Moving to Warsaw...

badgerino

Dear all...

I'm moving to Warsaw for 6 months from september due to work...

Obviously not the best time of year to go with the minus 20 weather over the winter...but I suppose it's character building if anything!

Just wondering whether anyone knows it's worth the hassle of setting up a bank account there? I'll be needing cash when I'm there, and from time to time will want to pay for things by credit / debit card.

I have a barclays connect (debit) card, barclaycard, and nationwide flexaccount debit card. My salary will go into a UK account, but I can transfer money to either the barclays or nationwide account quite easily.

Will I be hit with crazy charges if I use either of my three cards? Should I get a local account and transfer moeny into that?

Any advice gratefully received!

trisontana

If you use the Nationwide debit card you should not have to pay any charges and you will get the better commercial rate as opposed to the tourist rate. As it's only six months I should use Nationwide. If you use Barclay's you will have to pay fees and commission. Wish you luck in your move.

To deviate slightly , there was an interesting article in today's Times saying that the diet in Poland is much healthier than the UK one, with much lower rates of obesity. Hence all the slim, good looking Polish women (and men!) you will see there. So a change of country and a better diet!

badgerino

thank you

the article is here for anyone interested:

http://women.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,26989-2288718.html

quite encouraging as I am a vegetarian!

Parisien

Here are a few urls you may fine useful...

http://www.inyourpocket.com/poland/warsaw/en/

http://www.poltran.com/

even a thread in a Polish forum about your exact requiremnt!!!....

http://pub10.bravenet.com/forum/775788990/show/865371

http://www.warsawvoice.pl/

http://www.meetpoland.com/

http://www.warsaw-life.com/warsaw/where_are_services/services.php