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Chapter 30 – So what about some Espionage?
Tales of a Teenage Spy - The Life and Times of Gábor Rimner Chapter 30 – So what about some Espionage? After all this news about...
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New Covid-19 infections in Hungary rise by 43 Saturday-Sunday
Updated at 17.30 - see end. A total of 43 new cases of people newly infected by the C-19 virus were reported in Hungary in the 24-hour...
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Chapter 29 – Mária was not amused
Tales of a Teenage Spy - The Life and Times of Gábor Rimner Chapter 29 – Mária was not amused Mária was a complex girl. The daughter of a...
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Chapter 28 – Mészáros utca – and its Girls
Tales of a Teenage Spy - The Life and Times of Gábor Rimner Everyone was very kind and sweet to me in the early days at my new abode....
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Chapter 27 – A Phone Call from Mother
Tales of a Teenage Spy - The Life and Times of Gábor Rimner [Apologies for late post - computer failed on Monday afternoon.] Chapter 27 –...
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Chapter 26 – How to find a Job – with no Work Experience and an African School Leaving Certificate
Tales of a Teenage Spy - The Life and Times of Gábor Rimner Having sorted out my ID and registered with our 'customer-friendly' police,...
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Ball Boys Sing the Blues as Tennis Association Sinks into Red
Tennis matters in Hungary. Even if it's not the prime minister's favourite sport, many in the Magyar 'elite' - politicians and captains...
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Chapter 25 – The Police Lady Always Knows Best
Tales of a Teenage Spy - The Life and Times of Gábor Rimner After spending the better part of Monday at the passport office, Tuesday...
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Chapter 24 – Blondes have More Questions
Tales of a Teenage Spy - The Life and Times of Gábor Rimner Passports were a particular problem for the average citizen in the happy days...
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Chapter 23 – Fighting Fear - When your Stomach Feels in the Middle of your Throat
Tales of a Teenage Spy - The Life and Times of Gábor Rimner I tried to ignore it among the fun and banter with Nicolai, but gnawing away...
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Hungarian Tourism & Covid-19 Border Controls – a Case of the Law of Unintended Consequences?
About a fortnight back, the Hungarian government introduced a new system classifying countries “red-yellow-green” to refer to their...
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Chapter 22 – Sofia: Beautiful Name – Grim Reality
Tales of a Teenage Spy - The Life and Times of Gábor Rimner Photo: The Grim Reality: This photo is a little unfair on Sofia. Indeed,...
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Mongolian Travails in Magyarország
Oyunaa Luvsan came to Hungary in February to study for a PhD as a mature student "in her 30s". After a few weeks, her university studies...
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Chapter 21 – Parental Shock – and the Journey Home Begins
Tales of a Teenage Spy - The Life and Times of Gábor Rimner And so the time came for the 'big trip' - my return home – and the start of...
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Chapter 20 – The Contract
Tales of a Teenage Spy - The Life and Times of Gábor Rimner Then there was the contract. Very shortly before I left Khartoum, it must...
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Chapter 19 – Weaponry: Tribal Daggers, Supersonic MIGs
Tales of a Teenage Spy - The Life and Times of Gábor Rimner It was probably early May 1973, when Carol came back from her holidays. I...
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All Right Then – Music in July 1970, UK
UPDATES @ End of story For some reason, I have strong memories of that July, half a century ago. I had just finished my first year at...
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Chapter 18 - Murad, the Master Professional, and Rice Paper Messages
Tales of a Teenage Spy - The Life and Times of Gábor Rimner I have to tell you about the actual messaging system then employed, that is,...
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Chapter 17 – Answering Psychologists, Remembering Drop Sites
Tales of a Teenage Spy - The Life and Times of Gábor Rimner And meet we did. I spent hours and hours with Carol, just chatting, mostly...
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Coronavirus infections in Hungary creeping up - 40 reported this weekend
UPDATED Monday, 20/07 - See below The absolute numbers in Hungary remain thankfully low, and the envy of many national health services in...
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