For generations, one of Budapest’s most memorable souvenirs wasn’t sold in any gift shop. It was an experience. You’d step into the centuries-old Turkish section of Rudas Baths on a men-only day, and ...

I’m back in the tri-border town, and the first thing I see in the streets is the Basel Tattoo. My friend was planning to get some ink done during this annual convention. Basel Tattoo has nothing to do ...

Well, as sexy as it sounds, I am not literally in bed. But I’ve been more horizontal than usual these days (hence, newsletter on Friday!). My immunity fell apart, and in the middle of a hot summer, I ...

A 500-year-old bathing tradition got a bureaucratic makeover. Budapest’s last single-sex Ottoman bath now requires double coverage. The official reason doesn’t quite hold water.