Kicking off a protest in Budapest

In memory of Jewish people, an art installation on the banks of the Danube (Photo : Gonzalo Ovejero)/ almostdesign.com

Porn movies are produced by the bulk, shopping malls mushroom by the million and the Jewish district crumbles: Hungarian residents fight the fat cats to reclaim their streets, air and traditions

FEATURE Hating on Hungarian Tescos

Hating on Hungarian Tescos

Whilst shopping malls spring up like mushrooms, more and more shops in the city centre stand empty. Where does the course lie between tradition and modernity in Budapest?

by Anna Karla @ // 27/05/08

shopping, feature, cities, budapest, europe on the ground

INVESTIGATION Biking is trendy, politics is not in green Budapest

Biking is trendy, politics is not in green Budapest

Resistance groups may be fighting pollution in Budapest, but there’s a long way to go from holding bicycle protests to creating a political impact. How can ecological thinking blossom in the Hungarian capital?

by Jane Mery @ // 27/05/08

investigation, ecology, protest, strike, cities, budapest, europe on the ground

PICTURES Photos: metro culture in Budapest

Photos: metro culture in Budapest

You can’t evade the underground in everyday life in Budapest, which has the second oldest metro system in Europe after London

by Gonzalo Ovejero @ // 27/05/08

photogallery, photo, underground, travel, homeless, cities, budapest, europe on the ground

FOCUS ‘Buda-sex’ and the Hungarian porn industry

‘Buda-sex’ and the Hungarian porn industry

Budapest is famous for being one of the world’s sex capitals. Pornography, sex toursim and prostitution converge in the Hungarian capital, to the delight of some and the frowns of others

by Pedro Picón @ // 27/05/08

prostitution, sex, best of cafebabel.com, feature, cities, budapest, europe on the ground

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