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New Polish Visa requirement
If you are on your way to get Polish citizenship, or want o get a Polish citizenship as an entry for the EU, then there is a new requirement you should be aware of.
If you want to stay in Poland as you are waiting for a Permanent visa you need twenty-five Euros [...]

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Plaza Krakow beach SAO
What is with the SAO beach in Krakow? An Italian company, SAO, is building a night club on Polish public green land.  I have no objections to a night club and drink bar being built in Krakow, my question is, why did this Italian company get permission to sell Vodka and have [...]

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Krakow Chakra
Where is the famous Chakra of Krakow, which often times official tour guides do no like to talk about and many people ask me where is the Chakra of Cracow? It is in the Castle in the court yard in the East corner.
Here is a photo close up of the Krakow chakra. The energy [...]

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Jak się masz
Jak się masz the Polish phrase is the English equivalent  for how are you? is This is the first phrase most English speakers trying to learn Polish learn.   I think I learned this when I was a kid.  However I did not learn Polish until much latter.  I think most people dabble in [...]

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50 kg to lbs
Why is 50 kg to lbs important? I am an American in Europe and have only now after years of living here got use to kg.  The way I learned to convert kilograms to pounds is two ways. Living in Europe has its advantages after a small adjustment period.
Method one to convert [...]

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Krakow Real Estate
The real estate builders in Krakow are the greediest people I know.  Their typical net profit margin is over 100%.  Even in this downturn they are not lowering prices much.  Do you want to work your whole life for some guys fat profit in the Cracow real estate market.  I do not.  And [...]

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The Euro currency in Slovakia and Poland
Poland has dragged its feat regarding the Euro currency.  Poland is an EU country that has a strong economy and is very western, but it does not have the Euro currency. Even tiny Slovakia has the Euro. It was championed there as the currency that would prevent the crisis [...]

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Wawel Castle Krakow Poland
Wawel castle is an amazing place. Maybe I should not have made it my test for my new camcorder.  This is my first attempt at a YouTube video.  It is not as good quality as my last one as I did not understand the idea that a video camera must be still [...]

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Krakow Youtube
This is my first, ok second youtube video about Krakow.  I am an American and live in Krakow, Poland.  I am jumping on the band wagon and testing out youtube.  Now this video is about a Synagogue in Krakow.  I made one also of the Wawel Castle.  If you like it rate me or [...]

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Fake marriages in Poland
In my post marriage in Poland I tell you about how to get married in Poland. However in this post you are reading, I talk about a problem in Poland, that is at least 1/4 of all the marriages in Poland to foreigners are for fake.  This is an estimate by a [...]

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