Poland

Now, Tim and I have both been to Poland but only to a few places and it was definitely a great time. Poland is rather cheap compared to other countries, for example I bought a pipe for 7 dollars! Where on earth are you going to find that deal? Poland, that's where. I looked online and you could probably get that on ebay for like 20 to 25 dollars. Sweet deal.

Now let us look at the practical side. I tend not to talk about particular places in my posts because I rather like to make sure a place is financially viable and when I read about a city I want to go there the next day. Since this trip is not starting tomorrow, I will but name a few cities in this post.

5 day Eurail pass for JUST Poland is currently going for $85/125 AUD/ €59. That is a pretty darn good price. That is only $17 a day for riding the trains. Now what Tim already knows, and Chris and other readers may not, a day on the Eurail can really mean 2 major cities. Come in on a night train and leave on a night train, all counting as one day. Which means that you could really see 9 or 10 major cities in Poland. Obviously that begs the question as to whether we should just buy a larger Eurail that encompasses more countries, that is a different question for a different post. I just wanted to say Poland is cheap. I saw a hostel in Warsaw, a very major city, for as low as $12 but more realistically we would pay about $15. That isn't all that bad considering the fact that the dollar has been down for a while. In Krakow it will be like $10 to $12 to stay each night. This country is all around cheap.

The food is great, who doesn't like Pierogis? The drink is awsome and you really can enjoy some flavored vodka! The women are spectacular! Also they are not all that tall, so it is a huge bonus to average height men like me. I am no good at this whole "find pictures to put up on the blog" thing. I am really the kind of a person who will find the cheapest way to stay and go to a place. One thing I do notice is that they use a lot of brick in their buildings. Many of the things I see in the smaller areas are just brick buildings. Although many other countries sported quaries to make huge stone buildings, it appears that Poland went a quite different route. Besides this, Poland is a definite fun spot. Even at $20 a day in Poland, which is far greater than the actual cost, it would be under $2,000 for 3 months in this country. Of course I am not saying that this country should have 3 months spent on it. I am just giving an estimate. Perhaps we should calculate each country per 3 months... Starting with Poland.

Expenses include:
Housing $12.5 per day on average, maybe some cities will be more, some less. Oh and just remember, every time you sleep on an overnight train, you save this $12.5 but pay it in Eurail instead.
Food: $2.50 we will probably really eat 1 or 2 but the extra 50 is for beer or maybe eating out.
Touring: Some times things cost money, so lets guess $5 a day
Total: $20 per day and therefore a 90 day trip would be $1,800! This does not include the Eurail pass cost. For obvious reasons this is an estimate and if one were to spend 90 whole days in Poland the cost may vary. Some people buy way way way to much junk while others hardly anything. Since I am gauging based on my particular lifestyle we will call all of my calculations the D-Scale while Tim, if he so chooses to calculate things, can call his the T-Scale and so forth. Chris, join the darned blog so we can have a C-Scale!