Kester EddyAug 152 minKesterTester01 -Where is this Budapest scene? Update: 26/08/2020 I went there this morning to see how it's changed - didn't set the new lens to exactly the right focal length, but you...
Kester EddyAug 144 minChapter 33 – Weddings come into FashionTales of a Teenage Spy - The Life and Times of Gábor Rimner Chapter 33 – No Romantic Proposal, no Flowers, no Chocolates, no Getting on ...
Kester EddyAug 124 minChapter 32 – Market Research - And its Strange Head of DepartmentTales of a Teenage Spy - The Life and Times of Gábor Rimner Chapter 32 - Market Research - And its Strange Head of Department I think I...
Kester EddyAug 123 minOyunaa Makes it Home – well, OK, a Hotel close to Home Yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon, I looked up Oyunaa Luvsan, the PhD student from Mongolia who you may remember was stuck in Hungary when we...
Kester EddyAug 103 minChapter 31: BM – Letters of Fear and DreadTales of a Teenage Spy - The Life and Times of Gábor Rimner Chapter 31: BM – Letters of Fear and Dread It's difficult to describe to rea...
Kester EddyAug 94 minChapter 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 passport...
Kester EddyAug 92 minNew Covid-19 infections in Hungary rise by 43 Saturday-SundayUpdated 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 pe...
Kester EddyAug 73 minChapter 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...
Kester EddyAug 63 minChapter 28 – Mészáros utca – and its GirlsTales 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. Aft...
Kester EddyAug 55 minChapter 27 – A Phone Call from MotherTales of a Teenage Spy - The Life and Times of Gábor Rimner [Apologies for late post - computer failed on Monday afternoon.] Chapter 27 –...
Kester EddyAug 34 minChapter 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, i...
Kester EddyAug 24 minBall 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 o...
Kester EddyJul 314 minChapter 25 – The Police Lady Always Knows BestTales of a Teenage Spy - The Life and Times of Gábor Rimner After spending the better part of Monday at the passport office, Tuesday mean...
Kester EddyJul 294 minChapter 24 – Blondes have More QuestionsTales of a Teenage Spy - The Life and Times of Gábor Rimner Passports were a particular problem for the average citizen in the happy days...
Kester EddyJul 274 minChapter 23 – Fighting Fear - When your Stomach Feels in the Middle of your ThroatTales 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 ...
Kester EddyJul 273 minHungarian 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 perce...
Kester EddyJul 265 minChapter 22 – Sofia: Beautiful Name – Grim RealityPhoto: The Grim Reality: This photo is a little unfair on Sofia. Indeed, winter is not normally the best way to illustrate the best aspe...
Kester EddyJul 252 minMongolian Travails in MagyarországOyunaa 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 w...
Kester EddyJul 244 minChapter 21 – Parental Shock – and the Journey Home BeginsTales 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 m...
Kester EddyJul 233 minChapter 20 – The ContractTales of a Teenage Spy - The Life and Times of Gábor Rimner Then there was the contract. Very shortly before I left Khartoum, it must hav...
