Yorkshireman
Hungarian expat in England
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Hungarian
Lives in Yorkshire
Speaks English
Registration: 04 June 2012
Anyone looking for a place to rent in Bucharest? by oanaaa
Hi guys :) I'm a Romanian living in London and while I'm away (which has been for about 6 years now...) I'm trying to rent my apartment to expats in my home town... Feels a bit like an exchange of thoughts and experiences :) So... if ...
Hi Oana, Is your apartment available at the moment? My partner and I might be moving to Bucharest and we are looking for potential places to live. Kind Regards Chris Read More
Looking for a room for September
I've managed to sort a place out :) Thank you very much Read More
Looking for a room for September
Hello all :) I will be moving to Tallinn at the beginning of September and am looking for a room for around a month while I look for permanent accommodation. My girlfriend will be joining me from October so I have until then to view some places ... Read More
invoicing for freelancing jobs by jennab
Hi, I have recently moved to Budapest and am new to expat-blog. I have just started looking for work (english teaching). I have had an interview and exchanged emails with a few language school. The problem is...i need to be able to issue an ...
Hi Jenna Are you an EU citizen? Read More
Moving to Budapest September
Hi Fencerdude, It depends on what you consider 'best' to mean. Do you want somewhere cheap? Central? Quiet? Do you have an EFL teaching qualification? Most places will require you to have one. Here is a list of language schools in the city that ... Read More
Posters
Hi! Thanks for the tip. I wasn't able to find anywhere that generally sold posters but I did find some at various museums etc (railway museum, M1 museum, statue park....). How much did your posters cost you? Read More
Thinking of moving to Budapest by emrys14
Hi Guys, Literally just joined this forum minutes ago as I want to move to Budapest in September. I'm a 21 year old Englishman from Sheffield who is currently teaching English as a foreign language in Szczecin, Poland. But life here is getting ...
Hi Emrys, I'm an English teacher from Doncaster currently teaching in Budapest. There are plenty of schools here you can apply to. You should find it relatively easy to get freelance work, especially having experience already. Just send your CV and ... Read More
Watch Football in Budapest
Hi Niklas, I'm also looking to take in some football in the near future. I saw a Honved friendly match a month or two ago (an 11-0 win) and would like to see more if possible. Let me know closer to the time and I will see if I am free to go ... Read More
Posters
Good morning all, Does anyone know where I might find a shop that sells posters in Budapest? I'm just looking for some generic ones (movies, sports etc)that aren't too expensive (surprisingly!). Any suggestions would be appreciated. Kind Regards Read More
English-Hungarian Beginners Book by Yorkshireman
Hello all Me and a few friends are wanting to start learning Hungarian and I want to ask if anyone knows of a good book to use. We are all complete beginners (barring ten words or so) so the basic starting point book is what we're looking ...
To which I will only say 'thank you' and comment no further :D Read More
English-Hungarian Beginners Book by Yorkshireman
Hello all Me and a few friends are wanting to start learning Hungarian and I want to ask if anyone knows of a good book to use. We are all complete beginners (barring ten words or so) so the basic starting point book is what we're looking ...
Thanks for your replies :) We have been promised access to a Hungarian tutor through our school which has yet to materialise, hence us taking things into our own hands somewhat! It's more the basics that we want to get familiar with so that we ... Read More
Black shoes by Yorkshireman
Hello all I'm back in Budapest to work and I'm in need of some cheap(ish) black shoes to wear. I've had a search of the Mammut and West End shopping centres and have only found Deichmann that was cheap enough, which has a limited range. Can ...
I finally found some! I had a look above the Spar at Blaha Lujza Ter and they had some in my size! Only 2495HUF....although I can't imagine they will last me too long :/ Read More
English-Hungarian Beginners Book
Hello all Me and a few friends are wanting to start learning Hungarian and I want to ask if anyone knows of a good book to use. We are all complete beginners (barring ten words or so) so the basic starting point book is what we're looking ... Read More
Black shoes by Yorkshireman
Hello all I'm back in Budapest to work and I'm in need of some cheap(ish) black shoes to wear. I've had a search of the Mammut and West End shopping centres and have only found Deichmann that was cheap enough, which has a limited range. Can ...
Thanks all The main problem I'm having is with the sizes. I need a 46/47 and most places only carry up to a 45. The place above the Spar across from Nyugati have what I'm looking for...but not in my size :( Read More
Black shoes by Yorkshireman
Hello all I'm back in Budapest to work and I'm in need of some cheap(ish) black shoes to wear. I've had a search of the Mammut and West End shopping centres and have only found Deichmann that was cheap enough, which has a limited range. Can ...
Thanks guys :) Think I'm going to have to hit Deichmann again. I did find a place above the spar across from Nyugati but the sizes only went up to 45...need a 46 :( Read More
Black shoes
Hello all I'm back in Budapest to work and I'm in need of some cheap(ish) black shoes to wear. I've had a search of the Mammut and West End shopping centres and have only found Deichmann that was cheap enough, which has a limited range. Can ... Read More
Monthly transport Pass/ticket
There's a topic here about it.... /forum/viewtopic.php?id=162924#743795 There's a link to a list of places that sell it. Usually all the major stations (Szell Kalman Ter, Margit Hid etc) :) Read More
Euro 2012
Was wondering the same. Will try to get the other games online but would be good to watch the England games in good company if there is somewhere convenient... Read More
i was caught and i paid fine to BKV by gosubmit
Hmm! Yesterday i had a terrible experience. I was traveling by tram near margarit island and 1 ticket inspector and cop entered and checked the tickets and they caught me for not having a photo id. They asked for my address card and gave something ...
Thanks entity! I will take a copy of this note to save any initial confusion Read More
Sports in Budapest
Hi NiklasJ How did you get on with finding somewhere to play sport? I'm coming over to Budapest at the end of the week for a month and if there was any opportunity to play a little football in between studying I would be quite ... Read More
i was caught and i paid fine to BKV by gosubmit
Hmm! Yesterday i had a terrible experience. I was traveling by tram near margarit island and 1 ticket inspector and cop entered and checked the tickets and they caught me for not having a photo id. They asked for my address card and gave something ...
Hi Entity That's great, thank you! Roughly, what does it translate to? Does it discourage any questions back to me in Hungarian? :D Luckily there is a selling point right next to where I will be studying so I will try to sort it first thing ... Read More
i was caught and i paid fine to BKV by gosubmit
Hmm! Yesterday i had a terrible experience. I was traveling by tram near margarit island and 1 ticket inspector and cop entered and checked the tickets and they caught me for not having a photo id. They asked for my address card and gave something ...
Hi all I am travelling to Budapest on Sunday for four weeks to study a CELTA course and am wanting to buy the monthly travel pass. Whereabouts do I buy one from? Also, should I worry about making sure I get a photo ID as I speak no Hungarian and ... Read More