USA, Canada / I want to ship Vodka back to the USA...What are the laws? [23]

When I came back from warsaw in February I had 2 belvedere bottles and 1 Zubrowka in my checked baggage. Not even counting the beer. At the airport I bought 2 bottles of debowa. Which has a piece of oak in it. And another smaller bottle of zubrowka. They sealed those in plastic bags so they can't be tampered with, and I had no problem bringing them in my carry on.

Food / Bagels in Krakow [7]

There was a cafe/bakery place on chmielna street in warsaw that had "american" bagels. This was a few years ago. I was just in poland a few weeks ago but never thought to look and see if they still had them.

Life / Foreigner bars in Warsaw [15]

I've always been a fan of this internet cafe. I met people there from austrailia, canada and even an old couple from pennsyvania in poland for a wedding. Plus alot of english speaking poles. Some of the irish pubs might have english speakers as well. I never really sought out that type of place though.

casablanca.com.pl

Life / Cost of text messages in poland [7]

I send them to my friend there all the time. You need to check with your cell phone carrier to see if it's available and what if any extra cost is involved. You probably need to know the country code and all as well.

Travel / Less than 48 hours to go to Warsaw! [28]

Have a great trip.

News / Dealing with constant insults against Polish [323]

I never gave much thought about polish jokes until I spent some time there. Even though I'm not polish hearing them kinda pisses me off now. All you have to do is go into a mcdonalds in the US for an example of stupidity and incompetence. Granted the only time I go is for breakfast once in a while. For some reason the young people working in them in poland actually knew what they were doing for the most part. We certainly don't have that here.

Travel / pickpockets or gangsters in poland? [49]

Why do you think I went back at 1am that night? lol.....because we left the club at 5 or 6 the night before then found a cafe that was open and had a few more beers. Went to the hotel at 8 or 9am. Made that day rough to say the least. :)

Travel / pickpockets or gangsters in poland? [49]

I did see someone get robbed at around 1:30 am in krakow. I was walking back to the hotel by myself.(friend was sick so he stayed in) Somewhere I took a wrong turn and was lost. I looked over across the street and a guy ran up behind another guy and snatched a bag in his hand. The guy ran after him and the thief dropped the bag and kept running. I've never seen anything like that before. Needless to say I took the next taxi I could find. Probably the best 30z I ever spent.

Life / Cell phone options in Poland? [55]


Yeah all their phones look ancient to me.

Feedback / How did you find this site? [88]

Came up on a yahoo search as i recall.

Life / Cell phone options in Poland? [55]

The motorola's aren't the greatest phone as far as reliability goes but the size and looks seem to make up for it.

Life / Cell phone options in Poland? [55]

Actually the v3i still hasn't been released in the US. I don't have a contract so I paid for mine. I had a black razr that i bought and it lasted a whopping 9 months before it died. I looked at other phones but ended up going back to the razr. Not alot of quad band thin phones out there. Samsung have a nice one coming out but its only tri-band, and won't work too great here. I would love to see the rumored apple iphone come out.

Life / Cell phone options in Poland? [55]

My current cell phone. Unlocked Motorola RAZR V3i with itunes

Language / Wanting to learn the polish language... [13]

I got a program for the computer, phrase book, polish-english dictionary. Polish churches and cultral center type of places would probably be the best bet.

Although I must say I like Krysia's idea the best. :)

Life / Cell phone options in Poland? [55]

Last time I was there I used Plus GSM. I found their coverage absolutely amazing. It seemed to work no matter where your at. Unless your in the subway or something. I wish we had that kind of coverage in the US but we aren't anywhere near it. I'm not sure what the prices amongst the big 3 carriers are at now.

Travel / During your travel to Poland what historic sites have you visited ? [30]

I actually remember reading a little on your town. It looked worth checking out if I'm in the area. I love the towns that aren't main tourist destinations.

Travel / During your travel to Poland what historic sites have you visited ? [30]

I've been to Warsaw, Krakow, Malbork, Pultusk, Wieliczka, Olsztyn, Torun, and wladyslawowo although I don't think that really fits into the historic site realm.