Warsaw Stories and Tips

Quote: Disclaimer: I am not a travel agent, have no tour planning experience, and don't want any. What follows is what I do to plan and organize a trip, and it has worked for me for many years. Most of what I do…

Quote: It took me quite a while to get used to living in Warsaw. Having lived in Portugal for ten years and in the south of France I found the cultural changes very different and at first I really didn't like what the city had to…

Quote: Warsaw transport - is it any good? Yes, it is and very reliable too. I don't think I have lived anywhere where I have relied on public transport so much - maybe Sheffield in the UK. In fact, we don't really use a car…

Quote: The street leading away from the entrance to the Barbakan in the Old Town of Warsaw is a fascinating little street, cobbled, not very wide and always buzzing with life. The name Freta probably originates from the German word Freiheit which means free trade. At…

Quote: Getting directions in spite of a language barrier.Communication need not be difficult. All one needs is a small amount of note paper and something to write with. Suppose that you have a particular place that you wish to visit and somehow you take…

Quote: Ok, I confess. Actually, I have two confessions to make. The first is that my time in Polish cities was about 4 hours. I was there for 7 days - 3 in Warsaw and 4 in Krakow. It was raining and…

Quote: Your average Vietnamese restaurant in Poland is less than desirable, consistently cheap and often in a shack like building. Meals tend to consist of rice or rice noodles with veal, beef, chicken, pork, duck and seafood in a choice of sauces which all tend to…

Quote: 1. Park Lazienkowski was formerly the hunting grounds of Ujazdow castle but once acquired by King Stanislaw Poniatowski in the 18th century, it was transformed into a lovely park-palace complex. The park can be reached easily on foot from the city centre in about 20…

Quote: I think I am probably correct when I say that the majority of women love shopping. Well there must be something wrong with me because I dislike it even more than housework. The thought of having to do a 'big shop' or shop for anything…

Quote: Warsaw is becoming a more popular destination day by day, whether it is business men visiting for work purposes, oldies on coach trips, stag do's or young backpackers there's plenty of people around.Using a public transport system abroad can always be a bit worrying for…