Travels

• Austria - skiing holiday with my friend Ivan to the Steiermark - Dachstein region [Ski Amade] to Schladming. We skied the following mountains in 4 days: Planai (1894m); Hauser Kaibling (2015m - Haus im Ennstal), Reiteralm (1860m - Pichl). (20-23/02/2022)
• Austria - skiing holiday with my cousin Miklos and his children to the Carinthia ski region. We skied the following mountains in 4 days: [1] Bad Kleinkirchem Region: Kaiserburg (2055m), Strohsack (1904m), Priedröf (1963m), Wiesernock (1968m), Spitzeck (1913m), Brunnach (1908m) & [2] Gerlitzen Region: Gerlitzen Gipfel (1911m), Kanzelhöhe (1500m). (29/01-02/02/2022)

• EUROPEAN LAND TOURS & RIVER CRUISES = [...almost all cruises have been cancelled for 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.] : {16 days - 2 tours} - "Medieval Germany" {2x} & "The Danube’s Imperial Cities & Yuletide Markets" {3x CLX} (on the ships "MS George Eliot" & "MS Thomas Hardy" with » Riviera Travel.

• EUROPEAN LAND TOURS & RIVER CRUISES = [...all cruises have been cancelled for 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.] {24 tours - CLX} : "Amsterdam, Kinderdijk & the Dutch Bulbfields" {2x CLX} & "Bruges, Medieval Flanders, Amsterdam & the Dutch Bulbfields" {2x CLX} & "Vienna, Bohemia & Treasures of the Danube" {2x CLX} & "The Blue Danube" {7x CLX} & "Rhine & Moselle" {2x CLX} & "Rhine, Strassbourg, Heidelberg" {2x CLX} & "Budapest to the Black Sea" {2x CLX} & "Burgundy, the River Rhone & Provence" {3x CLX} & "Enchanting Rhine & Yuletide Markets" {2x CLX} (on the ships "MS Geoffrey Chaucer" & "MS Williams Wordsworth" & "MS Robert Burnes" & "MS Oscar Wilde" & "MS Thomas Hardy" & "MS Emily Brontë" & "MS William Shakespeare" & "MS Charles Dickens") with » Riviera Travel.
• Cambodia & Thailand - Cultural roundtrip in Bangkok, Angkor and Koh Samui with Viki and my friend Marci. : Bangkok, Ayutthaya, Angkor, Siem Riep, Koh Samui. Quite an intensive roundtrip! (06-20/01/2020)
• Austria - skiing holiday with my cousin Miklos and his children to the Semmering region [Semmering (Zauberberg)]. We skied the following mountain for 3 days: Wiener Alpen Region: Stuhleck (1782m) (02-05/02/2020)

• EUROPEAN LAND TOURS & RIVER CRUISES {165 days - 20 tours} - "Gardens of Madeira" & "Springtime on the Rhine & Moselle" on the ship "MS Royal Emerald" with » Noble Caledonia & "Rhine, Strassbourg, Heidelberg" {1x} & "Medieval Germany" {1x} & "Budapest to the Black Sea" {2x} & "Burgundy, the River Rhone & Provence" {3x} & "The Blue Danube" {9x} & "The Danube’s Imperial Cities & Yuletide Markets" {1x} (on the ships "MS Williams Wordsworth" & "MS Robert Burnes" & "MS Oscar Wilde" & "MS Thomas Hardy" & "MS Jane Austen" & "MS William Shakespeare" & "MS Charles Dickens") with » Riviera Travel = [...just about everywhere in Europe.]
• EUROPEAN SEA CRUISES - Viki goes cruising: "Fjords of Norway" on the ship MSC Poesia with » IBUSZ (20-28/07/2019) & "Mediterranean Jewels" on the ship "MSC Fantasia" with » Chemol Travel (27/09-05/10/2019)
• Barcelona, Spain - City break in Barcelona with Viki. (23-27/01/2019)
• Austria - skiing holiday with my father Ferenc and my brother Bence to the Steiermark region [Ski Amade]. (25-01/03/2019)
• Austria - skiing holiday with my friend Marci to the Kaprun region [Kaprun]. We skied the following mountains in 5 days: [1] Kaprun Region: Zell-am-See (1965m - Schmitten), Mauerkogel (2074m); [2] Hochkönig Region: Schneeberg (1921m - Mühlbach), Kollmannsegg (1921m), Wasthöhe (1730m - Dienten), Gabühel (1634m - Hinterthal), Aberg-Langeck (1900m - Maria Alm); [3] Glemmtal Region: Saalbach (Skicircus); Hinterglem = Schattberg Ost (2020m), Schattberg West (2096m), Zwölferkogel (1984m), Reichkendlkopf (1941m), Hasenauer Köpfl (1790m), Reiterkogel (1818m), Bernkogel (1740m), Henne (2020m), Larchfilzkogel (1645m), Maiskopf (1186m), etc. - did the whole circle (!); [4] Kitzsteinhorn / Maiskogel: Kitzsteinhorn (3203m) made it to the Gipfelwelt (3000m). Quite an intensive skitrip! (08-12/01/2019)

