Life / Nice place to buy art prints/posters in Warsaw? [5]

I used this site when I lived abroad. They have great sales ($9.99 on most classic posters) and they ship worldwide.

Life / Hot Spots / Internet / WiFI / Cable TV in Gdansk/Gdynia/Sopot Area? [13]

I am sorry you have not heard anything. Perhaps you should have asked about beer or sex?
If you did that, one of these British expats would have thought your question worthy.

Life / How to obtain EHIC (European Health Insurance Card,) in Poland? [41]

Unfortunately, no private insurance (that I know of) will cover your pre-existing condition. Blue Cross is an exception...but you will pay for it dearly and they would only cover emergencies outside the USA.

Is your daughter-in law-Polish? Does she have NFZ (state insurance)? Is so, she can add you to her policy as a relative/member of her household, with no increase in premium (and they do cover pre-existing condition).

Otherwise, you can join NFZ yourself on a voluntary basis, which in Polish is called:

Wniosek o objęcie dobrowolnym ubezpieczeniem zdrowotnym w NFZ

You will have to pay into it first (max 6,500zl) and the monthly premiums are a percentage of your income.

Here is more info on the subject (in Polish only)

nfz.gov.pl/new/index.php?katnr=2&dzialnr=1&artnr=1443

Travel / Things to do and places to eat in Gdynia [19]

FYI -

santorinigdynia.pl (in Polish)

gdansk-life.com/eat/restaurants_details/5-Santorini (in English)

Bon Appétit!

Travel / Is this the Warsaw you know? [6]

The Worldwide Cost of Living survey 2008 lists Warsaw at number 35 out of 143. In my book, that makes it expensive.
And even though the 2009's survey mentions: "European cities have experienced some of this year's steepest falls in the ranking, with Warsaw plummeting from 35th to 113th and Glasgow (129th place) and Birmingham (125th place) in the UK falling 60 and 59 places respectively. German and Spanish cities all fell between eight and 11 places, whereas cities in Sweden, Ukraine, Czech Republic, Romania and Hungary all fell between 36 and 48 places." - it was mainly due to the European currencies weakening against the dollar earlier this year. As of today, the zloty has rebound significantly,and with it, the high cost of living in Warsaw!

Life / Questions about Torun? [18]

Yes, a friend of mine and a great guy, Glenn.

Check out his blog: torundailyphoto.blogspot.com

Life / What to bring, ship, pack for our move to Warsaw [67]

Scottie, can you make your own Mexican dishes? Are the ingredients readily available?
(We are moving to Sopot soon!)

Life / What to bring, ship, pack for our move to Warsaw [67]


Fresh cilantro - kolendra in Polish - can be found at outdoor markets, so maybe at Hala Targowa in Gdynia?


Coriander - dry kolendra in Polish - is found in all health/bio food stores and most supermarkets.

Life / Questions about Torun? [18]


Lol...that's my husband's problem. Every store we go in, he starts with " prosię Pani" ;-)


Swinia is a pig, prosię is a pigglet.

Life / When on a Polish street you can see... [19]

Bank, real estate office, dentist, bank, real estate office, dentist, bank, real estate office, dentist...cukiernia ;-)

Food / Where to buy a turkey in Gdansk? [11]

The "fowl" ladies at Hala Targowa (rynek) in Gdynia will bring you any sized turkey you desire (the smallest one is 12K=26lbs), but you will pay dearly. About 17zl per kilo.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Food / Where to buy a turkey in Gdansk? [11]

Scottie,

While you're at Tesco, can you check what is the smallest turkey they've got? My convection oven can only fit so much ;-)

Food / Where to buy a turkey in Gdansk? [11]

scottie,

The length is not a problem, it's the height - I would have to sit on the bird to squash it ;-)
The idea is not appealing and neither is paying $54 !

Hmmm...I wonder how does a corn-bread stuffed goose taste like?