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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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Don't expect Poles to speak English! German is slightly more useful: nearly everyone working in tourism speaks it at least a bit - this does not include people who work at bus-or trainstations! Even young people rarely speak English well, though a lot of them do speak it a little bit. A phrasebook is invaluable.
Be careful that when you get on public transportation, you eitehr have a ticket or can buy one on the tram. This is different in every Polish city, so it's best to ask. In Poznan I assumed you could pay the driver (because there was no ticket machine at the tram stop), but when I got on this appeared not to be true. I got fined 110 zl! And off course I couldn't defend myself because the controllers only knew Polish. When I arrived in Gdansk and had to take a tram to get to the campsite, I assumed you would have to buy tickets in advance there too, so I asked a guy (who wanted me to stay at a certain hostel, but I wasn't interested) and he pointed me in a direction where I didn't find any ticket office. I wandered around the station for over half an hour, but didn't find anything that was open (it was past 6pm). Finally I just asked at a random kiosk. A lady standing nearby who could...
If travelling by car : Use the first days to learn the local traffic rules. You'll find that they work and the only danger are people who don't follow them - like yourself if it's your first time driving in Poland. Biggest tip ?? Use your rearview mirrors - suddenly you'll find a small cinquecento ooozzing by trying to pass you before the big semi trailer coming up aead hits it.
before going to Poland, you have to remember, Poles didn't speak in English. Even their Russian is very bad, but if you know Russian, you will understand each other! Anyway, Poles are very friendly nation!
Poland has a notoriously shoddy road system especially off the beaten path, although the worst I saw were in the neglected parts of Katowice.Also beware drink drivers.
Do not trust them.We reserved and payed.When we arrived they said: sorry , we sold your room.We didn't get our money back!!!
Ambulance Service: 999Fire brigade: 998Police: 997Municipal Police: 986General number: 112All numbers are free from every public phone booth.
Wild camping is forbidden in Poland (it wouldn't be even safe, anyway). So you can be fined if you spend a night in the forest, park or beach.
Don't feed any foxes or squirrels in Poland (especially visiting wild areas) because lots of them have rabies!
beware of polish drivers,sometimes they may be really crazy (fast & furious:)) especially those in bmw's,I don't know why,but i guess they r most crazy;)
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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