Poland Backpackers' Guide
A Little Lowdown on Backpacking in Poland
Poland Facts
Population: 38,530,000
Currency: zloty (PLN)
Religions: Roman Catholic 89.8% (about 75% practicing), Eastern Orthodox 1.3%, Protestant 0.3%, other 0.3%, unspecified 8.3% (2002)
Government: republic
Languages: Polish 97.8%, other and unspecified 2.2% (2002 census)
Climate: temperate with cold, cloudy, moderately severe winters with frequent precipitation; mild summers with frequent showers and thundershowers
Phone Code: 48
Poland Photos
Photos of Poland that we found just lying about the web so we decided to pilfer from Observations of an Unimportant Man.
Poland Festivals
Festivals in Poland courtesy of 2camels Festivals.
New Year's Eve - Krakow photos Warsaw Autumn photos International Gypsy Festival video Przystanek Woodstock video Crossroads Traditional Music Festival web site Wianki web site
Check out more festivals in Poland
Or take a look at festivals in these cities in Poland:
Poland Hotels
An Aussie in London features hotels in a number of locations across Poland.
Hotels » Poland
Poland Flights
An Aussie in London has scoured the web for airlines that fly to Poland. We feature only hand picked links through to airline sites that feature flights to Poland.
Book Flights to Poland Online
An Aussie in London has teamed up with Flight Network to locate the web's most exceptional flight offers.
European Train Travel
An Aussie in London has teamed up with Rail Europe to provide our readers with fabulous fares on all European rail passes - EuRail, BritRail, ScanRail, France, German, Swiss and Eastern Europe rail passes and more - as well as individual train tickets spanning Europe from Norway to Greece.
Poland Car Hire
Europcar
- Europcar is the World's Leading Leisure Car Rental Company operating in more than 150 countries through 13,000 stations covering all major airports. Europcar offer:
- Only new rental cars - the average age of their rentals is only 6 months
- An all inclusive rates guarantee - no surprises at the desk
- 24 hour roadside assistance - wherever you are, at any time
- 24/7 car rental service at major airports - late night flight, they'll meet your reservations
- Flight delayed? - no problem, let Europcar know your flight number and they'll be there waiting
Poland Travel Insurance
Recommended by Lonely Planet, National Geographic, Intrepid, YHA and a host of other big names in the travel industry, World Nomads travel insurance is designed for adventurous, independent travellers and covers overseas medical, evacuation and luggage (including your digital camera and iPod).
At World Nomads you get so much more than just budget travel insurance. You get your own online travel journal, destination guides and free language guides for your iPod but best of all, you can buy, extend or make a claim online from anywhere in the world, even after you've left home!
Global travel insurance. 