Are you looking for an alternative to Prague's overpriced restaurants and accommodation and its Disney Land feel? Try Budapest, and take a look at the following eight reasons why you should visit Budapest now before it's too late.
The mention of King Matthias creates a chain reaction in the faces of many Budapestians - surprise, pensiveness, then mildness accompanied by a little smile. That motivates me to collect pieces for a royal mosaic - 550 years after the reign of Matthias began.
Spa guy John M. Edwards feels fantastic! If you're in Magyarorstag (Hungary), do as the Danubians do: say goodbye to "bliss" and splash around au naturale in the "eau de vie" of a real thermal spa.
With the fall of the Soviet Union, Central Europe has opened up to Western tourists. Alongside the return of the old favourites, Communism has become a tourist attraction. John Guzdek provides a guide to the new Communist East.
At first glance, Alison Brick got a warmer welcome in Budapest from the thermal water than from the locals. But upon a longer soak at the Gellert Baths, her initial suspicions dissolved.
Sally J. Walton does a twosome for this final segment of her journey. After using buses, trains and her feet, the return flight feels luxurious before the inevitable time and culture adjustments.
Are you looking for an alternative to Prague's overpriced restaurants and accommodation and its Disney Land feel? Try Budapest, and take a look at the following eight reasons why you should visit Budapest now before it's too late. 
The mention of King Matthias creates a chain reaction in the faces of many Budapestians - surprise, pensiveness, then mildness accompanied by a little smile. That motivates me to collect pieces for a royal mosaic - 550 years after the reign of Matthias began. 
With the fall of the Soviet Union, Central Europe has opened up to Western tourists. Alongside the return of the old favourites, Communism has become a tourist attraction. John Guzdek provides a guide to the new Communist East.
BootsnAll, the website for independent travelers, announces its Top 10 Destinations for 2008.
