Here’s an idea: how about a decent, family-friendly restaurant that you don’t have to trek all the way into the centre of town to visit – a place on the door- steps of Krakow’s growing suburban middle class that offers something a bit more sophisticated than Zywiec-branded deck chairs…
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India is not the first country that springs to mind in close associate with Poland, but links between the two nations are long established and growing stronger. Krakow’s Jagiellonian University, for example, has been teaching Sanskrit, Hindi and Indian cultural studies since…
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I’m confused. I’ve been seeing this really cute Polish guy for the last month, and when I told my best friend that I was holding out, and wanted to wait to have sex until I knew it was right, she said…
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July has been Krakow’s most jazzy month for many years now. Jazz concerts by world-famous musicians are nothing extraordinary in the city, but their intensity reaches a peak in July. The Summer Jazz Festival at Piwnica pod Baranami provides a musical feast frosted with fabulous…
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Although veteran actress Danuta Szaflarska has admitted that she doesn’t like to be filmed in close-up, she gave her filmmaker friend Dorota Kędzierzawska the chance to do just that for Inny świat (Another World). The idea for the film emerged as the pair were on the road…
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It’s summer, and a whole galaxy of Krakow pubs beckons. Since most of them are located downtown, it’s obvious for many of us to think of riding a bicycle down to sit in the Rynek or Kazimierz for a sip of beer or wiśniówka. But beware, there’s a catch…
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Across the globe, one name has received more attention than any other in the past month. Edward Snowden, an American intelligence analyst, leaked information to two of the most respected English language news outlets, showing the extent to which the US government…
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The Krakow Post’s Club Life section is the indispensable guide to the city’s top gig, parties, and music-based debauchery. Powered by The Krak, Club Life makes sure the right people know the right places to hang out every month…
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When asked to justify the release of yet another movie on the subject of World War II, the director of Obława (Manhunt, 2012), Marcin Krzyształowicz, said: “There should be dozens of movies about World War II, provided that they explore new aspects of it”…
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The Monty Python refrain ‘Always look on the bright side of life,’ written over 30 years ago, remains one of the best pieces of advice ever given, but sometimes it is easier said than done, and especially when you are far from home and living in a foreign culture…
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