodies of water when it’s almost 90 degrees out and I’m sweltering. When I was in Iceland, we took a day tour of Akureyri…
