@PDIinHungary
English expat in Hungary
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Lives in Eger/Sirok
Registration: 24 February 2009
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Digi TV by angol
I've just moved rented flat after my first year in BP. Gone a little more down-market and there's no TV set. I've signed up with UPC (in own name) for internet plus TV package. Only got two English cable channels at my last place so have signed up ...
Teszvesz.hu and vatera.hu are the online places to look for 2nd hand anything Read More
Need a bike for the month of June in Budapest by Malipeach
Any ideas of how to acquire a bike to get around the city for a month? Does anyone have one to sell or borrow? I am staying for a month, taking a course at CEO. Thanks! Molly
teszvesz.hu or vatera.hu or the noticeboards of local shops and supermarkets. But the 1st 2 websites are a sure bet. I've just bought one and found 2nd hand bikes to be more expensive here than in the UK. The cheapest I could find with suspension ... Read More
Car rental from Budapest by Stephanie99
Does anyone have any recommendations for car rental here? We want to drive to see family out of Budapest. We are obviously looking for cheap, but decent service, in case anything goes wrong! Thanks in advance :)
Fox autorent is reliable Read More
winter tires second hand in Budapest by i have a question
Hi!! I need to buy a winter tires for my car, and i think second hand is a good idea, but i spent one week search about it and i didn't have greats results...anybody can help me??
Teszvesz.hu or vatera.hu has loads. You can choose to buy tyres, rims or tyres and rims. You won't have a problem buying in Budapest. When I compared used prices against new I found it much better value to buy new if I wanted a decent amount of ... Read More
Hungary Pictures by fidobsa
I was just looking at the Hungary pictures section of this site but could not work out how to access the pictures. There is a map with a number of camera symbols and if you click on one it gives a description of a picture but how do you then get to ...
I guess the best way would be to copy to your computer and zoom in from there. I tried right clicking the selecting "view" but that only gives me a small image. I also noticed one of my photographs on the 1st page of the Hungary photos that's ... Read More
Anyone having a car in Budapest? by louise61
Hello everybody! I am about to bring my car from France to Budapest, and I would need some advice/tips about : - car insurance : any tips about where to go, what to look for? - parking areas : I'm living in the city center, and I would like to ...
A few years ago, before we moved out here I had a Vauxhall Cavalier 1.8. It was worth about £300 in England but was a good, solid, reliable car. I was going to bring it to Hungary and use it here until I checked out the re-registration costs...over ... Read More
Do you have a tent? Feel like hiking around the hungarian countryside? by golyo27
Hi everyone, I'm a 35yr old female from Sydney. I was born in Budapest but moved to Australia in 1988 with my parents. I'm here in Budapest until end of Spetember. I am wondering if anyone has a tent they would like to lend me for a few ...
If you don't get an offer of the loan of a tent they're cheap enough in Tesco. A few of my friends have recently bought some of varying sizes and quality. Read More
Need a job in Hungary by Neodolinda
Hy all! I really need your help .. My boyfriend went back to India, because his visa got over. He was here in Hungary, with me for 3 months. He was looking for jobs madly. He has a very high education, but from everywhere just refusing came back ...
Can you kindly post in English in this Anglophone forum so that other members can understand and eventually participate. Read More
Wildlife Conservation in Hungary? by petewsh61
I am looking for persons interested in wildlife conservation in Hungary. I am looking for expats and Hungarians who know something about Hungarian biodiversity, the administration of Hungarian natural areas, and the types of challenges Hungarian ...
I've got a friend near Eger who worked for the UK Police for almost 32 years, mainly in animal protection and has lived here for several years. He's a bird expert and runs bird watching tours around the Bukk and Hortobagy and is out in the forests ... Read More
Personal Introduction - Questions. Shall Weeeeeeeee ? by Rohin
Hello there i am living Jászberény. Presently not working so thought to spend time around .. and thinking to know more about ppl here and to learn what i can find . i like reading, writing, art and animation . does like to talk often lol damn it ...
I look in here on a regular basis. I'm just not a serial poster :D We're not a million miles from you either, here in Eger/Sirok. Read More
Personal Introduction - Questions. Shall Weeeeeeeee ? by Rohin
Hello there i am living Jászberény. Presently not working so thought to spend time around .. and thinking to know more about ppl here and to learn what i can find . i like reading, writing, art and animation . does like to talk often lol damn it ...
Someone has waaaaay too much time :o) Read More
Barking dogs by markru
Hi Can you stop dogs barking in Hungary. If a dog barks constantly in the UK, you can have it stopped by your local council as it is classed as a nuisance. The owner has to stop it barking or they face a fine, Does this apply in Hungary, as the ...
More of a problem than noisy dogs here in Sirok are the church bells at 5am! They ring at an increased volume over 200 times and I live directly acroos from the church. We spoke to the priest and he fobbed us off with "tradition". That I can repsect ... Read More
Expat Pet Club Budapest by Agnes Toth
I am looking into starting a club for all of you who own dogs or other animals, living in Budapest or in the area. I am also looking into starting off an ExpatDogWalkingDay project here in the city, so I await all who would like to meet new ...
Shame you're all so far away. We just took in a 10 month old dog that had been dumped and roaming the streets for 2 weeks. We enjoy walking. Read More
Long weekend by Kriz82
Hi there, the long weekend is approaching in Hungary this weekend - ending on Tuesday eve, for those who work or study according to Hungarian holidays. anybody has any exciting plans, ideas how to spend it ? unfortunately i work according to other ...
Working Monday for us...but hey, we need the money :) Tuesday will be spent working on our house ready for tourist season.....and maybe a couple of hours in the local kocsma later on Read More
choosing an avatar - photo or cartoon by logger
thirst, for those of you unfamiliar with the term, an avatar is that image at top left of this post. its your chance to project yourself visually on this forum. the rest is all words, you know what they say about a picture, so this is ...
That's better logger, much less Texas chainsaw massacre, now more oops, I've got no fingers :) ps, somehow my avatar's managed to change itself...taken NYE 2010/11 after much alcohol :) Read More