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Transylvania Dreamin
In this archival episode of Budacast... For many Hungarians born in Hungary visiting Transylvania is a pilgrimage of sorts, a place where they can meet their ethnic Hungarian cousins and get in touch with the pristine landscape. While not a Hungarian, Drew Leifheit is a regular visitor to an ethnic Hungarian village in Transylvania called Torocko. Check out the audio postcard he produced over 10 years ago on one of his visits there. Also, hear about Hungary's wonderful modern arts complex, t...

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[ Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:00:41 -0500 ]


Spectacular Slovenia
In this episode of Budacast, join us for a trip to Hungary's spectacular neighbor, Slovenia. We talk about rafting and canyoning on the Soca river, climbing Triglav, the country's highest peak, and chilling out at lovely Lake Bled....

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[ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:10:30 -0500 ]


Sziget Shuteye
It's a meditation on trying to catch 40 or so winks at Budapest's biggest outdoor cultural festival. In this episode of Budacast, Agnes Emri talks to Sziget residents about the prospects of getting some "shuteye" at the festival. Sleep, who needs sleep?...

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[ Sat, 16 Aug 2008 10:37:03 -0500 ]


Sziget Scents
The scents of a gargantuan music and cultural festival can be pretty rank. But Budacast wants to give you a whiff of the good stuff at this year's Sziget Festival. So we've collected the best of the comments submitted by participants in our Sziget Six contest AND we've got an almost live report, directly from the Festival, from our intrepid reporter Agnes Emri....

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[ Fri, 15 Aug 2008 03:47:11 -0500 ]


Historical and Hip
Budapest's history runs deep, especially in the historic castle district on the Buda side of the Danube. Many of the structures in the "Var" as it's known in Hungarian go back a few centuries, and it's a joy to stroll past them down the district's quiet cobblestone streets. How does a few nights in this historic and serene atmosphere sound to you? Well, starting this August feel like royalty in a soon to be opened fashion hotel up in Budapest's Castle District. In this episode of Budacast, dir...

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[ Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:42:34 -0500 ]


Way Down South (Szeged)
For towns on Hungary's great plain Szeged is their big city, a friendly university town that invites you to gaze at its gorgeous secessionist architecture. Spanning the Tisza river, it's the scene of numerous cultural festivals. So climb on board with us in this episode of Budacast for the two and a half hour journey to way down south. But don't be late for the train!...

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[ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:33:33 -0500 ]


Sziget 6 Episode 6
NEW ENTRY DEADLINE: 4 August - Listen to all 6 Sziget Six episodes of Budacast, answer our trivia questions and send them into us by 4 August. In terms of how much money you need for the Sziget Festival, Mark says you should have around 20-25,000 forints (about 100 euro) in your pocket to make it through a day on the Sziget. A beer, for example, costs 4-500 forints....

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[ Mon, 21 Jul 2008 08:38:50 -0500 ]


Sziget 6 Episode 5
Your chance to WIN is less than a week away...Budacast's Sziget Six contest is giving away 10 day passes to Budapest's Sziget Festival, the biggest event of the summer in Hungary. The trick is you need to listen to all 6 Sziget Six episodes of Budacast, answer our trivia questions and send them into us before 4 August. Episode #5 is now available, and you can get a summary of our other Sziget Six chats in the 'All about Budapest' section....

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[ Thu, 17 Jul 2008 05:59:35 -0500 ]


Lovely Location
In this episode of Budacast: While the Hungarian capital continues to expand its offering of places to stay for those visiting Budapest, some guests want to walk right out the door of their hotel and be in the thick of things, to stroll along the Danube or peruse the goods at Budapest’s Grand Market Hall. Well, if that sounds enticing, the Promenade Hotel could be the place to put up your feet in Budapest. Later this summer you can book a nice room in the promenade right on Vaci utca, Bu...

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[ Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:15:42 -0500 ]


Blast from the Past
In this archival edition of Budacast, Drew Leifheit discovered that communism was alive and well on a guided tour which attempts to give visitors a feel for what it may have been like living in Hungary during the communist regime. Sometimes the tour even dredges up painful memories for some....

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[ Sat, 12 Jul 2008 06:38:41 -0500 ]


Gozsdu Gabbing (Bull Session 5)
In this episode of the Budacast Bull Session Bianca and I check out the bland renovation of Budapest's Gozsdu Courtyard, talk about the Balaton Sound Festival, compliment the bureaucracy and recount the story of how the thirst for a really strong coffee, coupled with a really strong Hungarian accent, doesn't get you too far at Starbucks....

