Summary:My punting experience to date has essentially been southern England and was curious about punting abroad. Sadly I don't have the libido to punt every day or even two days, so a dedicated punting trip or visit to the clubs of Germany are not options. I decided to test the water on a city break to Budapest.
As I'll explain, it's not easy punting in the city and requires a lot of work. I would have liked two punts but only managed one in the end.
Getting there:Whizz Air flights from Luton seem to be the cheapest to Budapest. There are plenty of hotels and apartments for £30-£40 a night.
Currency is the forint. At the moment there are just over 300 HUF to the £1, but you won't get that at Ferenc Liszt Airport - avoid.
Budapest has 23 districts (listed in Roman numerals) within two areas of the city, Pest -the main part - and Buda, which are divided by the Danube.
Getting around:There is a decent metro system in Budapest, as well as buses and trams. Some buses run 24hrs. It costs 350HUF for each part of your journey - if you get off any mode of transport, you need another ticket. Carnets and travelcards are available.
Budapest is notorious for scamming taxi drivers so
do not hail a cab in the street. Call one and check the price. Fo Taxis (tel. +36 1 222 2222) is the main operator and has fixed prices for fares to the city centre from the airport or alternatively, take the 200E bus to Kobanya-Kipest and get on the M3 (blue) metro line for 2 fares of 350HUF ie a couple of quid in total.
Streets are well signposted above head height with the range of numbers in each block also listed, which is extremely helpful. When an escort sends you her location, note that addresses are often given in reverse order - ie district, street and then house number. Utca (ut for short) means street.
Phones etc:I did try calling and texting a couple of escorts when I was in Budapest from my punting phone, without success. This could have been because they were busy but the advice from other punters on UKP and ISG (
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This means getting an Hungarian SIM card, which isn't easy. Due to anti-terrorism legislation, all holders of IM cards must by law be registered. Therefore, if you don't want to give your personal details, then you may have problems punting in Hungary.
You will need your passport and driving licence. I went into the Vodafone shop with only my passport and they said they could still give me a card but I needed to give them my mother's address.

So I went back to the hotel and got my licence!

There are 3 telecoms companies in Hungary - Vodafone, T Mobile and Telefnor. You can get a SIM card and basic package with calls, texts and mobile data for 3,500HUF. There is a Vodafone shop at the airport, so you can save time by getting this sorted out as soon as you get off the plane.
After spending time sorting the SIM card out, I then discovered I couldn't use it in my punting phone because it's locked on Tesco and you need a code.

