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Matera, Puglia

Movie locations around the world part 10

This is part 10 of my quest for finding movie locations around the world. Contents: No Time To Die, Sherlock, Day of the Jackal, The Sandman, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, Scott Pilgrim, Spring, Death and Other Details, Vikings Valhalla, Hitman.

Things to do in Budapest

Things to do in Budapest

Budapest is a very popular destination in the summer, and with good reason. The capital of Hungary has lots of things to discover and everyone will find something to their liking.

Hotel in Budapest

Movie locations around the world part 8

This is part 8 of my quest for finding movie locations around the world. Contents: Parts Unknown, No Reservations, The Layover, Michael Palin’s New Europe, Michael Palin’s Pole to Pole, Michael Palin’s Sahara, Mission Impossible 5: Rogue Nation, November Man, Homeland, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Home Alone 2, Blood Diamond.

Walking to Slovakia

Walking to Slovakia

After a tedious train ride, I had finally reached Esztergom. Once the capital of Hungary, today it’s a lot less busy. I walked through the town to a nearby hilltop, where both a castle and a large basilica overlook the Danube river. The basilica is impossible to miss, being the largest church in Hungary.

Ruin bars in Budapest

Ruin bars in Budapest

Somewhere between the faded grandeur of the Austro-Hungarian empire and the brutal hangover of Soviet rule, Budapest found a second life in its scars. And nowhere is that more intoxicating, both literally and metaphorically, than in the ruin bars.

A cold New Years Eve in Budapest

A cold New Years Eve in Budapest

Budapest in December doesn’t mess around with the winter cold, it punches me in the teeth with it. The Danube carves through the city like a frozen artery, and the wind slices through my jacket like it’s tissue paper.