To content | To menu | To search

travel

Taught by Tököl: A history lesson in the patchy grass

After having been away from the Cafebabel world for a while, I’m obviously spoilt for choice with things to tell you about life in this fair city. I’ve decided, though, to keep it recent. In the wake of a new prime minister, a non-political bike protest, unusually high spring temperatures and a national obsession with the Hungarian word for hedgehog spreading like wild-fire, I turned the ripe old age of 26. I was 24 when I arrived here at the start of the month-long stay I had planned, and this month I celebrated my coming of age in true eclectic Budapestian style. There’s not room to share it all with you here; but for now, here’s a particular highlight.

 

Continue reading ...

Visa free travel to the US

us_visa.JPGNovember 17, 2008

From November 17, citizens of Hungary and six other countries will not require a visa to travel to the US. The waiver will be valid for tourists and business travellers planning to spend less than 90 days in the United States. However, people seeking to take advantage of the waiver must have a new type biometric passport and be registered in advance with the US Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA). People holding older type passports, issued prior to August 28, 2006, may continue to use them and may enter the United States with a visa that will be valid for the duration of the passport.

Continue reading ...

Entries feed - Comments feed