• EUROPEAN LAND TOURS & RIVER CRUISES {139 days - 17 tours} - "Amsterdam, Kinderdijk & the Dutch Bulbfields" {2x} & "Bruges, Medieval Flanders, Amsterdam & the Dutch Bulbfields" {2x} & "The Blue Danube" {1x} & "Rhine Cruise to Switzerland" {3x} & "Rhine & Moselle" {1x} & "Rhine, Strassbourg, Heidelberg" {1x} & "Cruise the Heart of Europe" {1x} & "Budapest to the Black Sea" {2x} & "Burgundy, the River Rhone & Provence" {2x} & "Enchanting Rhine & Yuletide Markets" {2x} (on the ships "MS Robert Burnes" & "MS Oscar Wilde" & "MS Thomas Hardy" & "MS Jane Austen" & "MS Emily Brontë" & "MS Charles Dickens" & "MS Lord Byron") with » Riviera Travel = [...just about everywhere in Europe.]
• Egypt - cruising on the ship "MS Nile Dolphin" with Viki from Cairo to Abu Simbel and a beach break in Hurghada in Egypt. (02-12/10/2018) - Trips to Giza & Dahshur & Saqqara & Aswan & Philae & Abu Simbel & Kom Ombo & Edfu & Karnak Temple & Luxor Temple & Hatshepsut Temple & Valley of Kings.
• Crete, Greece - holiday in Chersonissos with Viki with visits to Knossos & Heraklion & Malia & Limenas & Chersonisou & Zeus cave & Thalori & Phaistos & Matala & Gournes. (14-21/08/2018)
• Morocco - Cultural roundtrip in Marocco with Viki. : Agadir, Marrakesh, Ifrane, Fez, Volubilis, Meknes, Rabat, Casablanca, El Jadida, Essaouira. Quite an intensive roundtrip! (17-25/02/2018)
• Austria - skiing holiday with my friend Marci to the Carinthia region [Carinthia (Kärnten)]. We skied the following mountains in 5 days: [1] Murau Region: Kreischberg (2002m - St. Georgen), Rosenkranzhöhe (2118m); [2] Innerkrems Region: Blutige Alm (2006m), Zechnershöhe (2086m), Mattehanshöhe (2086m), Grünleitennock (2128m); [3] Lungo Region: Katschberg (1641m), Tschaneck (2030m), Aineck (2220m - St. Margerethen); [4] Lungo Region: Grosseck-Speireck Speireck (2411m - St. Michael), Grosseck (2066m - Mauterndorf) + Burg Mauterndorf; [5] Innerkrems Region: Blutige Alm (2006m), Zechnershöhe (2086m), Mattehanshöhe (2086m), Grünleitennock (2128m). Quite an intensive skitrip! (10-15/02/2018)

• EUROPEAN LAND TOURS & RIVER CRUISES {131 days - 19 tours} - "The Blue Danube" {9x} & "Rhine Cruise to Switzerland" {4x} & "Rhine & Moselle" {1x} & "Rhine, Strassbourg, Heidelberg" {1x} & "Cruise the Heart of Europe" {1x} & "Enchanting Rhine & Yuletide Markets" {3x} (on the ships "MS Oscar Wilde" & "MS Thomas Hardy" & "MS Jane Austen" & "MS Emily Brontë" & "MS Charles Dickens") with » Riviera Travel = [...]
• Croatia - Summer holiday in Rogoznica with Viki. (16-22/08/2017)
• Slovenia - friendly visit to Maribor and Idrija in Slovenia. (22-25/06/2017)
• Prague, Czech Republic - Cultural visit to Prague with Viki. (16-19/06/2017)
• Zagreb, Croatia - friendly visit to Zagreb in Croatia. (24-26/02/2017)
• England - Riviera kick-off in Burton-upon-Trent & short visit to Birmingham. (07-11/02/2017)
• Austria - 2 skiing holidays with my friend Marci to the Steiermark region (24-28/01/2017) and Schladming with my father and brother Bence (21-25/03/2017) [Ski Amade].

