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Unsafe areas Warsaw
16 Reviews I have been living in Warsaw for about 3 months now. I was born here but lived most my life in Chicago suburbs. When I first got here I thought it might be dangerous so I bought a knife to carry with....
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Taxis Warsaw
14 Reviews When you arrive in Warsaw and there is no one to meet you at the airport the first people to welcome you will be the drivers of private taxis. In fact, you will probably get so many offers of their...
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Bus no 175 Warsaw
7 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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All warnings in one Warsaw
11 Reviews Polish girls will steal your heart, rob you of your innocence, and in many other ways exploit you! No western man is safe in that country, read www-europePUA-com if you don't believe me - Polish girls...
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Pickpockets Warsaw
11 Reviews A point that would probably fall on deaf ears if reported to authority's. My wife, her sister and myself took the 175 bus from Warsaw airport with the intention of spending a few hours taking in the...
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Traffic Warsaw
5 Reviews I know that in some countries crossing the street against the red light is not a crime. If there is nothing coming, you can just walk on without stopping. Not so in Warsaw or other Polish cities. No...
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Trains Warsaw
1 Review It's rather dangerous to travel late night on suburban trains to and from Warsaw. Some lines are more dangerous, some are safer. It's pretty OK during daytime, but you should rather avoid it late...
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If you're driving in Poland, watch out for trams. Most cities have these little street trains, and they appear out of nowhere next to you, since their tracks are usually right in the middle of the street. This makes driving somewhat complicated, as you have to look out for not only other cars, and jaywalking pedestrians, but also the trams.
During the end of May or beginning of June the entire public school population of Poland heads out for class trips. We had no idea about this phenomenon and found ouselves in hostels with about a zillion hyperactive Polish children. If you don't like noise it would be best to try and plan your trip to the major centres at another time. It also makes it extremely difficult to find rooms sometimes. During our stay in Krakow we had to change lodgings a couple of times because the one we were in was booked by a school group for the following night.
Don't bring your dirty clothes to Poland! The only laundromat we could find in Warsaw had a three day wait to get your clothes done. We tried to find one in Krakow as well but after a long cab ride and a lot of walking all we could find was a dry cleaners who would only wash very specific items of clothing. Luckily the lady who ran the hostel in Krakow was kind enough to do a load of laundry for us free of charge! We gave her a little something anyways because we were so thankful (and stinky!).
When visiting Krakow, you certainly must take a walk at the oval park surroundig the center of the city. But beware not to drink alcohol in this park. It's strongly prohibited! Police will not hesitate to give you a fine, even if you are only a tourist who really had no idea...
Well, it's old story now... I was 26 hours there waiting in Poland-Lithuania border to get home at 1994. The line of waiting cars and trucks was 12 km long. People were ungry. And when it was night this van had burned.It's of cource better on this border now. Usually it takes less than 2 hours to get over the border if everything is OK. But trucks must still wait for a long time.
I drove to Poland by car and the two things that I disliked in Polish roads were: 1) Sometimes the railway tracks are above the street level. When passing them with more then moderate speed, you just might wreck your car. 2) Secondary roads sometimes seem to be 'worn out' where the wheels or your car are. This results in the bottom of your car being closer to the road then usual. This might result in damage to your exhaust pipe.
Crime is still a problem in Poland, but is apparently nowhere near as bad as it was in the early 1990s. There is still a fair amount of corruption, too: I was witness to one instance of police bribery and I'm told that police routinely stop non-Polish vehicles for trivial offences in order to get bribes - some of this stuff happens at border crossings as well. But much of the talk about crime directed at tourists in Poland and other parts of eastern Europe is overblown. If you are careful not to make yourself a target you should have no problems.
The condition of many streets in Poland is rather poor, even though there are plans for a network of autostradas. Unfortunately, they are very expensive, so nobody expects good streets in the next few years.Speeding is a problem on the streets, and many drivers are quite reckless when it comes to get ahead. You´ll find out that especially in Warsaw nobody seems to know what brakes are for or shows any sign of friendliness towards pedestrians or cyclists who even risk their lifes when crossing the street in a marked pedestrian area.Another 'traffic problem' appears with the 'Tirowki' on overland streets. They are street prostitutes, mainly from Bulgaria, Romania or the former Soviet republics, whose clients are mainly truckers (TIR means truck). They seem to be everywhere, so watch out when a driver suddenly stops to ask for their service, he might make up his mind without much time left...
You may be surprised to read this:Among European states Poland is included in the countries with a relatively low CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL. During the course of a year the statistical Pole drinks around 8 litres of spirits. More high-alcohol content drinks are consumed in Holland, Italy, Germany, France, Ireland and Denmark. The biggest social danger is the constantly rising consumption of alcohol by teenagers. As regards the kinds of drinks, both Polish TEENAGERS and their counterparts from the countries of Western Europe prefer wine and beer, less often vodka. Young people from Malta, Denmark, Great Britain, Ireland, the Czech Republic and Ukraine consume the most vodka. World Health Organisation data indicate that only 7 percent of young Poles declared drinking vodka and other high-alcohol content drinks 3 times a week versus 28 percent of Danes, 27 percent of Englishmen and 22 percent...
If you're driving don't drink! Even a half of lager with your meal can cost you a large fine & a 6 month ban?Watch out for beggars at the cash points etc...usually organised Romanian gypsy gangs? Who unleash their children on you, whose method is to attach themselves to your leg until you pay up!
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...
Intercontinental Warszawa Warsaw
4 Reviews and 653 Opinions Intercontinental Warswawa is one of the 5***** hotel in warsaw but it is different from the others...
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...
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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