Budapest Parking Fee Increase in June 2025
Budapest parking fee increase in June 2025 – not exactly the phrase I thought would dominate my soggy Tuesday morning, yet here we are. After a weekend of sunglasses and spontaneous terrace wines, we’ve crash-landed into chilly drizzle and rising costs. And just...
Press Houses and the Joys of Rural Hungary
It’s May 2nd in Hungary. The shops have reopened, yes – but most offices, schools, and anything resembling formal responsibility are still observing the unspoken ritual of a four-day weekend. Like many others enjoying rural Hungary this time of year, we’ve...
Hungary’s Identity Protection Property Law: Legal & EU Issues
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...
Budapest Rental Market in 2025: What to Expect
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...
I’m Anikó Woods, a Canadian-Hungarian who’s been knee-deep in life here since 2017 - bureaucracy, culture, and everything in between.