Real Estate / Poland's apartment prices continue to fall [1844]

This thread has been going on so long now with prices falling with each post...

I reckon a Polish appartment cost about 50 zloty now....

But don,t rush , by next week they will pay you to take one...!

Travel / Driving in Poland, are there any rules at all? [149]

See..not so scarey... Or maybe i have been here too long....?

Travel / Is ice bathing common in Poland? [3]

Two Polish friends of mine...

No , i did not join them... Crazy...!

Travel / Travel by Motorcycle in Poland (cost, distance, risk?) [47]


Well , its Gremium actually...Don,t know why you have not got a reply , there are a few members there that speak English...

If you PM me your message i will get somebody to get it to them...

Travel / Driving in Poland, are there any rules at all? [149]

When i first came to Poland , i always stopped to let people cross the road on a crossing...

Their reaction was a look of amazement , and they seemed very reluctant to cross the road untill i had driven off...

This is probably due to Polish drivers overtaking any English drivers silly enough to stop at a crossing....

Now i just ignore people stood at crossings , in the same way Polish drivers do...

Please note....Its frowned upon to run anyone over if they are actually on the crossing...

Love / My Polish wife got married to me but she's still not in love? [34]

Just give her the house and the money....

Saves all that messing about with lawyers...

Language / What were the first Polish words and phrases you have learned? [63]


TAK , TAK , TAK.... Learned from the lovely Aneta...

Real Estate / Poland's apartment prices continue to fall [1844]

Apart from Milky Mark...is there anyone who actually gives a Donald duck about this....?

Travel / What is the weather like in Poland where you are now? [185]


Ha..i sometimes wonder that myself...

Don,t worry...i can hold out until spring...or until i get my documents for Russia , then i will be off to a warm flat with a hot woman...

Travel / What is the weather like in Poland where you are now? [185]


Yes , its a slippery slope... I started with the tights , then found i preferred stockings , got some knickers to match , the knickers came in a set with a bra.... well , it could only end one way....!

Anyways...bloody freezing where i am in Zachodniopomorskie...no wood for the fire , electricity cut off , no bottle of gas for the heater....

I shall be glad to see spring...fingers crossed...

Love / Is it acceptable for a Polish male to have a German girlfriend? [58]

There are some Polish people that won,t like your girlfriend if she is not from the same village or town as you...

Don,t worry about it... be happy with your lady...

I am an Englishman in love with a Russian...

Travel / Travel by Motorcycle in Poland (cost, distance, risk?) [47]

Have a search around on the forum.... There is a whole thread devoted to biking in Poland...

I am a Harley rider who has lived here for seven years....

Try this..... Travel by Motorcycle in Poland

Try this too....

Motorcycle tour of Poland

Food / Cost of tobacco in Poland [17]


Its called Korsarze...or something similar..

Food / Cost of tobacco in Poland [17]

Never seen it in Poland....

You can get similar stuff tho.... 90 zloty for 250 gramms...

Travel / Travel by Motorcycle in Poland (cost, distance, risk?) [47]

Make friends with the local bikers....somebody will let you share a garage...

Travel / Driving from UK to Ukraine via Poland - need car insurance [46]

You are not really supposed to drive into the area.... but you can walk around it , no problem...

incidentally , before the Russians took it over , it was a huge German military base....

there are supposed to be miles of tunnels they made...that lie undiscovered yet....

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borne_Sulinowo

Some information about Borno Sullinowo...

Travel / Driving through Poland and across Europe [17]


The cops in Ukraine are not so bad.... but if they can make a few dollars out of you , they will... just smile lots, they are friendly enough...

Yes...it was a bit mad , just driving into Chernobyl... but there were no guards on the barrier , so we drove into the forest and went round them... we got caught coming back out , but they just told us not to be naughty again...

when i went there the place was totally deserted , but i did find some old lady that was living in a village nearby...she was the only person living there...

don,t worry about parking....its possible to find secure guarded car parks in both Poland and Ukraine...does not cost much , and is definatly safer than parking on the streets.....

Travel / Driving from UK to Ukraine via Poland - need car insurance [46]


If you are also interested in more modern military history , you can visit Borno Sullinowo... It a Russian miliary camp , used for housing mobile nuclear missile forces...Its quite near me...

A lot of the stuff above ground has been destroyed , but there are miles of underground bunkers to explore...

Dont go alone tho , and take some rope and a pair of wellies there is some flooding in parts , and i did hear a German tourist fell down an unseen shaft under the water and drowned...

Travel / Driving through Poland and across Europe [17]

The biggest danger in Chernobyl is walking into an abandoned house to find you have cornered a wild boar...!

Guess how i know this....?