• EUROPEAN LAND TOURS & RIVER CRUISES {116 days - 11 tours} - "New Highlights of Eastern Europe & Istanbul" {3x} & "European Jewels" {2x} (on the ships "River Duchess" & "River Princess") & "Rhine Discovery" {3x} & "Danube Discovery" {3x} (on the ship "River Ambassador") with » Uniworld = Austria : Engelhartzell, Klosterneuburg, Melk, Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna, Weissenkirchen - Bulgaria : Arbanassi, Belogradchik, Ivanovo & Basarbovo monasteries, Rousse, Veliko Tarnovo, Vidin - Croatia : Batina, Osijek, Vukovar - France : Strasbourg - Germany : Aschfeld, Bamberg, Cologne, Deggendorf, Frankfurt, Freidenburg, Heidelberg, Karlstadt, Kelheim, Kitzingen, Mannheim, Miltenberg, Nierstein, Nuremberg, Passau, Regensburg, Rothenburg, Rüdesheim, Straubing, Schwellhaeus'l, Theresienthal, Vilshofen, Wertheim, Wohnau, Würzburg, Zwiesel - Holland : Amsterdam - Hungary : Budapest, Domonyvölgy - Romania : Bucharest, Cetate Cultural Port, Giurgiu, Mogosoaia Palace, Peles Castle, Sinaia (Azuga wine cellars), Snagov Monastery - Serbia : Belgrade, Donji Milanovac, The Iron Gates - Switzerland : Basel, Breisach - Turkey : Istanbul
• Zagreb, Croatia - friendly visits with Viki to Zagreb in Croatia. (02-04/12)
• Istanbul, Turkey - cultural holiday with my girlfriend Viki to Istanbul in Turkey. (02-08/05)
• Egypt - summer holiday with Viki to Makadi, Hurghada in Egypt. (25-31/07) - Day trip to Memphis: Luxor and the Valley of Kings.
• China {22 days} - concert tour with the National Symphonic Orchestra Szeged all across China with Viki : (Budapest to Frankfurt to Shanghai) to Changsha {4 days} - visit to the "Yuelu Academy" , Yichang {1 day} , Chongqing {2 days} - (Guangzhou) to Foshan (and Nanzhuang) {3 days} - visit to Zumiao [Taoist Monastery] and High Kiln [Pottery Village], (Baiyun) to Shanghai {1 day} , Xian {1 day} , Lanzhou {1 day} , Harbin {3 days} - visit to the Harbin Ice Festival , Linyi {3 days} - visit to the Wang-xhixhi [Buddhist Temple] , (Qingdao) to Beijing {1 day} , (Beijing to Frankfurt to Budapest)
• Austria - skiing holiday with my friend Marci to the Steiermark region [Ski Amade].

