Life / International Press in Krakow [14]

Last time I visited the one on the Rynek the only english magazine they could offer me was top gear for 40zl...

Life / International Press in Krakow [14]

At the airport in Katowice I was also able to find a french car magazine, but I am specifically looking for Dutch / Flemish magazines, and going to Katowice for a magazine every week is also not the most ideal option :)

Real Estate / Rules for buying property in Poland as a foreigner. Recreation houses? [8]

Heya Sean,

Nice to hear from you again!
Yeah, the move has gone quite smoothly and Im getting to know the city by now.
Found a place in Bronowice which is close to work and very quiet!
I don't speak Polish (yet) but would love to learn soon!
Thanks for the tip and lemme know if u wanna have a pint some time ;-)

Real Estate / Rules for buying property in Poland as a foreigner. Recreation houses? [8]

Thanks for the link scarbyirp.

Do you also happen to know what the prices for flats in the Krakow area might be?
Is it useful to have extra features on the flat etc...

Thanks

Travel / Parking in Krakow [9]

Well, if you have foreign plates, like I have Belgian, the policja does not have an agreement with Belgium concerning the exchange of vehicle registration details, so they can write you a ticket, but never find out who the plate belongs to, since Belgium does not supply this information to Poland, so the only way they can make you pay, if by clamping your car. I usually get a "informacja" note instead of a ticket when I park in a wrong place, like in Kazimierz a lot.

Travel / Parking in Krakow [9]

Get foreign plates and all parking in Krakow is for free ;-)

Life / COMAPRING POLAND PRICES WITH PRICES OF OTHER COUNTRIES [10]

I find housing very expensive here in Poland compared to countries in Western Europe, the rent here is outrageous, maybe because I am in Krakow, but for example food, cigarettes, electro is cheaper here...

Polonia / Polish people in Belgium [10]

I am a Belgian living in Poland, good as well? ;-)

Life / Deadly Roads - "Are polish roads really THAT dangerous?" [139]

Be sure to do that, since most Polish roads don't have cycling lanes...
Would surprise me strongly if u left Poland with the same bike u came with ;)

Life / Deadly Roads - "Are polish roads really THAT dangerous?" [139]


I was talking about Krakow ;-)

Life / Who has moved to Poland in the last year? Swap stories. [115]

I moved here about 2 months ago to come work for an international company and so far I must say I like it, it's a change to my country of origin (Belgium) but I really feel at home here, nice food, cool clubs, only thing that bothers me from time to time is getting things done by official institutions like city hall, car registration, etc...

Life / Deadly Roads - "Are polish roads really THAT dangerous?" [139]

What do you expect?
Driving on the roads here is like riding a rollercoaster at a themepark...
Humps, holes, bad surface...
Sometimes I even feel like I ran over a camel while driving!
I wonder what PL does with the european funds for road infrastructure...

USA, Canada / Will residency be lost after marriage breakdown? (Canadian married to Polish) [8]


Just go back to your country and stop using marriage as an excuse.
If your marriage went bad, too bad, but stop wining about it, go back to where you came from and rebuild your life you had, if you don't want to, put some effort in the relationship, Polish girls have feelings too and are not the worst at all!

Food / Best way to drink Zubrowka??? [20]

I always drink it with orange juice, very tasty!
I'm not a big apple lover myself so had to look for an alternative!

Life / Moving Back to Poland - some advice required about the move. [4]


Hi Ladii,

Welcome to the forum first.

I moved to Poland a week ago and wanted to ship some stuff like furniture too from Belgium, but when I looked at the cost, it was not worth it at all, since you have to pay for every km that the goods are transported.

When I moved from Ireland back to Belgium, I used the help of an overseas shipping company, however, I shipped two pallets and only one got here, the other one, I am still waiting for (since july 2006 now).

So my advice would be, try to seperate the things you really need from the things you want to take with you, most of things are available here too and the purchase price is far below the shipping price.

I hoped I helped you a bit, if you need more info, let me know!

Life / Belgian moving to Krakow, need practical info [38]


First impression is very good, nightlife is great here, people are nice, girls beautiful :)

Food is not that expensive, everyday life is quite cheap here, u can get a very good lunch for about 10 euro, u can also have one for 3 or 4 euro, depending on what you like!

I found my apartment on gumtree.pl, try to rent from a private person, since the agencies charge you a lot for nothing!

Good luck and see u in Krakow!
Do Widzenia!

Law / Polish Car Inspection & Registering car [6]


It's coming from Belgium :)

Law / Polish Car Inspection & Registering car [6]


Haha, that is one way of doing it I guess!
But I would like to do it legal, like get Polish plates, even pay taxes! :-)

News / Poland's Future Includes Fewer Poles, More Foreigners [324]


My thoughts exactly.

UK, Ireland / a trip to Dublin at Christmas? [30]


Since when does Ireland get summers? ;)

UK, Ireland / a trip to Dublin at Christmas? [30]


Dublin is a great place to visit all year!
Around Xmas, stores have sales, lots of lights & happy people, nice atmosphere...
But be aware that on christmas day there are no pubs open!
Also, the trip could turn out more expensive then assumed so make sure you have the money for it, since life in Dublin is very expensive.

Nice places to go are Wicklow mountains, or just the city centre (stephens green, rathmines, henry street, st stephens mall, ...), or the seaside in Howth or Bray, all worth seeing...

Hope you have a lot of fun!

Regards from an ex-Dubliner :)

Life / Well You visited and/or lived in Poland, tell us what its like. [41]

Ok, I have never been to Poland.
I have never lived there either but I am moving there in less then one month to live.
So all posts here are quite useful for me too, thank you!
The Polish people I met here or in Dublin are all very nice people, always helpful, always in for a good laugh and that's als why I chose Poland to go and live.

It's not the most "common" place for Western people to go live, but it's a challenge, and in the end, isn't that what life's all about? I rather regret the things I do then the things I didn't :-)

So bring it on, I am ready :)

Work / Access to Live in Poland to raise my son [13]


I feel so bad for that woman, men like you give all men a bad name...
Just stay away from Poland and give that woman the reason to rebuild a normal life, I think after all this, she has had enough trauma already...

Real Estate / Letting agencies Krakow [11]


I did in the real estate section of this forum but didn't get a reply ;-)

Real Estate / Letting agencies Krakow [11]


Like I said... :)


Quite hard if you don't speak any Polish, also because none of the sites like gumtree are available in English...

News / lets say nice things about poland [32]


I wouldn't be quite sure of that.... ;)

Life / Belgian moving to Krakow, need practical info [38]

Just an update, I should be starting there the 22nd of september, up to now things are okay, manager notice period at current job, also notice for the apartment I'm in now, so now the only thing I need to do left is look for a place in Krakow, so I'm pretty excited, just wanted to share that!

Poland, here I come! :-)

News / lets say nice things about poland [32]

The girls are the best.
And so is their vodka.
And I like the language too, apart from that, never been to Poland!
Will move there next month so exciting and a nice topic to follow up on!