There is a whole thread on the forum devoted to travelling to Ukraine...but in short....the roads are not so good , the food , beer and people are great...The police do like to make a bit of money from stopping you for not so much reason...

I have been to Ukraine several times , and i have been to Chernobyl too... I went in the days when it was not allowed to go there , but it was a simple matter in a 4 x 4 to drive around the barriers and go there through the forest...

These days there are organised tours , but i don,t know how you go about booking one...

News / Polish prosecutor 'shoots self after news conference' [93]


I was just replying to the statement that said it was probably a Russian hit man....

Since when has any Russian hit man faliled to kill the target after shooting them in the head at close range....?

For your information , i have many friends in the Polish air force , who i respect and admire , and thats probably why i have no respect for the people at the top who put my friends lives at risk by sloppy training methods...

And.... you can say what you like about Russia....if its true i will probably agree with you....

Travel / Driving from UK to Ukraine via Poland - need car insurance [46]

To answer Harry first of all....

Had a bit of a problem with documents , in Poland that is , not in Russia , so rather than go to Russia with only a short time on my visa , and not have time to get married , we put the move on hold , and we will make new documents soon and try again... bit of a pain , but not a disaster...

The part of Poland i live in , is Zachodniopomorskie , actually between Drawsko Pomorskie , and Polczyn Zdroj.. I live in a national park , close to nice lakes and forests , i am sure i will miss it all very much when i find myself living in central Moscow...

The only one of those camps you mentioned that i have seen was Majdanek , i did not have time to look around it sadly , i just passed it on the way to Kiev in Ukraine...The huge stone sign by the roadside was very impresive...

In case anyone else does not know... Majdanek , Treblinka , Sobibor , and Belzec are all concentration or extermination camps....

News / Polish prosecutor 'shoots self after news conference' [93]

Definatly not a Russian hit man....

For sure its a Polish job...the guy missed....and is still alive....

Travel / Driving from UK to Ukraine via Poland - need car insurance [46]

Yes , I am English , currently living in Poland...My Knowledge of Russian is minimal , and when i went to Belarus , Ukraine and Russia i could not speak a word of it....

I just smiled a lot at all the border guards and Police i met along the way , didn,t have any real problems really....

Its a good idea to learn how to say hello , please , and thank you , the basic stuff , and then just bluff your way through it...

The cyrilic alphabet is a bit of a nightmare till you get used to it , get yourself a basic phrase book and try to learn a bit of it... Hopefully your map and satnav will have the town names in Cyrillic also... In Russia they have more and more signs in English also , but i doubt you will see many in Belarus...

If you get yourself signed up to that Hospitality site you may well find yourself some nice Belarussian lady with some time on her hands that can help you and show you around... It will make everything a whole lot easier...

You are more likely to encounter English speakers in Belarus among younger people , and more so in the bigger towns than in the villages... Don,t worry , if you get really stuck somebody will help you out , they are quite friendly...

Travel / Driving from UK to Ukraine via Poland - need car insurance [46]

Yes , finding a friendly farmer whose land you can camp on is definatly the best idea....

Don,t let the unhelpfull people at the Embassy put you off , once you get into Belarus , you will find that the people are friendly and very hospitable....

I am afraid i can,t be much help on camping sites , as i never used any , i camped in the forest , miles from anywhere , and didn,t have any trouble...

You should try and make contact with some local Belarussians on hospitalityclub.org. Its a free site where you can meet local people willing to help you , give you a free place to stay and even be a guide...

good luck...

Travel / Driving from UK to Ukraine via Poland - need car insurance [46]

In Belarus you just need to book one night in a cheap hotel , and give that as the place you will stay...

Nobody is going to check you are there every night....

Be carefull where you park your motorhome tho... wild camping in Belarus is not allowed , and there are not so many decent camping places...

I had a 4 x 4 when i went there , so it was easy to drive deep in the forest where nobody would bother me...

Law / Motorcycle Polish drivers license? [37]

Buy a licence....?

I will sell you a photo copy of mine if you want... 200 zloty...

Travel / Travel by Motorcycle in Poland (cost, distance, risk?) [47]

BMW bikes are quite popular in Poland , and there are a few dealers about too....

In some areas you may not be able to get the parts off the shelf , but for sure somebody will get them the next day for you....

I wouldn,t worry too much about being stranded in Poland waiting for bits... You will be fine...

Life / Poles - the Nation of Liars? [478]


So...how do we know that statement is true then.....?

Work / 7000 PLN net per month in Krakow. How much i can save? [21]


And what if all the other countries did the same....?

You would have thousands of Poles returning to Poland...for jobs that are just not there....

Food / Food hygiene in Poland [60]

Been here seven years now.... not been poisened by anything yet....?

Happened several times in the UK....!