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Wanderer Writes includes culture posts about museums and cities of the world, based on first-hand experiences. These posts try to guide visitors to understand and respect people from different backgrounds, giving them insight into the lives of other cultures.

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Amazing Women Travelers of the Past: Mária Fáy, Mocsáry Béláné

One of the first Hungarian woman travel writers, Mária Fáy, also known by her married name, Mocsáry Béláné (Mrs. Mocsáry Béla: the -né suffix added to the man’s name means Mrs.), traveled extensively around the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In an era when few women traveled, even with a companion, she traveled throughout

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A few of the Hungarian Holiday Traditions celebrated in December

Like in other parts of the world, many of the Hungarian Holiday traditions are celebrated in December. Though these days Christmas is the major Hungarian holiday this time of the year, it is not the only one. And even this wide-celebrated Holiday has a few Hungarian-specific additions. Though I am celebrating the Holidays in the

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