• EUROPEAN LAND TOURS & RIVER CRUISES {113 days - 8 tours} - "Budapest to Nuremberg" {6x} : 7 days pre-extension in Poland + Budapest + 7 days Danube River Cruise (on the ship "Sound of Music") + 6 days post-extension in Prague + Dresden + Berlin & "Amsterdam to Budapest" {2x} (on the ship "Amadeus Silver") with » Gate-1 Travel = Poland : Warsaw, Czestochowa, Krakow, Auschwitz, Wieliczka - Austria : Dürnstein, Klosterneuburg, Linz, Melk, Schönbrunn Palace, Saltzburg, Vienna - Check Republic : Cesky Krumlov, Prague, Terezin - Germany : Bamberg, Berlin, Cologne, Dresden, Düsseldorf, Koblenz, Miltenberg, Nuremberg, Passau, Regensburg, Rothenburg, Rüdesheim, Vilshofen, Wertheim, Würzburg - Holland : Amsterdam, Volendam - Hungary : Budapest, Budakeszi, Esztergom, Gödöllő, Szentendre, Visegrád - Slovakia : Bratislava, Donovaly, Hoffstein
• Jordan - cultural round trip with Viki around the Haskemite Kingdom of Jordan. (16-23/02/2015)
• Austria - skiing holiday with my friend Marci to the Steiermark region [Ski Amade]. We skied the following mountains in 4 days: [1] Gastein Region: Schlossalm (2050m - Angertal), Stubnerkogel (2251m - Hangebruecke), Garukogel (2492m - Bad Gastein), Hoche Scharte (2300m - Bad Hofgastein); [2] Hochkönig Region: Schneeberg (1921m - Mühlbach), Kollmannsegg (1921m), Wasthöhe (1730m - Dienten), Gabühel (1634m - Hinterthal), Aberg-Langeck (1900m - Maria Alm); [3] Wagrain & Flachau Region: Hirschkogel (1755m - Alpendorf), Sonntagskogel (1850m), Grafenberg (1702m - Wagrain), Griesenkareck (1991m - Flachau); [4] Gastein Region: Fulseck (2033m - Dorfgastein), Dorfgastein-Grossarltal (2027m - Grossarl). Quite an intensive skitrip! (18-22/02/15)

• EUROPEAN LAND TOURS & RIVER CRUISES {133 days - 10 tours} - "Budapest to Nuremberg" with » Gate-1 Travel : 7 days pre-extension in Poland + Budapest + 7 days Danube River Cruise (on the ships "Amadeus Royal" & "Sound of Music") + 6 days post-extension in Prague + Dresden + Berlin = Poland : Warsaw, Czestochowa, Krakow, Auschwitz, Wieliczka - Hungary : Budapest, Budakeszi - Slovakia : Bratislava, Donovaly - Austria : Dürnstein, Melk, Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna - Germany : Passau, Regensburg, Nuremberg, Dresden, Berlin - Check Republic : Cesky Krumlov, Prague, Terezin
• China {21 days} - concert tour with the National Symphonic Orchestra Szeged all across China : (Budapest to Istanbul) to Guangzhou {3 days}, Dezhou {2 days}, Jinan {3 days} - visit to the "1000 Buddha Mountain", (Lanzhou) to Xining {3 days} - visit to Beichan Si [Northern Taoist Monastery] and Ta'er Si (Kumbum) [Tibetan Buddhist Monastery], (Xian) to Shanghai {2 days}, Baiyun {1 day}, Guangzhou {3 days} - visit to the Cheng Huan Taoist Temple & the "Temple of the Six Banyan Trees", (Istanbul to Budapest)
• Austria - skiing holiday with my friend Marci to the Steiermark region [Ski Amade].

• Danube River Cruise - "Budapest to Nuremberg" with Gate-1 Travel = Hungary : Budapest - Slovakia : Bratislava - Austria : Vienna, Dürnstein, Melk - Germany : Passau, Regensburg, Nuremberg (03-11/11/13)
• Austria - skiing holiday with my friend Marci to the Steiermark region [Ski Amade]. We skied the following mountains in 5 days: [1] Dachstein Region: Hauser Kaibling (2015m - Haus im Ennstal), Reiteralm (1860m - Pichl), Planai (1894m) and Hochwurzen (1850m - Schladming); [2] Hochkönig Region: Schneeberg (1921m - Mühlbach), Kollmannsegg (1921m), Wasthöhe (1730m - Dienten), Gabühel (1634m - Hinterthal), Aberg-Langeck (1900m - Maria Alm); [3] Wagrain Region: Grafenberg (1702m - Wagrain), Sonntagskogel (1850m), Hirschkogel (1755m - Alpendorf); [4] Flachauwinkl Region: Shuttleberg Mooskopf (1980m - Kleinarl), Rosskopf (1929m - Flachauwinkl); [5] Dachstein Region: Dachstein Gletscher (2700 m). Quite an intensive skitrip! (03-07/03/13)

