Yup, I got fucking scammed in Budapest, Hungary. Basically, my first day in Budapest involved 2 random Hungarian trick-girls and the police. Follow me on Instagram.
Budapest is the capital city of Hungary. Many people say that rich people live on this side, though I know some common people who live there too. Budapest is easily accessible by car, plane and train. I flew from Athens to Budapest with Aegean Airlines, which took 1 hour and 50 minutes. Train between Vienna and Budapest takes 3 hours and costs around 27 Euros this was a go-show ticket, bought on the same day. Take some Hungarian Forint money while you wait for your luggage.
Airport Transfer β At the airport exit, find the bus stop for bus number E. This is the last stop of the bus. If you buy the bus ticket from the ticket machine at the airport exit, it will cost you HUF. However, the machine at the airport was broken when I was there, so I bought the ticket on board the bus, which was a little bit more expensive: HUF. Same goes with using the metro, before you go down to the metro platform; make sure you validate your ticket using the machine by the escalators.
I booked my hostel accommodation in Budapest via hostelbookers. I sorted the available places by ratings and found Lavender Circus Hostel as one of the best ones in terms of feedback. From the images, the hostel looks like a hip place with an artsy and vintage atmosphere. I chose this hostel and it was probably one of the best hostels I have ever stayed at!
The hostel is not like a dorm hostel where you will find many random drunk people sharing a room. Most guests were couples and families but there are also some solo travellers like myself. When I arrived at the hostel, the first thing they did was serving me with shots of Palinka a traditional Hungarian shot and also some Hungarian wine. But now they lifted the ban and let people make their own Palinka. I can speak with them for hours and hours.
