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Tips, Hints & Clues for Visitors to
Krakow
Tips are welcome throughout the tourist service sector. Yet
in Krakow only waiters rightly expect extra payment, i.e.
roughly one tenth above the charged sum, in appreciation of
satisfactory service. Simply 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.
Go for 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. You can still buy a new SIM
card or a prepaid GSM system but you need to register with
the mobile network operator at a branch office in order to make
them operational.
Go for 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.
Go for 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.
Go for 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.
Go for 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 “the 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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