Eating Out
Make sure that you do not turn up with anything less than a 100% charged battery on your smartphone when visiting new Budapest bar and restaurant Buhairest. From its untouched concrete arches and blush pink walls to terracotta tiling and a marble...
Hotels
For first-time visitors, Budapest will astound. It defines grand. All old-European splendour with its humbling monuments kept impeccably pristine. Bisected by the River Danube, Buda and Pest retain distinct essence—Pest its modern heart with the...
Hotels
Experience the bold new spirit of this ex-communist capital city care of Brody House, an inspiring bohemian hangout beloved by local creatives. There’ve been Playboy shoots in the boutique-hotel bedrooms and Budapest’s culture high and low is...
Bars & Nightlife
Shanghai in the 1930s: “lust, women, style, dimmed lights, sensual music, and erotica”. Sounds damn good to us, but with time travel still in the pipeline (someone chivvy that along please) why not swing by Spíler Shanghai in Budapest for an...
Culture
Like the wild, bohemian children of a Hungarian aristocrat, Brody House and Brody Studio in Budapest are bridging the gap between old and new world orders by providing creative spaces for contemporary artists within vintage surrounds. When Brody...
Hotels
Opening one's eyes to find Scarlett Johansson gazing back must be one of the better ways to wake up, and there's a more than normal chance of it happening if you book the right room above Budapest's Balthazár bar and grill, where a mural recreates...
Bars & Nightlife
Given the burgeoning “ruin pub” scene in Budapest, and certainly on the evidence of our pictures, you'd be forgiven for thinking that no one in the Hungarian capital has time to do any of that inconvenient thing called work everyone else...
Eating Out
Running Melbourne a close second on our list of places we'd like to emigrate to is Budapest – not only is the flight a damn sight easier on the knees (business class travellers might like to snort slightly with derision here), but there's also a...
Culture
Rapidly becoming one of our favourite European destinations, Budapest is turning out must-visit entertainment venues quicker than you can name the last three Hungarian presidents. It's hard to believe there are any vacant and abandoned old buildings...
Bars & Nightlife
I could say the writing is on the wall for Trafiq Bar, but then I'd have to go and sit on the naughty step for half an hour and think about my behaviour. Instead we'll start with a bit of educational history and tell you that this towering building...
Bars & Nightlife
Spiler is one of those places that reminds us what fantastic things are happening in the former Eastern Bloc countries of Europe, and reinvigorates even the most dormant travel bug. Downtown Budapest is where the action is at in this case – a...
City Notes
Combining a traditional downtown vibe with the atmosphere of the historic Edo period, The ONE@Tokyo is a 142-room hotel located in the east side of Japanese city's 23 wards. A place to gather and meet, the property is home to a stunning ground...
City Notes
Space Copenhagen have completed devastatingly beautiful interior design works on Mammertsberg, a hotel and restaurant housed within a 1911-built classic Swiss villa that overlooks Lake Constance on the border of Germany, Austria, and...
City Notes
After calling Clerkenwell home for more than 20 years, Vitra have made the move further east, choosing the Grade II-listed Tramshed building in the heart of Shoreditch, as their new London flagship headquarters and showroom. Originally a power...
City Notes
M.A.D. Collectif (Mode, Arts et Divertissements) is a Montreal-based group of creatives formerly known as Groupe Sensation Mode, and they have recently moved to a new 3,600 square foot space in the city's lively Village district, partnering with...
Dispatches
Are you a new parent trying to navigate the world of baby formula? With so many options on the market, it can be overwhelming to choose the right one. If you're curious about European baby formula, you're not alone! Many parents turn to European...
Dispatches
Historically, buildings were constructed without much thought about energy efficiency. But as we became more aware of the negative impacts of energy consumption on the environment and operating costs, building energy codes and regulations were...
Dispatches
Since the popularity of cannabis use is growing, and it's getting legal in many areas, it's not a problem to find a store to buy cannabis products. But not all of them provide a good range of products or test their products in third party labs to...
Dispatches
Leftover spray paint can be both a blessing and a curse. On one hand, it can be an inexpensive way to give your home a quick facelift. On the other hand, having too much unused paint can be a hassle, as you need to find ways to use it up before it...