Budapest diaries
Saba Jalali
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Discovering the heart of Eastern Europe,one place at a time. Read up for travelling tips and unfiltered advice
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Habibi shisha bar
When it comes to shisha, leave it to the experts aka us the middle easterns. If you ever wanted to know the best shisha in town, just ask any of your middle eastern friends, if they don't know they aren't truly middle eastern man! But seriously we have a radar when it...
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Best outdoor bars in Budapest
Guess who is back! Yes, it's me, your favorite blogger. You know me, I like to take every opportunity to be narcissistic and this wasn’t an exception. I hope you guys are well and enjoying your summer. I know I haven’t written anything for the past two months but...
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Best cafes to work/study in Budapest
1) Starbucks at Kiraly Utca Address: Budapest, Erzsébet krt. 53, 1073 I feel so basic writing Starbucks as the first option but I swear it gets more interesting after this. It's just that this Starbucks is right next to my house and it’s the first thing that came to...
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Citadella in Budapest !
Citadella in Budapest Remember in the previous post I spoke about Zagreb’s view? I can truly and whole heartedly say that Zagreb’s skyline doesn’t even hold a candle to Budapest’s skyline; and if you ever get to visit Budapest and Citadella, only then you will...
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The first strudel house of Pest
The first Strudel house of Pest Address: 1051 Budapest, Oktober 6 street, number 22 Website Opening hours are every day from 9 am to 11 pm I have this obsession with trying unique things. Like if I want to go to a café, I need to know what makes this café unique and...
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The best summer festivals in Hungary
Summer is no longer just about sun, fun and friends. Summer in our generation is all about summer festivals. In the era of Coachella culture, Europe finds itself immersed with tens and hundreds of other festivals, majority of which are even bigger and better than...
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The best shisha places in Budapest
I don’t think this article is going to fit my entire “healthy blogger” persona and I know my mom would kill me for writing this piece; I grew up in a very anti-smoking household. And even though I'm 100% against smoking cigarettes, I do enjoy the occasional...
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The best ruin bars in Budapest
You haven’t fully visited Budapest if you at least don’t go to one ruin bar. The ruin bars in Budapest have become part of the culture and they grow more popular by the day. They have evolved from being a hang out place for true hippies to a location that anyone can...
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Day Trip to Szentendre
I have been living in Budapest for almost a year now and in this entire time I have never set foot outside of Budapest. No I don’t mean that I haven’t set foot outside of the country, I mean that I haven’t set foot outside of Budapest. If I had the time, I would...
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Brunch place in Budapest :A la maison grand
My favorite meal of the day is breakfast but given that it's summer now, I tend to skip breakfast for quite a lot of times. I mean by the time I wake up is noon and that’s on a good day. On the nights that I've partied too much, I’d be lucky if I wake up before 2...
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Public transportation in Budapest (Pt.2)
So let's continue this article with the trams, buses, taxis and the different ticket types. If you just want to know about the tickets, monthly passes and fines then just scroll till the bottom of the page. Hope that helps! Trams: Tram 4/6 The most vital tram line is...
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Ruszworm Cafe : One of Europe's oldest pastry shops
Ruszwurm cafe Address: Budapest, Szentháromság u. 7, 1014 Imagine this. A perfectly sunny Sunday, you’re able to wear just one layer after i don’t know 6 months of having to wear at least 3 layers. Now imagine walking in this sunny, slightly windy day on the...
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Going from Budapest to Debrecen
Going from Budapest to Debrecen Ever since I moved here, I hadn’t gotten the chance to travel in Hungary much. The thing is, every time I got the chance I decided to make use of the cheap tickets and the EU free movement to travel around Europe, even if it was for a...
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First day in Debrecen
First day in Debrecen, What’s there to do? That’s what I was thinking of when I got off my train. My mind was racing through all the things I wanted to do. I reached Debrecen with quite a bit of delay. My train decided to stop in the middle of the road and we...
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Second day in Debrecen
Second day in Debrecen The second day in Debrecen was much chiller than the first one, okay never mind my entire stay in Debrecen was chill as hell. I don’t think I have been this well rested in a while. I caught up to all the sleep that I was in debt of. I paid back...
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One whole day as a tourist in Budapest!!
So today I woke up and decided to live this whole one day in Budapest like an actual tourist. Well technically it wasn’t an impulsive decision; I had this idea in mind for quite some time and I was like I have to see it through today. I don’t get a lot of time to...
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Must see places in Budapest!
I have been living here during almost the whole last year and if there is something that I never get tired of is the city itself. Every day I am amazed by how beautiful and breathtaking this city actually is. There is always more to discover and more to see and this is...
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Best burger places in Budapest
The best burger places in Budapest I would have to say that hamburgers are my favorite food. No they aren’t my favorite fast food but my favorite food. There’s a difference. I literally crave a hamburger once a week and if the craving is not satisfied I do turn into...
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Going from Budapest to Vienna
I was working for a couple of days and I thought to myself that it's time for a little break. I have a good friend in Vienna and well Vienna is quite nearby Budapest so we thought why not. My best friend is visiting me from Berlin and she also wanted to check out the...
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City Park and it's attractions
Everyone says they’re waiting for summer but when summer is here they start to complain as soon as the weather becomes slightly hot and humid. This is what I don’t understand, how can you wait for something all year long and then complain once it gets here? I...
