Travel / Requirements for bringing a Dog into Poland [30]

Actually it's taken me 6 years, but I've decided that Tri-city people aren't so bad, so I co-operate generally. They are dog lovers here. Dog is hardly ever on the lead, and the police pass by me without a word because he is at my right heel.

The Straz miasta on the other hand can sit on it. Idiots who didn't make the grade as cops.

Travel / Requirements for bringing a Dog into Poland [30]


Adult fare Gdynia-Gdansk 5.50. Dog fare - 5.50. Some entitlement there. So when he was a pup, I put dog on a blanket on the seat and refused demands to remove him. That kicked up a hell of a storm:):)

Travel / Requirements for bringing a Dog into Poland [30]


Yep. Full adult fare on Przewowe Regionale short distance. And the staff in Santander love my dog. Granted he does smell a bit after swimming in the Zatoka - but that's because the locals managed to ruin the environment in communist times so the water is dirty.

Not the dogs' fault. He still doesn't smell as much as a lot of Polish men do. And that's a fact.

Travel / Requirements for bringing a Dog into Poland [30]

Cute dog. Yes, well, rabies shot, and de-worming stamp on your dog passport, and that's it.
Businesses are 50 percent dog friendly here - as in - it's left completely to the business owners' discretion whether they allow dogs on their premises or not.

For example, PKO, the state owned bank, has notices on the doors banning dogs, and pistol carrying security enforce that to the letter. Santander, on the other hand (my bank) are delighted when my lab puts his front paws up on the desk (which of course gets an instant correction from me).

Some restaurants refuse you service, and others offer you all sorts of doggie snacks.
So it's all just like the US I guess.........
PS apartment rental is a little more difficult - just got to find a rentier who is a dog lover! Oh. and Poles go all precious about your dog being on seats on public transport. You could be taken off the train and shot! You - not the dog:)

Travel / Poland's LOT Air Problems [43]


Actually in communist days LOT was the best carrier to Heathrow. 10 percent discount for a Polish connection from the Polish Travel Agent in London, and better food than British Airways.

AND as many Wyborowa miniatures as I could drink ( 7 was my best effort I recall)

Travel / Poland's LOT Air Problems [43]


Don't go back to Krakow (aka PIS City) in November. Also known as Smog city. Far from "piekny."

Travel / How much will taxi/bus or train from Gdansk airport to Slupsk cost? [16]


Traffic jams....especially in property rich Tri-City - where infrastructure is sadly lacking - as you well know, having lived here Trains are miles better here than buses for the journey the OP has to make.

Travel / How much will taxi/bus or train from Gdansk airport to Slupsk cost? [16]


Dominic means to say that if you are doddering like myself you might prefer the bus. I don't think there is a bus from the airport to Slupsk. You would have to go into a district of Gdansk called Wreszcz on the train to do that probably, and you really don't want to be standing around at the miserable open air 'bus station' there waiting for a (late and slow) bus.

Have a look at the train timetables; the bus takes forever.

Travel / How much will taxi/bus or train from Gdansk airport to Slupsk cost? [16]

Yes. Train from airport to Gdynia (every 30 mins weekdays) Sprinter train from Gdynia to Slupsk (you MUST change train platform/station) at Gdynia Glowna - 100 metres.....)

Total price around 20 zl.
Time around 1hr 30 mins if connections are quick.....

Travel / Gdynia for a day while on a cruise ship [10]



Glad you followed my suggestion.

Work / Teaching English in Krakow -- how to find students? [52]


Thanks. Apart from the fact that for her it is a probably a stop-gap, she seems to be doing very well, and is always lesson plan prepared..

News / Should 16-year-olds in Poland vote? [58]


Old enough for other things - old enough to vote. It's their future, so yes, absolutely!

Exactly as the old 70 is the new 60, so the old 18 is the new 16. That is the power of genetics, the new media age, and freedom of expression and living standards.

Work / Teaching English in Krakow -- how to find students? [52]


Question Delph...my daughter doesn't have teaching qualifications but teaches English at a private school in Barcelona (she has FCE/CAE/PROF) What is your take on that?

