We arrived here at noon. Smallest plane I've ever flown across the pond. Little kid lost her cookies upon landing, but mom and dad were on top of it with the barf bag. Had to go through passport control, so the first stamp in my new passport is… more »

I have arrived in Budapest. Got to my apartment. I had had a fleeting worry that it wouldn't match up to its pictures, but the place is freaking flawless. Flawless paint job, flawlessly clean, beautiful bathroom. Owner David met me to give me the… more »

Back in 2010 just for the language practice I bought a cheapie cell phone in Kazan. I wanted phone service in Budapest this trip, but American phones use different systems and frequencies than European/Russian phones. So I ordered a Europe-compatible… more »

So let's see... I departed my home in Phoenix on Thursday at 10:30 a.m. so I could arrive early at the airport. I arrived at my apartment in Budapest at 5:30 p.m. There is a 9 hour time difference, which means I arrived here at Friday 8:30 a.m.… more »