Around the world

When I was trying to figure out the detailes of our trip to Rome a couple of years ago I constantly wondered how on earth had anyone ever been able to make travel plans before the Internet.
But although the amount of information available online was a blessing, I was completely overwhelmed by the multitude of choices offered: there was of course the must-feel atmosphere of the Eternal City with every piazza and narrow street and roof-top garden, there were the cultural and artistic must-see parts with churches and monuments and museums and every gem inside them, there were the famous restaurants and the small traditional ones with culinary wonders known only by the family of the owner... there were things everyone agreed you absolutely should try, and then there were others that travel guides recommended, but were frowned upon by locals... Hundreds of books worth of information scattered about in complete disorder on hundreds of different websites - as fun as the trip itself eventually was, one thing I was absolutely sure of: I would never be able to go through so much trouble to organize something like this for someone else.

But then again there is Budapest, a city I chose to be my home seven years ago, and a city that adopted me... Due to the work I do right now it's part of the job description that I have to know the place about as much as I love it; and it's really not a lot of trouble to tell stories about something you love.
So the plan is to write about this wonderful city, and gather in one place every bit of information I had wished were available when we set out to conquer the capital of Italy. Hopefully one day it will help someone...