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Wieliczka Salt Mine   Krakow

Wieliczka Salt Mine, Krakow

 7 Reviews  Wieliczka caters to about 1 000 000 tourists a year (thats a VERY large amount) - during the summer months they average about 6000 tourists a day... by my rough calculations that equates to about... 

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Taxis   Warsaw

Taxis, Warsaw

 6 Reviews  If I had to point a few very positive things in Poland, I would definetly consider the taxis. of course if you know the rules such as don't pick up a taxi from those guys waiting at the exit of the... 

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Souvenirs   Warsaw

Souvenirs, Warsaw

 5 Reviews  The biggest tourist traps are hotels. NEVER, EVER buy there. Their markup seems massive. Buy basic souvenirs like fridge magnets, post cards, posters, books, tshirts, etc. I found the museums,... 

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Tickets and public transportation   Warsaw

Tickets and public transportation, Warsaw

 3 Reviews  We were told not to get a taxi from outside the airport as they were all "mafia" taxis and would rip us off. We were not ripped off once by a taxi and all the taxi journeys we took were reasonably... 

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Palace of Culture and Science   Warsaw

Palace of Culture and Science, Warsaw

 6 Reviews  After recomandation from our pocket guide its worth to spend some hours in the technical and science museum in Culture palace. Do it only if you want to have a feeling how it was in poland 20 years... 

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Pickpockets   Warsaw

Pickpockets, Warsaw

 3 Reviews  Date of incident 25th Sept. 2011: I took Bus 175 from Warsaw Airport to city centre. Upon arrival in the main central square, 3 men attacked me on the bus, one pulling my hand luggage off my hand the... 

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McDonalds   Warsaw

McDonalds, Warsaw

 1 Review  They are located all over the city. The usual menu of food is served within them. Why eat something you find at home? Try the ice cream instead of the burgers. I usually visit this fast food joint to... 

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Train station   Warsaw

Train station, Warsaw

 1 Review  For Warsaw: don t stay for long time in train station, specially during the night. It s a very unsecure place, you can be robbed or something... I talk by experience, hummm...I didn t be robbed, but I... 

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Parking   Warsaw

Parking, Warsaw

 1 Review  Should you be travelling around Warsaw in your car, please have in mind that in the city most of parking places are paid parking zones. You'll have to buy a ticket and put it in a visible place in... 

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Medical service   Warsaw

Medical service, Warsaw

 1 Review  Please bear in mind that the level of public medical services in Poland is very poor. Lower staff, such as receptionists do not speak English and you'll have to stand in long lines to get to a doctor.... 

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Gdansk

by Sjalen

OK, all northern Poles will maybe refuse to vote for me and send me abuse but I AM SORRY, I don't understand its greatness. In fact, every time Spader and I tried to approach it, we soon found our way back south again on a nigh train :-))) To me, the town is interesting because of its wartime history and its Lech Walesa and Solidarity legacy but how it has become such a great tourist destination on these two merits still fail to reach my brain. I was met by a town which was more expensive than the rest of Poland and with an architecture that could just as well have been Lübeck or Roskilde and which is definately surpassed by for instance the cities in Belgian Flanders. I so much want to give this city a second chance though, and probably will as we have ferries from Sweden and my husband has never been to Poland... Go to the shipping wharf memorial and realise that this is where...

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Public Toilets

by gale.blog.pl

Public toilets are a real pain in the butt :-(First - there are too few of them. Fortunately there a couple of 'toilet operators', firms who rent mobile toilets, so called toi-toi (from the name of one of those 'operators').Second - in most cases they are dirty and stinky. But I must admit that things are becomig better and better. It used to be worse a couple of years ago.Third - usually you'll have to pay for your visit to a public toilet. Nowhere in the world have I seen a lady employed as a 'toilet cashier', this is unique for Poland. In many public toilets the price 'per pee or poo' is 1 zl (about EUR 0.25) and you need to pay in advance. The toilet cashier is a very important person as it is her who holds the toilet paper and (sometimes) paper towels.McDonalds restaurants are very popular in Poland because they offer toilets free of charge (but still very stinky).. Carry a pack of...

