So I've recently just got back from a long weekend break in Budapest, Hungary. I'll be honest, before booking the trip I knew very little about the city or Hungary in general - except that they always seem to get a good few points more than us in Eurovision, but then again so do most countries... anyway I digress.
Basically we wanted a city break that encompassed three things..
- Cheap flights, hotels and restaurants
- Lots to see and do
- Not a million miles away
I have to say that Budapest surpassed our expectations on all accounts.
Our hotel was the Boscolo Budapest Autograph Collection, located right in the heart of the of the city. It was a five star luxury hotel with an amazing spa, restaurant and bar but was also very reasonably priced. Breakfast wasn't included but we had a great time getting out into the city early each morning and found a couple of fantastic places that served fresh coffee and a great selection of bagels.
A real must is the free 2 hour walking tours, which take place twice a day in the centre of town, and are led by a group of very friendly and helpful locals that aren't employed by the government to drive tourism but simply want to show visitors the city they grow up in. All they ask is a small contribution at the end of the tour.
This is one of the local sweet treats, which are available from lots of street food traders across Budapest. It's called a traditional Chimney Cake and is covered in your choice of cinnamon, vanilla, coconut and various others. All for less than 60p!
You'll visit all the sites by foot instead of on the open top buses, which when you're as lucky with the weather as we were is no bad thing. This gives you so much more time to stop at market stalls, take pictures or just have a wander and explore.
One of the first stops was the famous St Stephens Basilica.
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Here's my list of stories from around the web that you should be reading about this week:
- Netflix is having a re-design - Finally! Netflix now has over 60 million subscribers worldwide and is treating its users to a new website within the next few weeks that has been 4 years in the making. Check out the full story from Wired
- A new company called Alphabet now owns Google. The tech-giant's co founder today announced a major reshuffle in the structure of the business, which essentially separates their core project such as YouTube and Chrome from more ambitious products including X Lab. More info from Wired
- Reports suggest that Apple has addressed the "Bendgate" issues experienced by many of its users by constructing a much sturdier outer shell within the yet to be announced iPhone 6S. The shell is also purported to be up to 2g lighter than its predecessor and made from 7000 series aluminium, which is said to be 3 times the strength of the material found on the iPhone 6. The new iPhone along with an updated Apple TV are reportedly going to be announced at an Apple event in early September. Details from TechCrunch
- 'Lol' is dead according to a study conducted by Facebook. The research found that 'haha' is now a far more popular term for laughter claiming over 51% of apparent laughter in the comments and posts that were analysed. The use of emoji has also increased dramatically over the past 12 months and now accounts for more than a third of all laughter across Facebook. More info via TechRadar...lol
The morning commute can be an all together stressful affair. You find yourself barely awake navigating the unbelievably crowded maze that is the London Underground, whilst trying to cobble together your to do list for the day.
So grab a hot drink and a croissant (or insert healthy morning snack here) and enjoy a few of these chilled tracks I've chosen to give you a morning boost. One of the highlights below has got to be a track from the new album by Lianne La Havas entitled "Blood". This cool mix of R&B and pop is a sure fire way to get your morning off to a great start.
What must-haves do you have on your morning commute playlist?
So grab a hot drink and a croissant (or insert healthy morning snack here) and enjoy a few of these chilled tracks I've chosen to give you a morning boost. One of the highlights below has got to be a track from the new album by Lianne La Havas entitled "Blood". This cool mix of R&B and pop is a sure fire way to get your morning off to a great start.
- Ben Howard - Old Pine
- I'm Yours - Jason Mraz
- She Will Be Loved - Maroon 5
- Freedom - Pharrell Williams
- King - Years & Years
- Can't Feel My Face - The Weekend
- Sweet Nothing - Gabrielle Aplin
- Green & Gold - Lianne La Havas
- For Emma - Bon Iver
- Royals - Lorde
There's nothing quite like the excitement of a delivery from Mr Porter. Their exquisite packaging oozes quality and really makes you feel like your purchase has been cared for. This week's Friday buy is from one of my favourite french brands A.P.C. I picked up one of their new crew neck t-shirts, which features beautiful embroidery of several Parisian land marks. The fabric is 100% cotton and feels great.
A.P.C. Embroidered Cotton-Jersey T-Shirt - £65
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