Everything’s an acronym if you’re brave enough, but some acronyms are better than others. This was the outline along which my thoughts were twirling when, earlier this autumn, I became aware of the existence of the Budapest Showcase Hub, BUSH for short. The idea itself is rather welcome: a conference centered on the promotion of…
Tricky presents Skilled Mechanics @ A38
I’ve always had a penchant for eavesdropping and got to feel better about it reading that many novelists do too- the similarities between me and them pretty much end here. But the truth is, listening in to a story that’s undisturbed by your own intervention is a perfect way to learn, about the people who…
Budapest 143
I’ve always been pretty good at remembering birthdays, though sometimes they would be totally random, the birthday of an elementary school friend whom I did not meet ever since, that of a random footballer who played for a team I support for half a season or that historical figure whose birthday was never relevant at…
Barlove: London Coffee Society
I must confess to being immune to most modern diet fads- and am proud of it too. Just the other day, when a creative cook sneaked super healthy broccoli onto my otherwise excellent ravioli I felt as happy as a T-Rex ogling the horizon to discover a giant ball of hell’s fire headed straight for…
Supermoon over Budapest
When the headlines are filled with the unmentionable US president elect, the New Zealand earthquake and Brexit, it’s quite refreshing to see something less doom-related make it to the front pages- though, come to think of it, a super moon might possibly trigger a zombie or werewolf apocalypse by the way things are going these…
Bat for Lashes @ Electronic Beats Budapest
Since I’ve finally vanquished my innate laziness and switched our blog to a shiny new platform (one of those things I’ve meant to do for ages and can’t believe I’ve actually made it) I had to run through our old posts and came to the rather saddening conclusion that this autumn’s concert offering is a…
67% of Budapest’s Islands
Lately I’ve been assaulting Google with those kind of dumb questions which then cause major merriment when the auto fill helps out your queries. The first one, namely the identity of Guus Hiddink’s wife (don’t ask why, though it almost made sense at that time, no, really, it did.) was already helped by the auto fill-…
Autumn above the City: Normafa
There’s a certain pattern to autumning in Budapest if you’re into catching the best lights and colours as they spread slowly over the city. Phase one, occurring as September turns into October is mostly a lull, when nothing seems to be happening, the temperature decreases but the trees seem adamant to keep their zesty summer…
The Land of Caves and Dragons- Postojna and Ljubljana
Since I’ve been blessed with the dubious gift of easily memorizing random and often useless data, I never had any trouble ingratiating myself with my geography teachers, who would let out the occasional satisfied sigh as I soldiered through the copper mines of central Romania, the capitals of lesser known states of Oceania or the…
The Meaning of Everywhere: Trieste
Jan Morris’s book about Trieste is entitled the Meaning of Nowhere, and since I am yet to read it, I cannot necessarily elaborate on why, nor can I disagree with anything therein contained. The only thing I can say for sure is that upon arrival in Trieste I felt something which is either the complete…
Pocket Diary Budapest 