Making Hungary Home: Free Residency Webinar
A Season for Home – and a Webinar Worth Joining It’s late October in Budapest: fog on the Danube, roasted chestnuts by the trams, and flags already waving for the long weekend marking the 1956 Revolution. My mum’s birthday falls on the 21st (Happy Birthday,...
Inheritance Law in Hungary: What Homeowners Need to Know
I was genuinely surprised when I first learned how inheritance works here in Hungary. Having lived in Canada, the US, and the UK, I’d always assumed that if you left a will naming your spouse as your sole heir, that would be that. Simple. But in Hungary, the law has...
Retire in Hungary: Can You Really Do It in 2025?
Let me just say this straight out: if I had a forint for every time someone asked me whether they could retire in Hungary, I’d have enough to buy a Balaton villa and still have change for a few bottles of Olaszrizling. Andrew and I have spent more time on the phone...
Danube Low Water Level: Why Hungary’s River Is So Dangerous
When you think of Hungary in summer, you might imagine sunset cruises along the Danube, paddleboards gliding past the Danube Bend or a leisurely swim in one of Budapest’s riverside coves. Unfortunately, you’ll need to shelve that vision for now – because the...
I’m Anikó Woods, a Canadian-Hungarian who’s been knee-deep in life here since 2017 - bureaucracy, culture, and everything in between.