I'm off to Poland tonight :) is there anything should take with me?

Vincent:

You will love it. The only advice that I can give you is take a good electrical multi-adapter with you. It is mostly 2 pin plugs there, but in many hotels there are sockets with an extra pin ( I assume for earthing ) and I had trouble connecting anything to it.

cjjcThreads: 37 Posts: 463 Joined: Jul 26, 08	Nov 6, 08, 02:10 / #
You know what I mean, anything that's really expensive or something you recommend I take, I'm going for a month btw.... :)

scarbyirp	Nov 6, 08, 02:19 / #
Just the usual, bacon (real bacon), salt n' vinegar crisps and buckfast tonic wine.

cjjcThreads: 37 Posts: 463 Joined: Jul 26, 08	Nov 6, 08, 10:17 / #
scarbyirp: Just the usual, bacon (real bacon), salt n' vinegar crisps and buckfast tonic wine. I don't know about the bacon and the buckfast tonic but I'll defo take the crisps! ;) Cheers!

VincentThreads: 15 Posts: 1,705 Joined: Sep 9, 07 [Moderator]	Nov 6, 08, 10:21 / #
cjjc: I'm going for a month btw.... good luck. Which city are you going to, and do you plan to visit a few?

cjjcThreads: 37 Posts: 463 Joined: Jul 26, 08	Edited by: cjjc Nov 6, 08, 10:25 / #
Vincent: good luck. Which city are you going to, and do you plan to visit a few? Thanks. I'm going to Lodz to see friends and I will hopefully make it to a few places I'm like to visit Krakow and Warsaw but I'm open to anything so I'll see what happens! :D

VincentThreads: 15 Posts: 1,705 Joined: Sep 9, 07 [Moderator]	Nov 6, 08, 10:27 / #
will this be your first time in Poland?

cjjcThreads: 37 Posts: 463 Joined: Jul 26, 08	Nov 6, 08, 10:32 / #
Yes it will, although as I've mentioned already I've had alot of Polish friends over the years. I'm nervous (in a good way) because I've heard so much about Poland and now I'm going! ahhhhhhh! :D

polishgirltx	Nov 6, 08, 10:32 / #
cjjc: is there anything should take with me? tooth brush, clean underwear and socks... :) are you going to see this girl? i hope, you'll lke Krakow... take pictures!

cjjcThreads: 37 Posts: 463 Joined: Jul 26, 08	Edited by: cjjc Nov 6, 08, 10:33 / #
polishgirltx: are you going to see this girl? hmmmmmmmm....... Yeah I guess. :S polishgirltx: tooth brush, clean underwear and socks... :) Check! :D

VincentThreads: 15 Posts: 1,705 Joined: Sep 9, 07 [Moderator]	Nov 6, 08, 10:39 / #
cjjc: I'm nervous (in a good way) because I've heard so much about Poland and now I'm going! You will love it. The only advice that I can give you is take a good electrical multi-adapter with you. It is mostly 2 pin plugs there, but in many hotels there are sockets with an extra pin ( I assume for earthing ) and I had trouble connecting anything to it.

dcchrisThreads: 11 Posts: 687 Joined: Oct 29, 07	Nov 6, 08, 10:59 / #
bring a warm jacket. a bit chilly at the moment

cjjcThreads: 37 Posts: 463 Joined: Jul 26, 08	Nov 6, 08, 11:25 / #
sausage: Enjoy your trip cjjc. I will thank you sausage! sausage: Are you going to do any courses whilst you are there? I doubt it but we will see how things are when I get there. I'll have 24/7 internet so don't worry I'll keep you all informed. :)

polishgirltx	Nov 6, 08, 11:30 / #
cjjc: I'll have 24/7 internet so don't worry I'll keep you all informed. i knew you can't live without us... ;)

wildroverThreads: 180 Posts: 8,188 Joined: Jun 7, 07	Nov 6, 08, 16:02 / #
Take a bottle of English beer , it will amuse the Polish people who will think its water compared to the Polish stuff....

cjjcThreads: 37 Posts: 463 Joined: Jul 26, 08	Nov 6, 08, 10:46 / #
Vincent: You will love it. The only advice that I can give you is take a good electrical multi-adapter with you. It is mostly 2 pin plugs there, but in many hotels there are sockets with an extra pin ( I assume for earthing ) and I had trouble connecting anything to it. Thanks for the advice. :) I have 2 adapters already so it shouldn't be a problem and I'll be staying at the technical university digs so I hopefully won't have to contend with too much electrical tomfoolery! :D

sausageThreads: 25 Posts: 1,053 Joined: Sep 21, 07	Nov 6, 08, 11:03 / #
Vincent: The only advice that I can give you is take a good electrical multi-adapter with you Excellent advice, they rarely fit well. Enjoy your trip cjjc. Are you going to do any courses whilst you are there?

cjjcThreads: 37 Posts: 463 Joined: Jul 26, 08	Nov 6, 08, 11:33 / #
polishgirltx: i knew you can't live without us... ;) ;D

KrzysztofThreads: 2 Posts: 1,146 Joined: Jul 26, 07	Nov 6, 08, 20:55 / #
cjjc: I'll have 24/7 internet so don't worry I'll keep you all informed. Don't forget your login/password details to Polish Forums :) (I always make some random passwords on my comp and when I have to use another one I never remember them).

EurolaThreads: 6 Posts: 2,647 Joined: Dec 2, 06	Nov 6, 08, 22:58 / #
You don't need to take anything with you to impress anybody. Just go and have fun. You'll not be hungry or thirsty.

rsm109Threads: - Posts: 18 Joined: Oct 29, 08	Nov 6, 08, 23:11 / #
wildrover: Take a bottle of English beer , it will amuse the Polish people who will think its water compared to the Polish stuff.... I've started drinking Polish beer over here, and I'm not the only one judging from the fact that Tyskie is now one of the top 10 selling brands in the UK (which can't all be down to Polish immigrants after a taste of home!) Give us an option that's stronger, cheaper and tastes better than most English beer and what do you expect? Best of luck on your first trip to Poland!