The local bookstore with a Global Conscience

Fiction, non-fiction, environment, poetry, history, mystery, biography, travel guides, children, young adult... and much, much more!

Wide selection of quality second-hand English paperbacks at reasonable prices. The most "dangerous" street in Budapest: good books and gourmet food

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Rebel Star and Wooden Ambulance Concert at Potkulcs

wooden ambulanceA couple weeks ago we went to catch Rebel Star at Potkulcs, a band my friends Mike and Ash have been playing in for awhile. Rebel Star does not often play in Budapest, so it was good to finally see them.Read more »

The Good Life in Aggtelek National Park Part XVI: Films

the hobbit 1977Since the local pub often closed before 7pm, the nights in the countryside this summer often lent themselves to film viewing rather than carousing.

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The Good Life in Aggtelek National Park Part XV: Summer Reading

eastern approachesMost people think that running a book store is an ideal job, you get to read all day. While there are a lot of benefits, the reality about reading time is quite different. I was happy to have some time to catch up on some summer reading.

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The Good Life in Aggtelek National Park Part XIV: Lily

lilyThe granddaughter Lili was with us for 2 weeks over the summer.Read more »

The Good Life in Aggtelek National Park Part XII: Drying Fruit in Bodvaszilas

summer kitchen bodvaszilasWhen we returned to Budapest we left almost all the plums on the trees because they were not fully ripe yet. A week and a half later we returned to harvest the plums, but also the apples and the rest of the pears only to find that our sweet neighbours had stolen all our fruit.Read more »

The Good Life in Aggtelek National Park Part XII: Baradla Cave Tour

baradla cave aggtelekExperts on Hucul horses from Poland were in town and I was asked to translate for them on a tour of Aggtelek's emblematic Baradla Cave.Read more »

The Good Life in Aggtelek National Park Part XI: St. Martin Concert in the Baradla Cave Concert Hall

st. martin baradlaThe world-class acoustics and unique and spectacular setting of the subterranean concert hall in Aggtelek National Park's Baradla Cave is taken advantage of annually by saxophonist/ pan-pipe musician St. Martin, and he always plays to a packed house.Read more »