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[ Sat, 12 Jul 2008 06:19:30 -0500 ]


Sziget Six Episode 4
On Budacast's Sziget Six Episode #4 we talk about what it takes to build an entire city for Sziget visitors, where you should and should not take a pee, and about all the great METAL bands (dude). Budacast's Sziget Six contest is giving away 10 day passes to Budapest's Sziget Festival, the biggest event of the summer in Hungary. The trick is you need to listen to all 6 Sziget Six episodes of Budacast, answer our trivia questions and send them into us by 22 July....

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[ Fri, 11 Jul 2008 06:29:46 -0500 ]


Budacast on the BBC
In this episode of Budacast hear yours truly on the other side of the microphone, held by Chris Vallance, reporter for the BBC show 'Pods and Blogs'. Hear us enjoy one thousand forint cups of presszo kave at Budapest's New York Cafe. Thanks to Chris for picking up the tab!...

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[ Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:09:02 -0500 ]


Sziget Six Episode 3
In this episode of Budacast, Hungary's online radio show (and podcast)... You really can win, really! This is our third episode of Sziget Six which gets you closer to winning a free pass for a full day of music and mayhem at Budapest's biggest, best and brashest music festival of the summer, the Sziget. Answer all six trivia questions and send them in by 23 July....

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[ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:58:35 -0500 ]


Eating at the Etkezde
In this episode of Budacast we introduce you to the 'etkezde', a modest and inexpensive type of Hungarian restaurant where you can order from the daily bill of fare and eat something real and local for a nice price. Hear a recording made in 1993 of my visit to the Bakats Etkezde, where I was a regular diner for a couple of years. As I hear Lajos bacsi calling out the orders I can almost see the wooden paneling and the checkered table clothes... Jo etvagyat!...

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[ Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:59:17 -0500 ]


Sziget Six Episode 2
It's the second question in Budacast's Sziget Six Trivia Contest. Win a FREE pass to Hungary's biggest outdoor music festival by answering all six of our trivia questions. E-mail your answers to: drew AT budacast.hu and don't forget to let us know about the text or audio comment that you left for Budacast. We want to hear about your Sziget memories or what you'd like to do this year at the Festival. Stay tuned!...

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[ Wed, 25 Jun 2008 08:59:32 -0500 ]


Sziget Six Episode 1
The first episode of 'Sziget Six' - Win entry to the Sziget Festival! Budacast is giving away 10 day passes to the Sziget Festival, Budapest’s biggest outdoor music and cultural event. To win a free day pass to the Sziget here’s what you need to do: 1. Listen to the latest episodes of Budacast and answer our 6 trivia questions over the next 6 weeks. 2. Send us an audio or text comment (on the site) with your name, where you’re from and a good memory from the Sziget Festival...

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[ Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:37:39 -0500 ]


Beat the Heat (in Budapest)
In this episode of Budacast our expert Aron Mozes from Mellow Mood hotels and hostels gives us the scoop on how Hungarians beat the heat during the summer. Aron describes 'strand' culture - the Hungarian beach - as well as Budapest's hot nightlife....

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[ Sat, 14 Jun 2008 11:15:55 -0500 ]


Candid Camera
What listeners are saying about Budacast, Hungary's podcast... "Awesome! I lived in budapest from 93-95...miss it so much i might be going back soon!" In this episode of Budacast, Budapest-based photographer Andreea Anca Strauss who says her love affair with photography started in 1996 when she took her first photographs in Bosnia, where she was surrounded by great photographers and journalists....

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[ Thu, 12 Jun 2008 05:33:11 -0500 ]


Budacast Best Guest 1 (Star Hotel)
In the first of our series called 'Best Guest' we talk to visitors about what they're enjoying in Budapest and where they stayed. This month's episode took place at Budapest's Star Hotel. "It's new and it feels fresh," according to Swedish guests who stayed at the Star. Budacast's Best Guest is sponsored by Mellow Mood hotels and hostels, offering great places to stay in the Hungarian capital. To find a Mellow Mood hotel or hostel that will suit your budget, go to the lower left hand side of th...

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[ Tue, 10 Jun 2008 09:12:18 -0500 ]


Crazy from the Heat (Summer in Budapest)
This episode of Budacast features AN UPDATE, ANNOUNCEMENTS, LINKS, AND A LITTLE ABOUT YOU BUDACASTERS WHO ARE STAYING TUNED… FIRST UP, HAVE YOU BEEN TO ONE OF BUDAPEST’S OPEN AIR VEGETABLE MARKETS LATELY? WELL, THE STRAWBERRIES ARE SUCCULENT AND THE CHERRIES ARE POPPING… WITH FLAVOR. INDEED, THESE ARE THE SALAD DAYS WHEN OUR FRUIT BASKETS FLOWETH OVER WITH FRUIT THAT IS DELICIOUS AND THAT ROTS. GET IT WHILE IT’S HOT....

