treehugger's blog
Why I Hate the Poosta Ramblers
I hate the Poosta Ramblers because they are so damned good that I do not want to risk going to the toilet and missing anything. It becomes painful, but it is all for a good cause.Read more »
My Education in Music
Listening to my old cassettes, I got to thinking about how I started learning about music, and learning about what I liked. Considering the selection at home, I had a very late start. My family had only a handful of tapes and albums, literally. In fact, I remember the entire collection even today.Read more »
French Food and Danish Design
Expatshungary recently promoted an event for Verpan, one of their new Read more »
Pirate Island
After a major vegetable shopping and langos with Akos at the Hunyadi ter Market, I met up with John G. and Gyorgyi for a bike trip to Csepel Island.Read more »
Ray Bradbury Memorial Kert Crawl
Last week Tim organised the Ray Bradbury Memorial Kert Crawl, and he made a point of getting in a few of the newer beer gardens to have opened up this summer.Read more »
Slithering in Szalonna
I had a pleasant weekend down at the house. The weather, which promised storms, only resulted in intermittent showers.Read more »
Concert Review: Marco & Kati
At 7:30pm I was in worry mode. The band was missing, as was the audience. Marco finally called and explained they were in Budapest taxi company hell, and they arrived about the same time as the audience and all of a sudden we were run off our feet by the huge crowd. Marco & Kati (with Greg and Agoston) continue to improve in confidence and tightness on stage.Read more »
The Barefoot Bard of Budapest
Greg Zeigler has been drumming, strumming and singing with a wide range of local bands since I first saw him in the barn-rock band The Last DropsRead more »
Biking and Beer Weekend
I was determined to get at least one bike ride in this weekend, rain or shine, unless it was truly disgusting weather. After a trip to the Hunyadi ter market for veggies and a langos, I saddled up on the cold overcast morning and took off for Romai Part. While it sprinkled a little, it never rained, and the bike lane was pretty clear of people.Read more »
Review: English Stand Up Comedy with Rob Collins
Baby Blue Banana hosted another standup comedy night this week, this time featuring Phil Kay and Rob Collins.Read more »
