Figuring Out Hungary. Together.

I’m Anikó, a Canadian-born Hungarian. My parents both left Hungary for Canada, and in 2017 my husband and I moved back the other way. I learned how Hungary works the slow way: the visa queues, the bank forms, the property contracts, the paperwork that can eat an afternoon. My mother, father, sister and her husband have all since moved back too, so figuring the place out is a bit of a family project. I split my time between Budapest and a winehouse in the Balaton Highlands, so I see both city and country life here.

HOW TO HUNGARY started as one book. It’s now a daily platform that reaches over 470,000 people a month: guides and long-form articles, videos four times a week, monthly live events in Budapest, and two newsletters, including an immigration edition produced with immigration lawyers.

The work is independent: no ads and no affiliate links. When I work with a partner, it’s clearly labelled, and they never get a say in what I write. The reporting starts with original Hungarian sources, the legislation and official documents themselves, not English-language summaries. You’ll know me by name, and apparently on the street. In a feed full of AI content, a real person who answers every message is the whole point.