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skibum   
14 Jul 2011
Real Estate / Are Mortgage brokers licenced in Poland? Can anyone become an real estate agent? [18]

Is there an authority such as the UK's 'Financial Services Authority' that approves or licences mortgage advisors or brokers in Poland, or can anyone set themselves up to sell mortgages?

If there is such an authority, would it be the firm that was approved or the individual broker?

Anyone???
skibum   
31 Mar 2011
Law / Certificate of no impediment - Single Status - UK Getting Married in Poland [24]

My certificate supplied in July 2009 said 'Single' and it was accepted no problem by the registry office in Krakow.

You will have to get an official translation made of the document, if you're still worried mention it to the translator and he/she may translate 'single' as 'bachelor' for you.
skibum   
31 Mar 2011
Feedback / A Personal Request to all PF members [119]

Excellent first post Lodz, and replies too especially dhrynio.

I'm a regular reader here and occasional contributor, but I find myself viewing the site less frequently because of certain trolls that come here purely to wind people up. I'm an ex-pat Brit living and working in Poland, I love this country and hate to see people doing it down on a forum where most visitors probably assume contributors are all Polish.
skibum   
1 Oct 2010
News / ORBIS: Another Commie business of Poland bites the dust [5]

Founded in Lviv in 1920, Orbis Travel was one of Poland's biggest travel agencies, servicing more than a million clients annually.
In March 2010 PBP Orbis was sold by Orbis SA to Central European Tour Operator (owned by Enterprise Investors fund).

Orbis story here
skibum   
20 Sep 2010
Travel / Cheapest and quickest route from Wales to Poland by car? [11]

You don't tell us whereabouts in Poland they are heading, it makes a big difference to the best route, and also the advice.

For many areas I'd recommend Dover to Dunkirk, then a virtual straight run to Berlin then it depends which city in Poland you want to go to. No tolls at all on this route, apart from the Severn Bridge (I forget whether you pay going into or out of Wales) and the Dartford crossing.
skibum   
7 Sep 2010
Food / Longest pizza record attempt in Poland [21]

Something for Poland to be proud of?

[cracowtours.wordpress.com/2010/08/31/proud-guinness-world-record-for-krakow-restaurant/] - World record Pizza
skibum   
25 Aug 2010
Life / What's the going (bribe) rate to avoid a speeding ticket in Poland? [24]

I wouldn't say i tried to bribe him.

The conversation went something like this.

Police: It's a minimum 300zl fine for speeding.

Me: 300zl oh no

Pause

Police: Ok 200zl

Me: I haven't got 200zl, i've got 100zl and £20

Police: No £

Long pause

Police: OK 100zl and no ticket.
skibum   
19 Aug 2010
Travel / Beware GTI Travel in Poland [2]

They have a little scam they pull to get last minute holiday bookings.

They alter the rating of a hotel from 3 to 5 stars on the screens seen by travel agents. When they've got a few bookings they change it back again.

The agent contacts the client and says they can cancel, but by then it's usually too late to rebook somewhere else.

GTI then refuse to recompense the client claiming that they should have looked at their brochure or website for the correct details instead of relying on the Travel agents information.

Beware GTI Travel
skibum   
27 Jun 2010
UK, Ireland / British Equivalents to Matura Results [30]

MATURA is closer to Scottish Revised Higher Grades or England's A-Grades.

You mean levels not grades.

The Matura is the equivalent of English A-Levels.

Have a look at Wiki to see what grades mean in terms of points.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GCE_Advanced_Level
skibum   
22 Jun 2010
Travel / Changing money in Poland [15]

Those days are gone. " big differences " ? ...... I don,t think so.

The Hitman, how wrong can you be, In Krakow for example there is always as much as 10% difference between the good and bad Kantors.

I don't understand why people still use kantors. Taking money out of machines gives you a decent rate. Perhaps I'm just with a reasonable bank....

Why wouldn't you use Kantors, they give you the best rates at zero commission?

I even use them for large transactions, bringing cash from UK and changing at a Kantor, always gives me an even better rate than using any of the main Forex companies.
skibum   
21 Jun 2010
Travel / Changing money in Poland [15]

The Kantors are the best rates in the cities, but shop around as there can be big differences.

See the blog about Money