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Coins

by katmag

Try to keep a lot of change on hand. No one seems to have it, and they don't care if you don't buy something from them because they cannot give you change. It's good to bring or buy a little change-purse because there are so many coin denominations in Poland that you will find yourself dealing with mostly coins. Just don't spend them all - always keep some on hand for little purchases like tram and bus tickets, because the seller will most likely not have change to give back to you.

in poland are pyramids too

by cynki

When you arrive to poland you should go on Warmia&Mmazury. It's east-north of poland. There are a wonderful fields, a lot of lakes and near a Banie Mazurskie village stand a pyramide. That pyramide have window and we can see all inside. What we can see in that darkness? If you want to know you should see it yourself. first step is a go to Poland of course, next step is travel to Olsztyn, night in hotel (I prefer Novotel - is not most expensive and near a lake). Next step is trip to Gizycko (north-east) and go ahead to Banie Mazurskie. In Banie we should trip on Rapa village and after 8 kilometers in big forest on right we see that pyramide.enjoy!

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American mobile phones

by matcrazy1

.Will my mobile phone work in Poland? .It should. We have three different mobile networks and all of them have roaming agreements all over the world, so there is a great chance that they have one also with you operator. The only problem can be with some American mobile phones as in Poland we have only networks operating in the European standards: GSM 900, DCS 1800 and old analog NMT 450. So if you have a phone working only with an American DCS 1900 standard it won't work in Poland for sure. Buy/rent a multiband (in Europe 3 band) mobile phone operating in DCS 900/1800/1900 before your trip to Poland. Buy the above phone in Poland (used one can cost 25-50 $).

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McDonalds - they seem to be...

by cheekymarieh

McDonalds - they seem to be everywhere in the country now. On a recent trip to Wilanow I even found one there. Unfortunately this is one of the less impressive changes that have occured within the country.

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for all Poland:if you are in...

by tanguito

for all Poland:if you are in a crowded place don t get angry if anybody hits you while walking. This is not something against you, it s their way to be, try not to fight for that, avoid problems and customize to that situation.For Warsaw: don t stay for long time in train station, specially during the night. It s a very unsecure place, you can be robbed or something...I talk by experience, hummm...I didn t be robbed, but I had some inconviniences, and also I saw other people fighting.

As the whole country is rising...

by slawekjb

As the whole country is rising up from 'dark ages of communism' travellers will learn here and there, that tourist' infrastructure isn't there yet or isn't to their standards. Use your common sense and watch your stuff. This is Europe.

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Beware of the taxi mafia in...

by sphynxxs

Beware of the taxi mafia in Warsaw - these driver rip off tourists. The city authorities did some effort to fight them, though and have succeeded quite well to drive them away from airport and central station. Just to be sure, take corporate taxis only. At the airport and at the station, among the 'legal' companies are 119 and Sawa, some of the hotels have a cab service of their own, though these are more expensive than the taxi companies. You can phone a taxi as well to avoid a rip off.

Pickpockets - when you are...

by sphynxxs

Pickpockets - when you are walking on Nowy Swiat road in Warsaw or take a bus or tramway along the main routes from the city Centre to Stadion X-lecia (especially between Muzteum Narodowe and Rondo Waszyngtona), be careful. Bus # 175 is another favourite among the pickpockets, since many tourists use it on their way from Okecie airport downtown. Pickpockets are such a nuisance that one of Warsaw´s tabloid papers even started publishing their pictures as a warning. They lack any kind of raffinesse but normally 'work' in groups of 3 or 4 people. Across the country the trains between Gdansk and Warsaw are quite notorious for pickpockets at work, especially if you travel first class

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Sheraton Krakow Hotel  Krakow

 7 Reviews and 517 Opinions  I had a very pleasant stay at this hotel. I was part of a tour group, but would recommend it to the... 

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Intercontinental Warszawa  Warsaw

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Mercure Hevelius  Gdansk

 7 Reviews and 221 Opinions  Great view from my 9th floor room. [ half way up ]. The room is just what you expect for 450 zloty... 

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Q:  Hello everyone, My name is Gloria from Rome and I'm coming to Poland soon for a pilgrimage following the history of your... 

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A: Hi Gloria! From Krakow, I'd recommend that you pay a visit to Wadowice, the home town of Pope John Paul 11 - visit the cathedral where he served - then the house where he... 

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