• Danube River Cruise - "Romantic Christmas Markets" - "Budapest to Nuremberg" with Viking River Cruises = Hungary : Budapest - Austria : Melk, Vienna - Germany : Passau, Regensburg, Nuremberg (16-23/12/12)
• CENTRAL EUROPEAN LAND TOURS {138 days - 6 tours} - "East Meets West - The Best of Eastern Europe (2012)" {6x} with Grand Circle Travel (GCT) = Germany - Berlin & Potsdam - Poland : Warsaw & Czestochowa & Krakow & Auschwitz & Wieliczka & Zakopane - Check Republic : Olomouc & Prague & Sychrov - Slovakia : Bratislava - Hungary : Budapest & Győr - Austria : Vienna
• Austria - skiing holiday with my friend Marci to the Steiermark region [Ski Amade]. We skied the following mountains in 4 days: Obertauern Region: Seekareck (2217m), Seekarspitz (2350m) Hundskogel (2238m), Plattenspitz (2293m), Gamskarlspitz (2411m), Gamsleitenspitz (2357m), Zehnerkarspitze (2381); Hochkönig Region: Schneeberg (1921m - Mühlbach), Kollmannsegg (1921m), Wasthöhe (1730m - Dienten), Gabühel (1634m - Hinterthal), Aberg-Langeck (1900m - Maria Alm); Gastein Region: Schlossalm (2050m - Angertal), Stubnerkogel (2251m - Hangebruecke), Garukogel (2492m - Bad Gastein), Hoche Scharte (2300m - Bad Hofgastein); Flachauwinkl Region: Shuttleberg Mooskopf (1980m - Kleinarl), Rosskopf (1929m - Flachauwinkl); Zauchense Region: Hirschköpfl (1970m), Gamskogel (2188m - Zauchensee), Rauchkopfhütte (1890m). Quite an intensive skitrip! (27-30/01/12)

• Slovenia - a very short family camping holiday with Marcell and Domi to Koper, because my car broke down on the way - sigh! :(( - (08/11)
• Barcelona, Spain - cultural visit to Barcelona, Catalunya with my friend Marci. (03-08/05/11)
• Austria - skiing holiday with my friend Marci to the Steiermark region [Ski Amade]. We skied the following mountains in 4 days: Griesenkareck (1991m - Flachau); Hochkönig Region: Schneeberg (1921m - Mühlbach), Kollmannsegg (1921m), Wasthöhe (1730m - Dienten), Gabühel (1634m - Hinterthal), Aberg-Langeck (1900m - Maria Alm); Wagrain Region: Grafenberg (1702m - Wagrain), Sonntagskogel (1850m), Hirschkogel (1755m - Alpendorf); Schladming Dachstein Region: Hauser Kaibling (2015m - Haus im Ennstal), Reiteralm (1860 - Pichl), Planai (1894m) and Hochwurzen (1850m - Schladming). Quite an intensive skitrip! (04-07/02/11)

• London, England - a quick business trip to London for the "Woodwing World Tour" and to meet my friend Tim. (09/10)
• Tunisia - family holiday to Sousse and a quick tour of the Sahara near Douz + a visit to Chebika with Orsi and the three kids! (08/10)
• Germany - family hike in the Alps near Allgäu with Orsi and Zoe and quite an international group of friends. Conquered the Breitachklamm gorge and the summit of Nebelhorn (2224 m - Oberstdorf). (05/10)
• Austria - skiing holiday with Orsi and the three kids to Murau and the Kreischberg (2118m) (01/10)
• To be researched...

• Germany and Italy - family roundtrip to Munich, Cuggiono and Damanhur with Orsi and Zoe (11/09)
• Egypt - family holiday to Hurghada with Orsi and the three kids! (08/09)
• Crete, Greece - first family holiday in Chersonissos with Orsi and our daughter Zoe and the discovery of Thalori in the Astrousia mountains... (06/09)
• Crete, Greece - Bence and Mody's family holiday - almost at the samex as us - a shame we didn't go together... (07/09)
• Greece - Feri and Luca go on a cultural roundtrip (08/09)
• Transylvania - father visits Csíksomlyó with his other two brothers - hurray!
• Austria - Benceand Mody's family skiing holiday - with my father joining them

not relevant, because I was too young to remember...

It is a small and fragile world... 

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Above is a chronology of my travels and the travels of my immediate family. I include my family too, because their experiences abroad have greatly contributed to the overall experience I have of planet Earth...