Law / What can I do with 250000$? [33]

I've got a friend who runs a restaurant right on the beach at Stegna, near Gdansk. He does pretty well in the summer time. But any other time is dead. Still, you might want to look at investing in lodging and food near the beach. Or you can scope out areas near universities and invest in lodging or food there. There are always students looking for board.

Food / Polish food in Pictures. [277]

I hate you guys. I was ready to head to bed until I saw this thread. Now, I'm hungry. Tsk. tsk.

USA, Canada / Sending packages from US to PL, cheapest alternative? [36]

I just mailed a flat rate, priority box to Poland via USPS. It cost me $58 from FL. Sadly, the shipping cost is worth more than the contents inside.

News / Polish-American soldier and his wife murdered by four marines [163]

Here's another link with a news video:
abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=6204853

Travel / My vacation trip to Poland (detailed description with pictures) [13]

Thanks for posting the pictures and writing very detailed descriptions! It's a fresh perspective compared to what I read on online travel sites. :)

Food / Barszcz czerwony recipe (Beetroot Soup) [48]

Funny, I just had barszcz and uszka for dinner. By the way, what's the difference between uszki and uszka? The packaging shows uszka.

Love / My Polish wife doesn't want to move to the UK with me - what to do? [96]

You can always tell her to accompany you to the UK for an extended vacation. Just don't mention anything related to a permanent move. She needs to be assured that the move is just like a vacation, and that she can go back to Poland any time to visit family and friends.

However, I'm not sure if that is going to work well if she already has a full time job. It normally works a little bit better if she has a business that she can run away from home.

If you are flexible with your employment environment, you can also try partitioning your time between Poland and the UK. Many people do that in the US. They move up North during the warmer months and go down South during the winter.

Real Estate / The current property boom in Poland is a bubble [342]


Here's the latest article on CNN regarding the housing market in the US:
money.cnn.com/2007/08/27/news/economy/homesales/index.htm?cnn=yes

You may also check out the Greater Tampa Bay Realtor's website to get a sample of Florida's real estate market:

The FL market is one of the main markets hit by the sub-prime crash. I was keeping track of a few home prices and two homes on my list went down from $249,000 to $239,000 and $242,000 to $230,000 in a two month time span. Some inventory homes went down from $350,000 to $250,000. The foreclosure rates are also going up. Because of this, banks have tightened lending requirements and eliminated some of the fancy mortgage options like unconventional ARMs and interest only loans.

Real Estate / Mortgage in Poland (rules, rates, types, websites)? [26]

Well, after the sub-prime market disaster, lenders are slowly tightening their mortgage requirements. Good thing Poland does not have any interest only loans or some type of adjustable rate mortgage (ARM). I think those two options share the blame for the sub-prime crash.

I have a friend who works at a bank in Poland. He claims that he can get some discounted interest rates on loans. I think I'll discuss this with him some more.

Life / Polish ghost stories [38]

Interesting info, indeed.

Law / Tax in Poland? [57]


What you are describing almost sounds like the Tampa Bay area. Are you a Tampon as well?