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Joined: 26 Jan 2010 / Male ♂ 		Last Post: 14 Feb 2013
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skibum   
21 Jun 2010
Food / Russia vs Poland Vodka war [70]

Polish vodka is the best in the world nowadays. I respect my russian brothers but it's true.

Sevcio, haven't you been reading? English Vodka is officially the best in the world at the moment. English Vodka, best in world.
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
skibum   
21 Jun 2010
Food / Russia vs Poland Vodka war [70]

Actually by 30 Americans.

Polish vodka was 2nd, Swedish 3rd.
sfspiritscomp.com/pdfs/2010SpiritsResultsbyClass.pdf
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   
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   
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   
21 Aug 2010
Life / Polish Wedding March & Funny Hat [37]

Have a look here for a tongue in cheek view of a Polish wedding

Polish Wedding

or here for an alternative

Teetotal Polish Wedding
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   
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   
16 Sep 2010
History / Should David Irving, Holocaust denier, be allowed to run tours to Poland? [246]

It seems that the, formerly convicted, British Holocaust denier David Irving is starting to run tours to former nazi concentration camps and other sites in Poland.

The Nigdy Więcej (Never Again) anti-racist organisation have called for 'Holocaust denier' British historian David Irving to be banned from entering Poland later this month.

Starting September 27, Irving is leading a tour party, with tickets costing around 1,500 euros each, taking in sites including the Treblinka death camp, Warsaw Ghetto and Hitler's Bunker in the Masurian lake district.

[cracowtours.wordpress.com/2010/09/16/holocaust-denier-to-lead-tours-to-auschwitz-and-treblinka/]

Holocaust denier to lead tours to Auschwitz and Treblinka. Is Holocaust denial illegal in Poland?
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   
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   
9 Oct 2010
Law / UK driving license mess in Poland [72]

As long as you have an address in UK that you can use for correspondence (Parents, family etc) then just apply for the renewal with a change of address.