The number of internet users in Poland keeps growing in leaps and bounds. It is easy to find a place to log onto a blog or email account while on holiday.

Poland’s telephone network is well developed and offers all the usual facilities. As the mobile technology is now superseding the traditional copper wire communication, you will find that many people give up home numbers in favour of the cheaper mobile service.

Post Office

While in Poland, do not worry in the least about using the postal service to stay in touch with home. Stamps can be bought virtually anywhere and even the smallest towns have mailboxes, unsurprisingly painted in red, in which to drop a letter. The Polish Post Office offers two ways to send a letter: by priority or economy mail. Naturally, priority mail is more expensive, costing PLN 2 (złoty) locally and PLN 3 (złoty) to most international destinations. However it is more likely to arrive quicker.

A letter sent by economy post costs usually around PLN 1.30 (złoty) within Poland and PLN 2.40 (złoty) internationally. Also, in larger cities it is common to come across personnel with a working knowledge of English and other languages.

Postal offices are usually open on weekdays from early morning hours through the evening and Saturdays until the afternoon.

For more detailed information and up-to-date pricing please visit Poland’s Post Office website: http://www.poczta-polska.pl

Internet

The number of internet users in Poland keeps growing in leaps and bounds. It is easy to find a place to log onto a blog or email account while on holiday.

In cities, apart from hotels, internet access is availanble in many places, the most popular being internet cafes. Some of them are even open 24-hours. In smaller cities there are considerably fewer internet cafes, but generally there should not be a problem with finding at least one place to log on. Prices vary, so an hour may cost anywhere from PLN 2 (złoty) to PLN 7 (złoty). It is also common to pay for shoter time slots.

For those who take their computers with them wherever they go, there are hundreds of hotspots in big cities that offer free wireless access, frequently operated by hotels. However, it is important to note that in some hotels internet access is not included in the price of the room.