Mikey McDonald
@MikeyMcD
Scottish expat in Hungary
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25
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About me
Scottish
Lives in Budapest
Registration: 08 September 2013
Activity
Moving to Rua Gomes Freire
Hey, I'm moving to Rua Gomes Freire in Lisbon in a couple of weeks, and I was wondering if anyone could comment on the location i.e. is it a safe area? are there many shops/restaurants nearby? is there easy access to major shopping ... Read More
Cool places in NZ to move to?!
Hey, I'm from the UK and there's a few of us thinking about moving over in October till at least February, guess we'd be in for good weather then - well, a lot better than UK anyway. Anyway, wanted to know people's thoughts on good ... Read More
Looking to meet english speakers by cedlong
Hello, I'm an English guy and I've been here in Budapest for about a month. Would like to meet English-speaking people to socilaise with. Please get in touch: cedlong@hotmail.com Thanks, Chris
anyone fancy meeting up later this week for some drinks? I went to Szimpla for last meeting but was hard to find the group Read More
Looking to meet english speakers by cedlong
Hello, I'm an English guy and I've been here in Budapest for about a month. Would like to meet English-speaking people to socilaise with. Please get in touch: cedlong@hotmail.com Thanks, Chris
Interested! Would be good to get a crowd. If this post ends up too short notice, could arrange something for the following week. Read More
Moving in 2 weeks - seeking some advice!
Hey, So I finally landed a place and am moving over from the UK in less than 2 weeks, so just seeking some last minute advice regarding residency and opening up a bank account. Can anyone tell me what the deal is with residency, will I get any ... Read More
Anyone stay in district 9? by MikeyMcD
Hey, I'm from the UK and moving over to Budapest soon! I've currently got my eye on a couple of apartments in the district 9 region. The places are in Ferencvaros in a street called Lechner Ödön fasor (near the national theatre). Can anyone tell ...
Hi Dezpapp, Thanks for asking! Right now we're in contract with 2 separate agents, one place is in Deak Square and other is in Andrassay Road Just have to wait and see, will keep you posted! Thanks Read More
Anyone stay in district 9? by MikeyMcD
Hey, I'm from the UK and moving over to Budapest soon! I've currently got my eye on a couple of apartments in the district 9 region. The places are in Ferencvaros in a street called Lechner Ödön fasor (near the national theatre). Can anyone tell ...
Thanks a lot for all the advice guys, much appreciated! I think after all this, I'm hoping to land a place in Andrassay Avenue in District 6, near-ish Oktogon, Ferenc Liszt Square, Deak Square etc (this location is sweet so I've heard) It was a ... Read More
Anyone stay in district 9? by MikeyMcD
Hey, I'm from the UK and moving over to Budapest soon! I've currently got my eye on a couple of apartments in the district 9 region. The places are in Ferencvaros in a street called Lechner Ödön fasor (near the national theatre). Can anyone tell ...
Excellent post! Thanks a lot! So, in this area, are there not many bars/restaurants/nightclubs no? Is it overall a fairly area? How expensive are taxi's in Budapest, for example, how much do you think it would roughly cost from Oktogon to ... Read More
Anyone stay in district 9?
Hey, I'm from the UK and moving over to Budapest soon! I've currently got my eye on a couple of apartments in the district 9 region. The places are in Ferencvaros in a street called Lechner Ödön fasor (near the national theatre). Can anyone tell ... Read More
Moving to Lisbon - HELP!
Hey, Already made a post recently about the idea of moving to Lisbon or Porto; having done a little research into both cities, I'm basically set on Lisbon. Should be moving towards end of January/start of February. Anyway, looking for advice on ... Read More
Moving to Budapest - Where to live?! by MikeyMcD
Hello all, I posted a while back looking for some advice regarding moving to Budapest. I'm 24 years old and me and my buddy will be moving in January to live, hopefully for at least half a year. On that note, can anyone tell me what the deal is ...
Thanks for the responses so far! Maddoc: any particular reason? Aries25au: well I'm looking for a modern, spacious 2 bedroom apartment, was hoping to get something for around 800 euros a month, 1k euros would probably be absolute limit Nico_Buda: ... Read More
Moving to Budapest - Where to live?!
Hello all, I posted a while back looking for some advice regarding moving to Budapest. I'm 24 years old and me and my buddy will be moving in January to live, hopefully for at least half a year. On that note, can anyone tell me what the deal is ... Read More
Advice for moving to Budapest? by MikeyMcD
Hello all, IÂ’m strongly considering a move to Budapest next year so wanted to introduce myself to the forum and try get some advice. I'm 24 years old and from Glasgow and thereÂ’s a great chance me and my friend will move to Budapest in January, ...
Thanks for the responses folks! szocske: I'm thinking about coming over for a few days sometime in November/December so will make sure to get a good look around the city, and no doubt hit up some of the spa houses too! TornadoHH: No problem, this ... Read More
Advice for moving to Budapest?
Hello all, IÂ’m strongly considering a move to Budapest next year so wanted to introduce myself to the forum and try get some advice. I'm 24 years old and from Glasgow and thereÂ’s a great chance me and my friend will move to Budapest in January, ... Read More
Advice for moving to Gibraltar?
Hi, I'm 24 years old and from Glasgow, and me and my friend are considering moving to Gibraltar next year - likely from January 2014-December 2014 although that might change. We both work online. So I was just looking for some advice to see what ... Read More