A little over 10 years ago, 52,254 Australian residents declared they were born in Poland. Yup. 0.26% of the Australian population was born in the land of white and red. As of 2011, an extra 170,500 Australians say that they have a Polish parent and speak Polish at home. That’s just under a quarter of…
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(Heads up, this article contains affiliate links. If you buy something through our site, it won’t cost any more, but we’ll get a small cut to help keep the website running. More info on this Disclosure page. Thanks!) I taught English in Poland for almost two years. I know a thing or two about…
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A white eagle with wings splayed, legs apart, head facing to the left with a golden crown, talons and beak adorning a red shield. That is the Polish Eagle, the symbol of the Republic of Poland and it’s the centrepiece of the Polish coat of arms and Polish crest. A coat of arms of Poland is…
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(Heads up, this article contains affiliate links. If you buy something through our site, it won’t cost any more, but we’ll get a small cut to help keep the website running. More info on this Disclosure page. Thanks!) Let me start this by making something perfectly clear: I’m not American. (I’m Australian) But a…
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(Heads up, this article contains affiliate links to an English Teaching site. If you buy something through our site, it won’t cost any more, but we’ll get a small cut to help keep the website running. More info on this Disclosure page. Thanks!) To live in Poland for a temporary amount of time, foreigners…
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The following is a guest post from Brittany at TravelxBritt Calling all music lovers! In today’s post, you will learn everything you need to know about Polish bands from genres like Metal, Rock and Pop. To stay safe, we’re going to save the magical world of Disco Polo for another day, as that requires it’s…
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The Polish Special Forces or Wojska Specjalne aren’t as well known as the Green Berets or the Navy Seals. They do however play a very important role in the safety and security of Poland and her allies. Any to just about anyone with a little bit of an interest in militaries of the world, Poland’s…
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As a multicultural and modern city, Warsaw is home to a lot of luxuries that, 20 years ago, would not have existed in Poland at all. One of those luxuries is the high-end barbershop that provides its clients with, not only a hair cut but an entire experience. Free drinks, massages, manicures – more and…
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There’s a staggering number of stunning Polish cities and towns that get lost in the shine of the major cities of Warsaw, Krakow and a few others. But the truth is, these other cities offer so much more ‘Poland’ than the big ones. They’re less travelled but cater to tourists just as much as the…
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The Polish flag is two equal horizontal stripes, the upper one white and the lower in red. The colours are defined in the Polish constitution as the national colours. The Polish national coat of arms is placed in the centre of the white stripe for official use abroad and while at sea. The national flag of…
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