I liked Budapest. Like... really liked Budapest. On one side of the Danube, Buda rises in steep hills, with old stone streets, castles, staircases, shadows, and majestic grandeur. On the other side, Pest buzzes with trams, ruin bars, cafés, nightlife, and that chaotic modern energy you expect from a city. Budapest is one of those cities that feels a bit rough around the edges... but full of personality and atmosphere. There are layers of history everywhere... empires, wars, r

Next up: The Budapest Food Tour. Budapest Street Art Now, anyone who knows me knows I LOVE food tours. I do them everywhere, in every new city, in every country. They’re usually one of my favourite ways to further understand a city... because food tells you so much about culture, history, class, geography... all of it. Sometimes, anyway. And yes, before anyone asks, I had mentioned multiple times beforehand that I was a vegetarian. I’d even temporarily abandoned veganism for

I took a bunch of tours while in Budapest. I’m going to list them all, one for one, because there were four of them. FOUR. I can’t even make this up. Who does four tours in two days? Me. *just this one time though... it's not usually my 'norm.' And... never again... So ya... I had two full days in Budapest, and I signed myself up for four different tours. When I casually throw the word “different” out there, what I mean is that I hoped (and prayed) that they were all differe