gleaned from the Stink,
Budapest, April 19, 2004;
updated May 12, 2007

Name: Robin Hunt

DOB: 23/11/58

From: London [and back in London, as of 2006]

Got Here [that is, to Budapest]: In fall 2002, from New York and London, where he worked as a branding consultant, dot-com impresario and journalist for the Guardian, the Independent and Wired, among others. He has since returned to London and set out once again, this time to Europe on a 5-month walking tour beginning May 2007. Follow his tales of woe at Betwixt.

Working On [as of May 2007]: A “long novel” that has eaten up much of his time at the British Library, and has perhaps been put on hold as he blogs his Betwixt, walks the continent, and prepares for the book on his adventures to follow.

Where/How: While in Budapest he was often found planted in the one well-lit booth of Cafe Eklektika on Semmelweis utca. Happy to talk shop and compare pages, especially over a coffee, drink or cig. In London his primary haunt was the British Library and nearby taverns. Now, no doubt, he’ll grow very familiar with the French countryside.

Lifestyle: [as of April 2004, in Budapest] Outlandish. Spent much of the past year traveling in the region, gathering atmosphere and lurid anecdotes for his book, in the process apparently creating a fair amount of both himself. Claims to have spent the first royalty check from Retailisation, a business tome he co-authored, on martinis in Amalfi earlier this month. … piercing wit and blue eyes … an almost touching innocence. In other words, the perfect cocktail party guest. As of May 2007, his hair is shorter and he sports a “techno-backpack” (in the words of the London Times).

Exactly Where, Right Now: Can be charted on Google Maps.