The past 4 months were quite a ride! And although, I was planning to write about my shenanigans in North America, I simply couldn’t. There was too much to see, do, digest and experience that sitting behind a laptop seemed like a lost opportunity. Don’t take me wrong. I still kept a travel journal – […]
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Why I left Budapest (2/2)
I left Budapest in July 2017 after 3.5 years of living in this beautiful capitol. This is a part 2 of my series about the reasons that led me to quitting Budapest. Read the first part about how the city changed, and how tourism shapes it. Or just be a rebel, and read the second […]
Why I left Budapest (1/2)
Many of my followers noticed that I no longer post pictures of Budapest but of an entirely different continent. Besides that, I also changed my Twitter profile from Katechka Magyarka to Katechka Voyageuse. Note: I haven’t changed it on Facebook because it doesn’t want to let me. But what has happened? Before you get to […]
Sziget Festival Summary: Day 5 – The last day in paradise
You know this feeling when you wake up and you know it is the last morning in a place you do not want to leave? That was my wake up to the last day of Sziget festival. Apart from having a hard time packing as everything was wet and very muddy, we managed to move […]
Sziget Festival – Day 0 Florence + the infected machines
Sziget festival has crossed the baseline and the preparatory stage is over. The festival area seems to be ready, although you could still see some finishing works yesterday. The Szitizens are more than ready, judging from how the people partied the last two nights. The weather forecast does not indicate even any drop of rain […]
Ups and downs of living abroad
It has been over a year since I made the decision to leave my home country and as I describe it on my Twitter, emigrate from the Czech Republic in search of a worse country, currently residing in Budapest, Hungary. But what did the past year bring to me and what did I lose? And […]