Cue yet more time fruitlessly searching for solutions, so it's worth checking whether your phone is locked some time before you go.
Fortunately, my number one phone isn't locked but mixing escorts numbers and texts with numbers and texts from my 'normal life' was not exactly ideal.
Searching for escorts:The Hungarian equivalent of AW is Rosszlanyok -
External Link/Members OnlyMy advice is do some research before you go out to Hungary and try to identify escorts you are interested in, do the services you are interested in and the length of booking. Beware of escorts who describe themselves as 'Non Stop' - apart from the fact they could be knackered, this term also suggests they are pimped.
Look for escorts that have reviews and avoid the ones who haven't or, even worse, do not want reviews. Escorts have to accept reviews before they appear on their profile page so open up any 'Refused' ones.
If you Google translate, the reviews come out as gibberish as Hungarian is such a complicated language that is unlike others. Some reviews are written in English and often say how they got on communicating with Hungarian escorts.
You can search on Rosszlanyok for escorts who list English as a language but that doesn't mean they speak it - just that they are happy to take bookings from us. Some do have a short message in English on their profile, which is a start.
If you join the Rosszlanyok site, you can send messages to escorts. I sent several messages asking about prices (which aren't listed) and services. However, I got only had a handful of responses, which all looked like stock replies. A couple just said 'call me' and others just the prices.
Prices:The very few responses I did get from escorts, quoted me incall prices ranging from 13,000-15,000HUF for 30mins and 20,000-30,0000HUFfor an hour. 30,000HUF/hr is just under £100 so about the same as a Hungarian escort in the UK - it defeats the point of punting there, in my opinion,, so if she quotes you that, certainly for incall, she is taking the piss because you are a foreigner - and if she quotes euros, she certainly is.
As always, it's advisable to check for extras at various stages of contact.
Comms:Very few escorts in Budapest seem to be able to speak English. Most of the Hungarian girls who can speak English and are prepared to be a prostitute are working over in this country.
I suspect many other escorts will not take a booking with non-Hungarian speakers and the language issue is, from what I can deduce, a major barrier to punting in Budapest.
When I was over there, I asked one escort in Hungarian over the phone if she spoke English and she replied "No, sorry" and put the phone down, so texting is likely to be the best bet and you can at least get prices and services confirmed. The one punt I did arrange while in Budapest was done through texting or SMS as she called it.
The one meeting - HannaBaba18:When I phoned Hanna and started speaking in English, she simply said "SMS" so I sent her a text asking her prices for 30mins and 1hr, stating I wanted "csók a nyelv" (kissing with tongues). She responded with her prices (15,000HUF for 30mins and 25,000HUF for an hour) but didn't confirm FK specifically, so I decided to take a gamble on that.
We then arranged a time and she sent me her full address, which was a small flat near Keleti railway station in District VII. I texted on arrival and she came down and let me in.
I was given a towel and ushered to the bathroom for a shower, which was clean. Unfortunately, she did not have a proper bed but a sofa bed without a mattress so was uncomfortable because of the ridge.
Hanna doesn't speak any English and uses Google Translate. During the meeting, we got by with hand gestures. FK was reasonable.
When she went to put on a condom, I asked her about "natur francia" (OWO) but she replied it was "extra" which is obviously a universal prossie term. Her BJ technique was fairly rudimentary, just up and down with head turned.
She was happy with RO, including 69 and facesitting, and made a few noises but it wasn't doing a lot for her. She motioned that she wasn't happy with fingering, despite it listed on her profile.
Unfortunately, Hanna's profile is not active at the moment but her photos, which showed her body were accurate. The facial pictures that were on the profile were possibly her but old.
Hidden Image/Members OnlyAlthough her profile name suggests she is 18, she is probably about 20. She is a gorgeous young girl with nice body and large breasts, and I really enjoyed fucking her in mish with some eye contact and FK. Sadly, I didn't last as long as I would have liked and, after a pop and clean-up, she ushered me back to the shower before I was on my way into the Budapest sunshine, my foreign punting virginity lost.
I booked 30mins because one doesn't always get a wide range of services in 15mins, but was there barely 20mins including two showers In many ways, it was a neutral-rated meeting, but I had a good time so it was a positive for me.
Hanna Baba's profile (currently inactive):
External Link/Members OnlyThe nearly rans:I received messages on Rosszlanyok back from the following escorts:
Kinga21 -
External Link/Members OnlyShe seems to have basic English, with good reviews, including from British punters, and quoted prices for 13,000HUF for 30mins and 20,000HUF for 1hr, all inclusive.
Dorina -
External Link/Members OnlyShe was reviewed by Porco-malo on his thread on Budapest.
https://www.ukpunting.com/index.php?topic=111145.msg1294120#msg1294120 She seems to give a good service and speak good English. She quoted me prices of 15,000HUF for 30mins and 30,000HUF for 1hr but I see she has since stopped doing half-hour meets.
Viviana -
External Link/Members OnlyShe didn't get back to me till after I returned from Budapest because she was away sadly but seems to speak good English and is well reviewed, including from English punters
Rebekka -
External Link/Members OnlyExperienced escort who's mentioned on ISG. Apparently she is much older than 29 and the pictures are old. Her message just said "call me for details" which wasn't very helpful.
Jessyca -
External Link/Members OnlyShe seems to be one of only two or three black escorts in Budapest. She responded to me in Hungarian, so probably doesn't speak any English.
She quoted me prices for 15mins/30mins/60mins of 10,000/15,000/20,000 and suggested 1hr was inclusive but extras at 3,000 each were applicable for shorter bookings.
Any questions, feel free to ask.