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MediaMarkt is a good bet for finding power converters in Budapest. They have them in most malls (Mammut, WestEnd, Árkád, ...
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While many Hungarians don't speak English, it's still not too hard to find good English-speaking services such as doctors and ...
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If you know where to look, you can find almost anything you're looking for in Budapest. But some things just ...
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Yes, you can! And it's well worth it. We were turned on to Tesco home delivery a couple of years ...
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As we mentioned in our post on Hungarian television, MediaKlikk is a great option for football (soccer) fans to stream ...
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Absolutely! We get asked about Hungarian history books fairly often, actually, so we wrote a blog post about it. Hungary ...
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Yes! We've ordered from three different versions of Amazon, actually: Amazon US, Amazon Germany and Amazon UK. All products have ...
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We have tested out a few TV/video options in Hungary, including monthly Internet subscription services like HBO Go and Netflix ...
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Like most of Europe, Hungary uses two-pronged outlets in the range of 220 to 240 volts. Note that the voltage ...
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As we've said before, Budapest is a great city for children. One of the biggest reasons is the number of ...
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Budapest is one of the most child-friendly cities I've ever visited. Hands down. It's better than the cities we're used ...
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The two best sites we've found for finding apartments online are http://www.alberlet.hu and http://www.ingatlan.com. Both sites list available apartments and ...
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Bank transfers are a common way of paying rent and other large bills in Hungary. In the states, we'd pay ...
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Yes, you definitely — and easily — can get mobile phone service in Hungary. A number of different options are available, ...
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[Update - 2017 June 07: Daily News Hungary recently posted a great list of new coffee shops. We haven't had ...
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Yes, you can study Hungarian with Duolingo (we do!). Babbel, though, does not currently offer lessons in Hungarian. Duolingo introduced a ...
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Yes! We tested HBO GO out for a couple of months through Telenor's MyTV service. Telenor's online TV starter package gives ...
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Hungary's unit of currency is the forint. Despite being a part of the European Union, Hungary does not use the ...
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Most people pay their bills at Magyar Posta, the Hungarian post office. Any bill that you get in the mail ...
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Believe it or not, it took me a while to figure this one out. I'm a habitual Googler, and if ...
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Pretty often, actually, depending on where you are. The more touristy metro stations, such as Deák Ferenc tér and Keleti pályaudvar, often ...
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Nope. According to the website, Pandora is only available in the United States, Australia and New Zealand, but a global ...
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In Budapest, speeds can be quite good, depending on what provider you have. We signed up for the cheapest possible package ...
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Yes, Netflix is available in Hungary. There are a couple caveats, though, that you should know before signing up: First, ...
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