off to Krakow!
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Anybody been latelyto Krakow, off on Friday to Monday looking forward to it now. £50 for the return flight, £12 a night hostel and 50p a pint. Gun ranges, strip clubs, bars, clubs and go karting. What more could a man want?
Anybody been lately?
Anybody been lately?
leonarmston said:
An EU country with a gun range it won't be Kalasnikovs likely hand guns and a shot gun or two if anything.
A largy catholic nation with strip clubs, again interesting.
I hear of lots of english people getting glassed who go to Poland.
Isn't Krakow zero tolerance as far as police go? If caught drunk a night in the cells and £60 fine, sounds a nice place good thing its a nationalist government in power.
i found a youth hostel on the main sq, for £7 a night beer is under a £1 but depends where you go, strip clubs and so on, are not really there, and it's nothing like Amsterdam, and if that is why you are going i reckon you will be disapointened, don't **** the Polish blokes of either
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Ljubljiana is in Slovenia my geographically unenlightnened friend
Slovenia is a breakaway republic from the former Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia is/was on the Adriatic Coastline
The Adriatic coastline is kind of to the East of Italy
Italy is in the Mediterranean Sea
The Med is ...oh forget it!
VonClinkerhofen said:Ljubljiana is in Slovenia my geographically unenlightnened friend
Slovenia is a breakaway republic from the former Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia is/was on the Adriatic Coastline
The Adriatic coastline is kind of to the East of Italy
Italy is in the Mediterranean Sea
The Med is ...oh forget it!
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I came back from Poland about a week ago, and spent 5 nights in Krakow while I was over there. I can absolutely, enthusiastically, without a doubt recommend the Greg & Tom Hostel, which is about midway between the central train station and the main square - about five minutes walk from both. It's small, modern and really comfortable, has really friendly staff and a great atmosphere. Lots of young people who were up for a laugh, and it hardly cost anything either (about 40 PLN, or £7, a night). They don't have any checkout time or curfew - you're free to come and go as you please. The only rule is not to annoy the other guests too much!
As for stuff to do, I recommend going one or two streets away from the main square. The prices are roughly doubled on the main square (you're looking at £2 a pint instead of £1... oh no!
) and the bars and restaurants are much more generic. All of the interesting places are a little bit further out.
While you're over there you've got to make sure you try pierogi, which are Polish dumplings in a variety of flavours. Can get a really filling plate of them for about £2. Also try the flavoured vodkas (hardly saw any Polish drinking neat, unflavoured vodka...) but not too many - you don't want to get too drunk and vomit in a shower (ahem).
As for stuff to do, I recommend going one or two streets away from the main square. The prices are roughly doubled on the main square (you're looking at £2 a pint instead of £1... oh no!
) and the bars and restaurants are much more generic. All of the interesting places are a little bit further out.While you're over there you've got to make sure you try pierogi, which are Polish dumplings in a variety of flavours. Can get a really filling plate of them for about £2. Also try the flavoured vodkas (hardly saw any Polish drinking neat, unflavoured vodka...) but not too many - you don't want to get too drunk and vomit in a shower (ahem).
Crazy Fool said:Off to Krakow, Poland in January for my birthday with 4 chums, I hear it’s dam cheap and they call it the new ‘Prague’ with a lively student population and lots of music,
Anyone been got any recommendations for cheap accommodation or places to go /avoid
I reckon it will be cold in Jan
I'm about 2 hours away from a roadtrip to Poland: Waraw, Krakow, Zakapone.
Just have a few meeting to attend.