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British expat in Poland. Guide to Polish living for EU citizens, bureaucracy and general ramblings

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UK TV via the Internet – Proxy Server

Feb 12, 2010 8:37am

I mentioned in my post about watching UK TV from Poland that if enough people were interested I would set up a proxy server for us all. As a few people said they were keen I have been in contact with UK Proxy Servers and we have got the following...

Poland again refuses RHD cars

Jan 29, 2010 4:16am

Over the last few days the news has been full of stories that Poland’s supreme administrative court (naczelny sąd administracyjny) ruled on the 27th of January 2010 that the minister of transport has lawful permission to refuse the registration of right-hand drive (RHD) vehicles. If you have read the story and...

Watching British Television in Poland

Jan 26, 2010 3:57am

A very common FAQ for new arrivals is ‘how can I watch [insert your favourite channel] from Poland?’ The answer is complicated so I thought I would write a few lines on the topic. Through Your Aerial Terrestrial channels such as the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 etc.. are transmitted via local transmission towers...

How I ended up in Poland

Jan 22, 2010 1:00am

After our last interview Chris turns the table and decided to ask me a few questions back. Here I talk about what drew me to Poland and how I ended up in małopolska. In this post I ramble about my first visit to Poland on my motorbike, how I met my...

Chris talks about 7 years in Poland

Jan 14, 2010 12:48am

Today I spoke to Chris Thornborrow, a Brit from Bristol who has spent the last seven years living in Poland. After spells in Warsaw and Zielona Góra Chris has now settled in Wrocław and is married with one daughter. We spoke about how Chris met his wife, why he came to...

This Facebook Thingy

Jan 13, 2010 2:24am

Even though I build websites for a living and spend a lot of my time on the Internet I must admit I have been very slow on the uptake with all of these social networking websites such as facebook.com or the incredibly popular Polish website nasza klasa. Anyway I decided it’s...

Too Much Work…

Jan 6, 2010 11:11pm

Well it seems that six months flew past and 2010 is here and I didn’t even write one new post on my blog until today. Apologies, I will slap myself on the wrist later. I haven’t been hiding, I have just been very very busy with work. With two small kiddies...

5 things I love about Poland

Jan 6, 2010 2:21am

There is loads of content out there on the web with people (both Poles and non-Poles) complaining about what is wrong with Poland, so I just thought I’d jot down a few random things about what I really like about Poland to level up the score a bit. In...

Polish Zloty Forecast (08 August 2009)

Aug 19, 2009 11:23pm

Latest PLN news courtesy of CurrencySolutions.com August has been a positive month for currency exchange rates, bringing the unexpected news that France, Germany, Hong Kong and Japan have all emerged from recession. France and Germany recorded 0.3% growth in the second quarter, leading to a rally in euro exchange rates. This...

Polish Zloty Forecast (21 July 2009)

Jul 21, 2009 12:16am

PLN strengthens against GBP The graph belows shows the PLN rate falling against GBP since the start of July 2009: Last week corporate earnings in America caused a worldwide rally for markets, sending many of the higher yielding currencies to the top of their ranges. However with significant unknowns remaining in the...