Anonymous wrote:I was mildly surprised by how much I liked Poland. I probably had the best vegan food ever in Poland.

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Anonymous wrote:Polish food isn’t great. And the political and social climate are very Catholic and borderline white supremacy. Plus: the Russia/Ukraine war.

Have you been to Norway? I’m watching a great show on Bergen on pbs right now.

Wow, have you been there? Or are you just stereotyping? Because Polish food is awesome, and the people are very kind and welcoming. And nothing against Bergen (it’s naturally stunning), but very expensive and pretty boring. But my guess is you’ve never been there either.

I’m Polish, and I stand by my comment that the food isn’t great and neither are the politics. I mean, come on. It’s a very white, very Catholic, very conservative country. Those are just facts.

Tell me which parts of Poland are fun for tourists? I’ll counter with better options.

Well you sound like a self loathing Pole to be honest, so probably best you moved abroad. There are loads of places in Poland that are great for tourists. I named a number of them in my prior post, but easily could add a ton more, like Sopot and other spots on the Baltic Sea coast, the Masurian Lake District, Poznan, and even Łódź is up and coming. Do you get out much when you’re there?

I suppose I’ve just found other places more interesting.

Tip: check out Albania and Montenegro before they become the new Croatia and Portugal. Better food than Poland.

Anonymous wrote:I wouldn’t do Serbia now for political reasons, they are too pro putin now. Germany / Poland or combine Slovakia with Czech Republic or Austria. Both Germany and Poland are quite big countries, so the choice really is what specific things they’d like to do / or see. All options are great, but I’d avoid Serbia for now.

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Anonymous wrote:Polish food isn’t great. And the political and social climate are very Catholic and borderline white supremacy. Plus: the Russia/Ukraine war.

Have you been to Norway? I’m watching a great show on Bergen on pbs right now.

Wow, have you been there? Or are you just stereotyping? Because Polish food is awesome, and the people are very kind and welcoming. And nothing against Bergen (it’s naturally stunning), but very expensive and pretty boring. But my guess is you’ve never been there either.

I’m Polish, and I stand by my comment that the food isn’t great and neither are the politics. I mean, come on. It’s a very white, very Catholic, very conservative country. Those are just facts.

Tell me which parts of Poland are fun for tourists? I’ll counter with better options.

Well you sound like a self loathing Pole to be honest, so probably best you moved abroad. There are loads of places in Poland that are great for tourists. I named a number of them in my prior post, but easily could add a ton more, like Sopot and other spots on the Baltic Sea coast, the Masurian Lake District, Poznan, and even Łódź is up and coming. Do you get out much when you’re there?

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Of course the kids have provided input and of course we have done research online, so we came here to get opinions of people who have personal experience. Reading about something and looking at photos online and even talking to a
travel agent only tells you so much.

We’ve been to Slovenia and Bulgaria. And yes, they are lovely and interesting! We all talked and narrowed it down to these countries for various reasons.

Montenegro wasn’t on the list initially by Albania was. Haven’t been there so we’ll take a look!



I personally went to part of Germany (Munich), but that was decades ago when I went with my family as a teen. We were thinking Berlin and maybe one other city if we chose that option.

I would avoid Germany. Most German cities are dirty and unpleasant these days, as are the people who are deeply rigid and unlikeable. Some of the smaller towns in Germany are OK, but honestly Austria is a much better choice for that kind of thing. Poland is a fascinating country. Most people just visit Krakow, which is nice, but a bit too touristy for my taste. I vastly prefer Warsaw and Gdansk. Other smaller cities such as Wrocław and Torun are very interesting also. Slovakia in my view is not the best choice. Bratislava is not very appealing, and the second city in the country (Kosice) is quite small, although there is a nice historic center and a few attractions. If you like hiking, you might enjoy a trip to the High Tatras in Slovakia. Serbia is quite nice, and Belgrade is interesting for a couple days. It’s walkable, and I would recommend a day trip to Novi Sad, which is very pretty and compact. There are also small wineries nearby. You may have been to Hungary already, but I would suggest you visit smaller places like Eger and Lake Balaton if you are visiting Slovakia and Serbia anyway. I also really like Albania, and you won’t find a nationality that is kinder and more welcoming to Americans. Seriously. Some places to visit there include Tirana, Shkoder, Sarande, Berat (a bit rundown but popular), and the “other side” of Lake Ohrid. I haven’t been to Kosovo yet, but want to visit. And it was a while ago that I was in Montenegro, and I liked it very much, but I do think places like Kotor are a lot more touristy these days.

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Anonymous wrote:Polish food isn’t great. And the political and social climate are very Catholic and borderline white supremacy. Plus: the Russia/Ukraine war.

Have you been to Norway? I’m watching a great show on Bergen on pbs right now.

Wow, have you been there? Or are you just stereotyping? Because Polish food is awesome, and the people are very kind and welcoming. And nothing against Bergen (it’s naturally stunning), but very expensive and pretty boring. But my guess is you’ve never been there either.

I’m Polish, and I stand by my comment that the food isn’t great and neither are the politics. I mean, come on. It’s a very white, very Catholic, very conservative country. Those are just facts.

Tell me which parts of Poland are fun for tourists? I’ll counter with better options.

Anonymous wrote:Also if you are interested in food - try their nalesniki (pancakes) best in the world. Also any meal that has mushrooms in it is delicious.

Anonymous wrote:^^PP with the suggestions here. I just want to add that I think it’s great you’re thinking outside the box and taking your kids beyond Portugal, Copenhagen and the usual drivel I see here .

Anonymous wrote:I’m a PP and Wrocław was beautiful, sue me

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Anonymous wrote:Polish food isn’t great. And the political and social climate are very Catholic and borderline white supremacy. Plus: the Russia/Ukraine war.

Have you been to Norway? I’m watching a great show on Bergen on pbs right now.

Wow, have you been there? Or are you just stereotyping? Because Polish food is awesome, and the people are very kind and welcoming. And nothing against Bergen (it’s naturally stunning), but very expensive and pretty boring. But my guess is you’ve never been there either.