If you had asked me for my opinion on Budapest at any point over the previous year, you would have been met with an awkward silence and a lot of eye rolling. I visited Budapest in August last year and it was one of the most underwhelming cities I’ve been to. It was too big. It was dull. It felt like “just another European city” It was boring. I had no plans to return to Budapest but... 
When I read this post by Amanda about her time in the town of Eger in Northern Hungary, I honestly (and perhaps a little ignorantly) couldn’t believe somewhere so gorgeous existed in Hungary. I had felt extremely underwhelmed with my first visit to Budapest and Lake Balaton was like a terrible British seaside resort from the 60′s. Sadly, I couldn’t think of a single thing that I truly... 
I visited Budapest back in August 2011 and although I spent a lot of time exploring the city, I never actually got around to writing about it as all I really did was walk around taking photos of pretty buildings. The architecture in Budapest was amazing. I don’t think I saw a single ugly building for the entire time I was there! The first building I saw in Budapest was the incredible train station.... 
The first two countries where I had spent time on my trip didn’t require me to get out of my comfort zone and speak anything other than English the whole time I was there. Even if the people didn’t speak much, they could usually help with directions or know enough for me to be able to order food in a restaurant. Hungary changed all that. I was staying in Ljubljana and needed to be in Budapest... Posted by .
In July 2011 I left England for what was supposed to be a one year trip around the world. Within a few months of leaving I knew that a year would never be enough. I now work online and travel permanently, seeking misadventures in unique, beautiful and fascinating places. Read more.
I'm here to show you how not to travel. Since I've been on the road I've been "poked" during a massage in Bangkok, punched a scammer in Shanghai, been attacked by monkeys in Bali, sat next to a dead woman on a boat in Laos and so much more. I call these The Incidents and you can see a full list of them here.
