Water levels remain high across the majority of Hungary’s rivers owing to snow and rain. I’m ok, but each morning starts with reading the water levels around the country. Flooding is expected to raise from this week as temperatures warm and snow melts, the National Water Authority has warned. In parts of the country the Government has stated third level emergency preparedness (the highest). Up around the smaller rivers in the west and the north-east of the country people are […] Continue reading →
Yesterday Google announced that they had updated their maps for 10 countries and regions in Europe: Andorra, Bulgaria, Estonia, Gibraltar, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain. I had a quick look at “my area” of Hungary, and indeed the maps had improved a lot! Of course, updates are not without problems. So it didn’t take long before I noticed the first error and used the “Report a problem” tool in the lower right corner of the map. […] Continue reading →
Preparations I have been a long time follower of Sakertour, both on Facebook and their blog. And when I saw a possibilities of visiting their hides, I made contact with János Oláh. He was of great help, and together we went through traveling route and booked a bed & breakfast for two nights. There is also an hotel in the area, if you prefer that over B&B. Most Scandinavians would probably hired a photography hide at Hornborgasjön (Lake Hornborga) in southern Sweden. Interested […] Continue reading →
I’m a frequent reader of “The Good Life” blog The Hungarian Girl. New Year’s Eve is just a few days away and as we all know it’s the night that sparkling wine takes center stage. Although, sparkling wine from the Champagne region of France are most renowned, great sparklers can also be found and enjoyed throughout Central and Eastern Europe. I’m not the greatest fan of sparkling wine (as some already know). Törley is Hungary’s leading sparkling wine […] Continue reading →
Funny how the media in Norway again fails to report on the flood along Donabe in Austria and Hungary. Newspapers only manage focus on one topic at the time, and the last week have been about Michael Jackson (only). I have just watched the TV news from MTV (Magyar TV) and googled for some pictures. Soldiers and volunteers are doing walls of sand bags on some parts of the river to protect buildings and roads. As so many times social media these days are a better place to search for […] Continue reading →
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