Poland and Polish Discussion Group and Forum

Welcome to the original English language Poland and Polish discussion group board. This message forum is a place where English-speaking Poles, foreigners (expats) living in Poland, and anyone with a genuine interest in Poland can discuss and read the views of others concerning Poland. Subjects include: Polish news and current affairs; Life in Poland; politics; genealogy research; Polish culture and history; advice and tips on visiting Poland; Polish property and investment issues. The aim of our group is to increase awareness of wonderful Poland using the English language and allow and foster the honest debate and exchange of opinions on anything vaguely related to Poland and Polish - positive, negative and/or neutral! This discussion group is not an open-to-all public message board. Membership is by invitation only and therefore given that a fairly limited number of people have full access, it is more of a community blog than a straightforward forum. This application system was brought in to lessen the amount of spam and nonsensical and commercial posts made by casual visitors and off-topic and offensive posts left by a disruptive minority. To ask a one-off question about Poland or respond to comments made on this board without a password just email us and provided it is at least halfway sensible, we'll post it on the board for all to see and current members will try to respond! All opinions and views expressed on this site are solely those of their respective authors and are not necessarily those of anyone else!

Links: Polish Language and Translation Forum; Factbook Poland; Photographs of Poland; Polish Translation; A Town in Poland; Map; Apply for the Poland and Polish Forum Password

Author	Comment
Varsovian Jan 30, 08 - 9:54 AM	Currency exchange - what's the best way? I have a fair amount of sterling I want to change into euros. Has anyone any ideas/experience?
Sosh Jan 30th, 2008 - 10:12 AM	Re: Currency exchange - what's the best way? Depends how large it is and how comfortable you are carrying cash around :) Bureau de changes are by far your best bet in my experience - you just have to hunt around a bit for one with the best rate. Avoid the banks at all costs - they will rip you off. Our bank has been a little miffed by us withdrawing cash, taking it across the road and paying it in again - but it can save you quite a lot of money. I have found by far the best way is to speak to some local bureau de changes and
Varsovian Jan 30th, 2008 - 11:32 AM	Re: Currency exchange - what's the best way? Sorry - errm A substantial amount of money ...
Hans Jan 30th, 2008 - 11:49 AM	Re: Currency exchange - what's the best way? Kantors, but be very careful you get the right change. Go with a Polish friend as a witness.
Sosh Jan 30th, 2008 - 12:06 PM	Re: Currency exchange - what's the best way? Maybe use some of the money you will save to hire a bodyguard to escort you to the Kantor ;) You will usually be able to get a special rate for larger amounts - so it's worth discussing with them beforehand (and also to make sure they will have enough cash!)

	Poland and Polish Discussion Group and Forum Welcome to the original English language Poland and Polish discussion group board. This message forum is a place where English-speaking Poles, foreigners (expats) living in Poland, and anyone with a genuine interest in Poland can discuss and read the views of others concerning Poland. Subjects include: Polish news and current affairs; Life in Poland; politics; genealogy research; Polish culture and history; advice and tips on visiting Poland; Polish property and investment issues. The aim of our group is to increase awareness of wonderful Poland using the English language and allow and foster the honest debate and exchange of opinions on anything vaguely related to Poland and Polish - positive, negative and/or neutral! This discussion group is not an open-to-all public message board. Membership is by invitation only and therefore given that a fairly limited number of people have full access, it is more of a community blog than a straightforward forum. This application system was brought in to lessen the amount of spam and nonsensical and commercial posts made by casual visitors and off-topic and offensive posts left by a disruptive minority. To ask a one-off question about Poland or respond to comments made on this board without a password just email us and provided it is at least halfway sensible, we'll post it on the board for all to see and current members will try to respond! All opinions and views expressed on this site are solely those of their respective authors and are not necessarily those of anyone else! Links: Polish Language and Translation Forum; Factbook Poland; Photographs of Poland; Polish Translation; A Town in Poland; Map; Apply for the Poland and Polish Forum Password
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