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[ Tue, 10 Jun 2008 08:58:49 -0500 ]


Fab Rehab (Vam Design Center)
What listeners are saying about Budacast, Hungary's podcast: "Taking the chance to thank you for your great podcasts. I'm not new to Budapest but sill enjoy your stories a lot." In this episode of Budacast, the Budacast Bull Session crew saunter into Budapest's VAM Design Center to check out their facility's "fab rehab". Our Hungarian word of the day is "meleg" and the crazy Hungarian story is about the beer that almost got spilled in Cafe Csiga....

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[ Fri, 30 May 2008 08:18:10 -0500 ]


Breakfast of Champions
Hear what listeners are saying about Hungary's podcast: "Just to say I've been listening to your show for a while now and really love it!! The Paris courtyard was a place I've totally overlooked too. It is great to get the low-down on the topical stuff going on in Bp and elsewhere, esp. when I really don't have much command of the language yet (I'm an Irish student studying here)!" In this archival episode of Budacast, Mark Griffith and I hit Budapest's famous Nagyvasarcsarnok, the 'Grand Market...

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[ Thu, 22 May 2008 08:37:29 -0500 ]


Peaking into Paris (courtyard)
Places to go in Budapest. In the first of a series Budacast introduces you to art historian, tour guide and antiquities consultant Jeff Taylor. Jeff takes us to Budapests 'Parisian Courtyard', a stunning landmark in Budapest that's in need of a little tender loving care....

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[ Sat, 17 May 2008 08:12:57 -0500 ]


Cafe Culture and the Countryside
Hear what listener are saying about Budacast: "Great podcast. Your shows are always well done and interesting. Hope to visit Budapest sometime soon." In the 3rd episode of our interview series with the author of the Bradt Travel Guides to Budapest and to Hungary, Adrian Phillips tells us about Budapest's cafe culture and its renaissance and paints a portrait of the Hungarian countryside, including the wonderful university town, Szeged....

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[ Sat, 17 May 2008 06:40:18 -0500 ]


Spring Spirits (Bull Session 4)
In this episode of Budacast, Bianca and I catch up, have a glass of skin, and talk about Hungary's cure-all for everything that ails you. And we give you tips for great stuff to do in Budapest in the month of May (2008). Find links to the the Budapest Palinka Festival and the Museum of Fine Arts in the "Around the Web" Section of Budacast!...

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[ Thu, 08 May 2008 09:31:25 -0500 ]


Poking Around the Piac (Ecseri)
What one listener says about Budacast, Hungary's podcast: "Nice work on the podcast. I downloaded all of them and listened to them on a recent 4500 mile ocean voyage from California to Florida and enjoyed them a great deal." In this episode of Budacast Izabella and I 'poke around the piac' - we take you to Budapest's Ecseri flea market and find food, fun and a flycatcher....

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[ Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:26:04 -0500 ]


All Bets Off (Arena Plaza)
Here in Hungary, one of the most attractive things in Budapest is that it still has a thriving city center, where people live, shop and socialize. But anyone who's walked around Budapest lately has probably noticed a lot of empty storefronts. It makes me wonder if the proliferation of shopping malls here will lead to the same blight suffered by my hometown back in the US. Keeping all that in mind, the other weekend Izabella and I went shopping at the new mall, the Arena Plaza, which was built...

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[ Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:50:29 -0500 ]


Two Wheels Good
"If you're planning a trip to Budapest or other parts of Hungary or just have an interest in Hungarian culture, I highly recommend tuning in to Budacast.hu." - Amanda Kendle, Suite101.com In this episode of Budacast we talk to massive media star Attila Till about riding his bike around Budapest and about an upcoming 'all bikes, no cars' event called Critical Mass, happening 20 April in the Hungarian capital. Till is the host of Hungarian TV shows like Big Brother and Megasztar....

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[ Tue, 15 Apr 2008 08:42:16 -0500 ]


Awful Offal
"Budacast is not a visitor's all-inclusive programme guide to Budapest. But it has never pretended to be. It is a user- (and visitor-) friendly podcast and site that will provide the listener with a uniquely characteristic taste of the Hungarian capital. A taste that isn't likely to be found in tourist guides..." This episode of Budacast let's you enjoy the sights, sounds and smells of the Hungarian countryside, starring a magyar Porky Pig. Stay tuned!...

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[ Thu, 10 Apr 2008 07:46:10 -0500 ]

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