Law / Penalty for driving on expired license in Poland? [30]


Yes, I see. Wouldn't a theory test be enough? You've proved your ability to drive, through obtaining a driving licence in your country of birth. The Poles boringly just want to take some money from you in the guise of traffic laws and sign understanding, so check to see if the theory test is enough.

Then you need to pay for a sworn translator, and book a theory test (warning - the theory test is long winded and designed so that people fail a couple of times (so maximising job creation - the "work" for examiners - who otherwise would be unemployable old boys)

Driving without a valid licence means that if you do hit someone, it's prison time. By all means go to prison for a while for white collar crime and successfully hiding a million zloty, but the driving offence would be a daft reason for such humiliation.

Law / Penalty for driving on expired license in Poland? [30]


So why not renew your licence? I think you have answered your own question; are you prepared to risk driving on an expired licence? EU licences suck, as they only last for 10 years - this is simply a money making exercise, but if you do not have a valid licence then your insurance is void.

In some EU countries that will end in your vehicle being impounded, and probably crushed. Why risk it?
And I am no fan of traffic police, who are generally out to harass the public - at least in large swathes of Poland. Just trying to help

Law / Penalty for driving on expired license in Poland? [30]


Well "Einstein......"
The police are now fitted with cameras in cars and some police evn have body cameras - so you can forget about any bribing....
As to tolerance - that depends on the region:
1. In Tri-City the police are usually fairly "tolerant" but not when dealing with a banned driver I would have thought.
2. In Warsaw/Krakow/Katowice the police will happily nail you to the floor for far less.
Don't do it. If banned, take an Uber. Don't come crying here if you fail to take my advice. The days of anyone being "intrigued" by Johnny foreigner are long gone.

Language / So why did you give up learning Polish? [105]


Interesting. My pronunciation is awful (no auditory abilities) but I can talk a lot of nonsense at parties:)

Life / Air shows in Poland are annoying [23]


..airshows?
Abso-bloody-lutely.
You live in the UK I understand. They are banned there over centres of population for a very good reason. 10 dead people.

Life / Air shows in Poland are annoying [23]


That Poland never learns from history or life experience.

Life / Air shows in Poland are annoying [23]


High season here johnny. It lasts for only 10 weeks. Sold out.

Life / Air shows in Poland are annoying [23]

Todays' plane miracle aborted take off and landing outside Moscow tells us that planes and cities don't mix. Aircraft shows are now banned from UK towns and cities. I would hate to have to say "Told you so..".

Life / Air shows in Poland are annoying [23]


Lol - we tried!! Me and the wife were on the way to the campsite yesterday but she cried off through heavy rain:):)


Nah. When I play my music loud and somebody asks me turn it down, I do so (or use headphones). Never impose on others. Through noise, primarily.

Life / Air shows in Poland are annoying [23]

We know from Ramstein and Shoreham disasters (not to mention the Ukraine Air show disaster) that Air shows shouldn't be taking place over cities.

Nobody told the Poles.
With Poland's history of pilot error killing presidents you would think they had learnt their lesson.

Life / Air shows in Poland are annoying [23]


I wouldn't mind if they spent the money on infrastructure. The pavements are a joke.


I blame the local population. They put up with this shite without a murmur.

Work / Salary 18000 pln per month in Gdansk [10]

Poland is suddenly quite expensive. One car, yes...but taxes are a bit of a downer here...and there is no such thing as free health care for your children. Dominic and other forum lifestyle gurus will be along presently....but although 18,000 sounds a lot, you wont be saving 8,000 from your net salary, unless you eat rice. Sorry.

Life / Any one in need of a bulldog? A dog's life in Poland [39]


Yes, but like training my cat and dog to live together, a dog from the shelter needs a great deal of love, and not all of us can give that time. What I do not like is people who take dogs from a shelter and then do not give the animal the love and respect that it needs.

Life / Any one in need of a bulldog? A dog's life in Poland [39]


3-4000 zl, but you could have googled that?

History / Why do schools teach "The battle of Warsaw" but not "the history of communist Poland?" [16]

Thanks! I will have a look at it, and report back.

History / Why do schools teach "The battle of Warsaw" but not "the history of communist Poland?" [16]


You are not answering my question. Why is Poland's communist past not on the Matura syllabus, whereas the Warsaw Uprising and Katyn are?
All 3 are a tragedy of sorts.