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Urban Lungs, Shared Living Rooms | Attila Glázer’s New Book on Budapest’s Parks

How did the representative promenade turn into a communal living room, and what does the way a city treats its green spaces reveal about it?
More Than Books | Bookstores as New Urban Social Spaces

More Than Books | Bookstores as New Urban Social Spaces

Bookstores are no longer just about selling books — they are transforming into vibrant urban social spaces and cultural hubs at the heart of the city.
Rice, Roots, Rituals | A culinary and cultural journey through Chinese heritage in Budapest

Rice, Roots, Rituals | A culinary and cultural journey through Chinese heritage in Budapest

“There is heaven in food,” goes the Chinese saying. And wherever they live around the world, Chinese communities are steadfast in preserving their culture, culinary heritage and rituals — a living legacy passed down through generations. Here in Budapest, there are hidden pockets where you can, for a day at least,
A Baroque Aria on the Glass of a Photocopier | Ábel Regős’s Boundary-breaking Music Video

A Baroque Aria on the Glass of a Photocopier | Ábel Regős’s Boundary-breaking Music Video

In the video clip created for Che si può fare op. 8 music, the body, and manually distorted imagery merge into a single, continuously evolving visual structure.
Living With the Wind on the Coast of Ulcinj, Montenegro | How Wind Quietly Shaped a New Lifestyle and Tourism Layer

Living With the Wind on the Coast of Ulcinj, Montenegro | How Wind Quietly Shaped a New Lifestyle and Tourism Layer

Long seen as a nuisance rather than an asset, Ulcinj’s wind quietly shaped a summer destination defined by routine seaside tourism—until its overlooked freshness began to hint at a different kind of rhythm.
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TASTE | Szabina Tomán

She says she often gets a strange look when ordering chicken stew in a restaurant. Szabina Tomán is a successful businesswoman, known by many from the business show Cápák között (Among Sharks), and there is a fair number of people who would put her name in gold thanks to the
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Let the journey be part of the rest

Let the journey be part of the rest

These are Europe’s newest overnight sleeper train routes — not just for railway enthusiasts!
"I was the Pope’s gardener" | Interview with Alessandro Reali

"I was the Pope’s gardener" | Interview with Alessandro Reali

How does a young gardener become the head gardener of the Pope’s summer residence — and what is Christmas preparation like behind the scenes at the Vatican? Alessandro Reali spent nearly three decades working in Castel Gandolfo, where his days unfolded between quiet gardens, strict traditions, and the personal world
Summer Preserved for Winter, Reimagined Classics | Pilter Tamás on the Flavors of a Vegan Christmas

Summer Preserved for Winter, Reimagined Classics | Pilter Tamás on the Flavors of a Vegan Christmas

Talking Animals and the Fortune-telling Apple | Peculiar Holiday Traditions in the Region

Talking Animals and the Fortune-telling Apple | Peculiar Holiday Traditions in the Region

TOP5 Christmas Markets from Gdańsk to Budapest

TOP5 Christmas Markets from Gdańsk to Budapest

Korea on the World Stage – How a Small Nation Became a Global Cultural Powerhouse

Korea on the World Stage – How a Small Nation Became a Global Cultural Powerhouse