Hungarian as Science Fiction

The problem with me and languages is, that instead of learning the language, I’m far more interested in stuff like the origins of the words. For example the Hungarian for foot is lábfej, …

Mechanics of the Body

I’ve never been to Thailand though in my head I have. I’ve  certainly eat enough Thai Food, and I do know the bustle of a South-Asian city, and can imagine well-enough sunshine on …

The Lives of Others

One of the things I like about Budapest is how old stuff seems to drift through its narrow corridors in more abundance than other places. And when the Lomtanalitas is town (where people …

Forgotten Pleasures

Its funny the things most of us stop doing as we grow up. Things somehow forever associated with childhood. The instruments we played, the sports we enjoyed, the art we made. These things …

In Search of Ugyessness

There is a great little Hungarian word for which there is no satisfactory equivalent in Engligh. It is ‘Ugyes’ (pronounce that Ooojesh). It is commonly used to tell someone they did something well …

Budapest, Off the Beaten Path

Hello? What is this place? Oh, its my blog. Haven’t been in here for a while. That’s mainly because I’ve unconsciously stopped feeling like so much of an observer and started feeling like …

Those Magyars!

If the Hungarians were united, the richness of their country would enable them to defend it in the face of any enemy. But they are of the worst type in the world, everyone …

Whilst you Wait

My obsession with the Budapest Metro has developed into an obsession with the seats at Budapest Metro stops. So, like some perpetual commuter I travelled the whole of line 3 (which for no …

The sneeze that goes on forever

I think I’ve drunk too much coffee today, for this is my silly train of thought:

I’m looking out of the aeroplane window (again) and rather obviously observe that we’re floating in the …