Every city gets two perspectives — the streets and the taps. Here’s everywhere we’ve written about so far, and what’s next.
Hungary
Budapest — June 2026
Six days, two thermal baths, one free concert, nine taprooms and a stolen towel. Ruins, baths, taprooms and the Danube at dusk — this is our most complete city so far.
Start here: Budapest in Six Days — What We Actually Did — the full itinerary in both voices.
The Streets — Olesia
- Margaret Island: We Came for the Baths and Found the Ruins — a 13th-century convent, posing frogs, and a ruined church at dusk
- Two Budapest Baths: One for Families, One for a Spa Day — Palatinus vs Rudas, and how to pick
- Tasting Tokaji in Budapest: Three Bars, Zero Expertise — Hungary’s sweet wine, no expertise required
The Taps — Ian
- Every Taproom We Visited, Compared — nine venues in one reference table: taps, prices, tasters, verdicts
- Skip the Tourist Ruin Bars. Here’s Where Budapest Actually Drinks. — Szimpla Kert, Élesztő and KEG Sörművász
- More Budapest Craft Beer: Mixát Udvar, Rizmajer Beerhouse, and the Time Out Market — a street-music courtyard, a cave bar and a piano bar
- Budapest Craft Beer: HOPS Beer Bar, Beer Brothers and First Craft Beer & BBQ — a Friday night in two very different bars
England
North East Coast — Whitby, Saltburn, Staithes: sea fret and seaside ale. Coming 2026.
Newcastle — Victorian grandeur and one of the UK’s best beer cities. Coming 2026.
Durham — home: a Norman cathedral, cobbled lanes and Ian’s local taprooms. Coming 2026.
Southeast Asia
Vietnam & Cambodia — temples, colonial façades and a rising craft beer scene. Next trip.
Events
Royal Ascot — two days at England’s most theatrical race meeting, complete with fascinators, Pimm’s in the heat, and the King’s carriage rolling past close enough to feel faintly surreal.