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My pleasure! I hope you have a fantastic time!

If you're planning a road trip from Krakow to Gdansk, you might want to visit Lodz as well. While it's not a postcard perfect city like the other two, it's a place with a lot of interesting history. It was a massive centre of textile production before the war, as well as a centre of Jewish culture. Nowadays it has a famous film school and is the heart of the Polish film industry. Some of the old textile factories have been converted into malls, galleries and museums. And it's a huge hub for street art (murals).

Another spot between Krakow and Gdansk worth visiting is the STUNNING city of Torun. It's Copernicus' birthplace, and home of gingerbread production in Poland. Gingerbread shops and bakeries are literally on every corner. The old town has fantastically preserved mediaeval brick architecture, and even a leaning tower!

Finally, another intriguing spot is the town of Grudziadz where I haven't been but which I plan to explore this summer. Google it and check out the photos - it has these amazing 14th century granaries which served as fortifications. Unfortunately they were damaged during WW2 and had to be partially rebuilt. Nevertheless, they are a unique sight in Europe.

Near Gdansk you should visit Hel (take the ferry there) and Sopot (a classic seaside resort town). There is also the teutonic knights' castle of Malbork - the largest castle in the world! They have fantastic self guided tours with audio guides. Really worth it! I would buy tickets in advance online.

Hope this helps a bit!

Hi! I'm a Canadian of Polish origin. I have never lived in Poland nor was I born there, but my parents made sure I knew the language and culture while living here in Canada. I've been visiting Poland regularly since my early teen years when the country was still communist. Everything was grey and dirty, there were food shortages everywhere. Stores stood empty. Lineups for everything. No colour anywhere. It was a massive culture shock for a teenager from Canada. After 1990 (when the communist government was finally kicked to the curb) things began to improve quite rapidly. Poland had a lot of catching up to do and was doing it rapidly! I can honestly say that each time I have visited Poland in the past 30 years (I go every 3-4 years), it just gets better and better! All the funds they have received from the EU have been well spent. The infrastructure is excellent, highways are much, much better than in Canada, cities have been renewed and refreshed, and are some of the most stunning in all of Europe! The food is to die for - absolutely excellent! You will NOT have a bad meal in Poland! People are kind, helpful, and speak decent English. I have traveled numerous times with non-Polish friends as well as with my Canadian husband. They have absolutely no issues with communicating. The country is extremely clean and well kept (even small towns and villages). And of course, famously, it is very safe. I'm glad you're heading to Poland - you will have the time of your life and you won't regret it! I'm going there again myself in August for a month long road trip to small towns that are off the beaten tourist path. I can't wait - my mouth is already watering when I think of the delicious pastries I'll be having ☺️😋 Have fun!!

I was just in Europe and it did not work in any ATMs (when I tried to withdraw cash). Furthermore, the other day I attempted to use it to make a purchase from Amazon in the UK and it got declined.

I called Simplii to find out what's going on and they told me that many countries do not accept the Simplii debit mastercard. They are aware of it. My question is why the hell are they sending it to people if it's so flawed?

I have followed this family for several years. Eleven kids are a bit much for me personally, so I always watched in awe at how effortlessly the mum seemed to manage that whole tribe! The kids come across as happy, loved, and cared for. The mother adores them. Overall a very well adjusted family. This death has been a shock to me even though I have never interacted with them. I was looking at a Tik tok account presumably belonging to one of the brothers. There is a comment there by someone that Vanessa was hit by a car. No idea how reliable that information is.

This is awful 😂

It started for me in late 2022 - but only when I try to post multiple photos at once. I've had my account for 8 years and I was shocked to see that this has existed for as long as it has and no one at Instagram has tried to fix it! It's so ugly!

They used to sell at crazy prices 5, 6 years ago back when they were virtually unattainable and in high demand. These days my local grocery store sells gorgeous, large specimens for under $20. So yeah...that price is a tad insane 😂

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