Tips, Hints & Clues for Visitors to
Krakow
Tips are welcome. Yet in Krakow only waiters rightly
expect extra payment, i.e. roughly one tenth above the charged
sum, in appreciation of satisfactory service. Leave cash on
the table or round up the bill, saying “Raeshty nye
chaeba” (“Keep the rest”).
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More
tips on tips
Pretty
few people look out for some spare change in reward for
their services in Krakow. Still, there are some that badly
do.
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more tips on tipping |
Whom,
when, and how to tip in Krakow |
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Communication
tips
Secure
a chip card for public phones. If your cell
phone does not work, buy a prepaid GSM system for less than
$100 at the nearest street corner and make it operational in
five minutes.
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more tips on communication in Krakow |
How
to get and stay in touch when in Krakow |
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Safety
tips
Safeguard
your car well against theft and even then do not leave it in
remote places for very long.
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more tips on safety in Krakow |
How
to be on the safe side in Krakow |
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Transport
tips
Leave
your car at the hotel parking lot and take bus or taxi instead
– driving after drinking as little as one beer is a
criminal offense in Poland.
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more tips on transport
in Krakow |
How
to move around in Krakow |
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Health
tips
It is fairly possible to find an English-speaking doctor
in Krakow since many studied or worked abroad.
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more tips on health
in Krakow |
How
to stay healthy in Krakow |
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Tips
on manners
In
Poland a handshake means rather “talk is over” than “it
is a deal”.
Go for
more tips on transport
in Krakow |
What
does it mean to have good manners in Krakow |
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Tips
for the Business Visitor Coming to Krakow
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Visas,
employment, transport, communication, currency, paying,
weights & measures, business hours, holidays, dates and
numbers, local customs. |
