by Anikó Woods | Apr 29, 2025 | Healthcare, Life Admin & Bureaucracy, Quick Guides & Resources
Let’s be honest — nobody moves to Hungary for the pharmacies.But as someone who did move here (with one very specific prescription in tow), I can tell you: understanding how prescription medicine in Hungary works is one of those surprisingly important things you’ll...
by Anikó Woods | Apr 27, 2025 | Home & Property, Life Admin & Bureaucracy
Hungary is heading into a three-day internet and TV outage across dozens of towns, villages, and even parts of Budapest itself. If you were planning to spend next week binge-watching Netflix, working from home, or finally emailing that long-forgotten client—think...
by Anikó Woods | Apr 25, 2025 | Government News, Home & Property, Life Admin & Bureaucracy
Hungary’s Identity Protection Property Law, passed in April 2025, has introduced a dramatic shift in how – and whether – people can buy property or settle in certain Hungarian towns. In this Part Three of my series, we move beyond the village gates and dig into the...
by Anikó Woods | Apr 24, 2025 | Home & Property, Living in Budapest, Quick Guides & Resources
If you’re trying to rent in Hungary’s capital this year, welcome to the Budapest rental market in 2025 edition: higher rents, euro-only pricing, and landlords who’d make Simon Cowell look soft. It’s not impossible—but it is intense. This blog post pulls directly from...
by Anikó Woods | Apr 23, 2025 | Learning the Language, Quick Guides & Resources, Residency & Visas
What the Hungarian Cultural Knowledge Exam is Really Like Spoiler: It’s not nearly as scary as you think.If you’re currently panic-Googling the Hungarian cultural knowledge exam at 3am, sipping coffee while whispering “kérek egy sört” like it’s a magic spell—breathe....
