Highlights 2014

[CTG]

Another annual one...

[zaqrack]

deciding not to sell the Stunts HQ but instead renovating it fully!

[Akoss Poo a.k.a. Zorromeister]

11 Jan: hiking trip in Ablakos-kö-völgy, a strictly protected valley in the Bükk.
18 Jan: nameday of my would-be-mother-in-law, big party

Later:
April 3-6: scientific conference in Transylvania (Székelyudvarhely, the gypsies call it Odorheiu Secuiesc), and since it is a very cheap one and Ildi has a free seat in the car and we can use the same room, she can (afford to) come, too. :-)

Summer holiday:
We plan to go to Nesebar, Bulgaria.

[Usrin]

I still don't know much about this year, my highlights are usually planned a few months in advance.

What is sure so far:
April 15-26: Easter holiday in Hungary.

Further plans:
- we have several ideas about the summer holidays; it will be decided later
- we postponed buying a car from last year to summer 2014 (we didn't want to take a large loan, rather continued sparing)
- one scientific conference; most probably in Geneva (18-22 August)

[CTG]

- we postponed buying a car from last year to summer 2014 (we didn't want to take a large loan, rather continued sparing)

Skoda?

[Usrin]

It is on the list of our preferred brands.  (The others are Ford and Toyota.)

[CTG]

It is on the list of our preferred brands.  (The others are Ford and Toyota.)

LOL! All the of them are in my TOP5 "affordable and still fine" brands (1 Ford, 2 Toyota, 3 VW, 4 Skoda, 5 Opel).

(unfortunately I don't have a driving licence and probably I won't ever have, so it's not a question for me)

[Akoss Poo a.k.a. Zorromeister]

11th January - hiking in the Bükk Mountains (Ablakos-kö-völgy)
25th January - hiking in the Bükk Mountains (Varbó-Örvény-kö-Miskolc)
15th February - hiking in the High Tatras (Ótátrafüred-Téry Ödön-menedékház [Stary Smokovec-Téryho chata])
1st March - hiking in the Aggtelek Karst

coming soon:
29th March - probably hiking in the Bükk Mountains
3rd-6th April - scientific conference in Székelyudvarhely (Odorheiu Secuiesc), Transylvania (Ildi is coming, too)
1st-3rd May - weekend in the Mátra Mountains (probably sleeping on Mount Ágasvár)
3rd June - Iron Maiden concert, Budapest
mid June - probable date of our summer holiday, destination: Bulgaria
around 21st July - anniversary with Ildi, travelling to somewhere inside Hungary, first idea was Pécs/Orfü

[zaqrack]

This will be our last year living in China, at least for a while. So we are trying to travel as much as possible:

March 23-29: Guilin and Yangshou in China


Mar 31 - Apr 5: Business trip to Bangalore, India with stopover in Kuala Lumpur.



April 18-21: Yandang Mountains


May 1-4: Mogan Mountain


May 17-18: Nanjing

June 5-8: Beijing, Great Wall


July-September: Hungary!

December 1-8: Port Barton, Palawan, Philippines

[BonzaiJoe]

Wow, beautiful destinations.

Where are you going now? Back to Hungary?

[zaqrack]

Wow, beautiful destinations.

Where are you going now? Back to Hungary?

Yes, back to Budapest for multiple reasons:

- Now I still have a possibility to return while keeping my current job and salary. As the outlook of our company in the mid-term is not that great, I don't want to miss this opportunity and get stuck in China. If I need to shift later, I better shift from Hungary. 
- I prefer my sons (and myself) to spend more time with the extended family.
- I have to regularly work late night shifts in China due to time zone differences. Had enough.
- Pollution is getting a serious concern is Shanghai too
- I Miss the mountains and my bikes

[BonzaiJoe]

Sounds like a lot of good reasons! And I guess the Hungarian regime is still a bit less repressive than the Chinese one...
I also miss the Hungarian mountains and biking with you...

[zaqrack]

Sounds like a lot of good reasons! And I guess the Hungarian regime is still a bit less repressive than the Chinese one...
I also miss the Hungarian mountains and biking with you...

well we will be much closer so time to meet again
I really intend to settle down for a while in Hungary, but if things don't work out as expected we will most likely follow Usrin's steps and head north... plenty of good job opportunities in my field in Sweden and Finland.

Peter

[Akoss Poo a.k.a. Zorromeister]

11th January - hiking in the Bükk Mountains (Ablakos-kö-völgy)
25th January - hiking in the Bükk Mountains (Varbó-Örvény-kö-Miskolc)
15th February - hiking in the High Tatras (Ótátrafüred-Téry Ödön-menedékház [Stary Smokovec-Téryho chata])
1st March - hiking in the Aggtelek Karst

coming soon:
29th March - probably hiking in the Bükk Mountains
3rd-6th April - scientific conference in Székelyudvarhely (Odorheiu Secuiesc), Transylvania (Ildi is coming, too)
1st-3rd May - weekend in the Mátra Mountains (probably sleeping on Mount Ágasvár)
3rd June - Iron Maiden concert, Budapest
mid June - probable date of our summer holiday, destination: Bulgaria
around 21st July - anniversary with Ildi, travelling to somewhere inside Hungary, first idea was Pécs/Orfü

Bükk, hiking: completed, 30th March
Slovak Paradise, hiking: done, 12th April
scientific conference: completed

Iron Maiden concert: no more tickets, I'll miss it

Mátra weekend: booked, 2nd-4th May

Bulgaria: booked, 6th-15th June, Sozopol

mini Stunts meeting with Usrin: planned within 2 weeks

18th July: wedding ceremony of Köcsög and Ildi's sister, Debrecen - official

late August: smaller summer holiday within Hungary

[CTG]

Köcsög and Ildi's sister

Also known as "Thöttyenbäume"...