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Four Sunsets at Lake Balaton

3rd July 2019

Lake Balaton is the largest freshwater lake in all of this part of the world. Centuries of Budapestians have flocked to its turquoise waters as a paradisical respite from those long and sweltering Hungarian summer days. And unlike many of the lesser known places in the Hungarian periphery, Balaton has always been a hot spot […]

A Beginners Guide To Balaton Sound Festival

3rd July 2019

In Australia, music festivals are the go-to events, and to honest before I moved to Europe they were the only ones I knew about. Last year I got introduced to Balaton Sound, an annual festival held in Hungary, which many consider being amongst the coolest festivals in Europe! This festival is held on Lake Balaton, […]

Like Locals launches in Athens

2nd July 2019

Like Locals is now live in Athens with 15 brand new Footprints covering the center and south of the city. After a successful launch in Barcelona, Budapest, and London, with the help of the local community, we have prepared for you the most authentic, self-guided walks in Athens that are guaranteed to show you the […]

Local Stories: Borneo Raised London Based

30th June 2019

I come from a place called Miri in Sarawak, which I’m certain many of you have never even heard of! Even though it was officially declared a city in the year 2005, I still, to this very day, think of it as a small town on the northwest coast of the island of Borneo. Picture […]

Faces Behind the Places: Christian Jensen, Jensen’s Gin.

27th June 2019

Over the last decade, Gin has seen a massive resurgence, with the spirit fast becoming a favourite after falling out of favour when Vodka was all the rage. Now if you go to any cocktail bar, club, rooftop or family BBQ, you’ll find a half-empty bottle of Bombay Saphire or beefeaters, and a crowd of […]

Local Stories: Jordan’s Journey to Budapest

24th June 2019

“Wanderlust: a strong desire or impulse to wander or travel and explore the world” I would say this quote sums me up pretty well. My desire to travel led me halfway across the world from the place I call home at 18 and since then I have moved cities twice from Sydney, Australia to London […]

Hungarian History: The Legend of the White Stag

21st June 2019

Hungarian history is etched all over the Budapestian cityscape. It’s a dynamic history: wickedly wonderful, tragically beautiful and filled with stories of every type. I love the history of these people. In fact, I love history full stop. It may be my favourite thing in the entire world. ‘History’ is one of my central motivations to […]

Local Stories: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Footprint

18th June 2019

Our tale begins on a drizzly September morning in the heart of London town. I was walking up to Holborn campus at the LSE. Orientation had begun but there was only one event I was even moderately interested in: The Campus Tour! It couldn’t hurt to at least know my way to class. Maybe there were […]

The Bridges of Budapest

13th June 2019

I sit here in Armonk, New York watching the rain drive incessantly through the window above my desk in our upstairs study. I search for something to write about. And why write about anything else other than the Bridges of Budapest? Because without bridges there would be no Budapest. And that is a literal statement. […]

The Bathhouses of Budapest

6th June 2019

To and from the far corners of the globe Budapest is known as the city of Spas. Nature has bequeathed these grounds with thermal medicinal goodness. Ever since the Roman’s were here – and probably well before that – the people have soaked. But what, exactly, is so god damn special about listlessly slipping the […]

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