Packing list for Poland, travel insurance for Poland, and taking your belongings

To take or not to take to Poland, leave at home or arrange locally?

Sufficiently insured or not for your activities in Poland?

Sufficiently insured or not for your trip to Poland?

What to take with you to Poland: spotlighted

Featured items:

• Documents: passport or ID card and copies.
• Money: it is useful to bring zloty, because Debit cards or Credit cards are not always accepted in the countryside. In the city you can easily pay with a card.
• Care: strong sunscreen for the summer.
• Outdoor and practical items: sunglasses, especially for the summer. A good raincoat for unexpected showers and a backpack rain cover for walks.
• Clothing: depends on the season. Versatile clothing and layers are useful. Poland has four seasons that all require different clothing, and the weather can also change considerably during the day.
• Winter: gloves, hat, scarf, you know the drill...
• Shoes: comfortable shoes for your city walks and outings, but also good walking shoes for when you go into the mountains.
• Medicines and travel kit: a small first aid kit. Mosquito repellent in the summer.
• Technique and equipment: world plug type E.

What are some other options for packing as well?

• Reusable water bottle.
• Quick-drying travel towel for beach visits.
• Driving license.
• Umbrella, because rain is always a possibility, regardless of the season.

What should you keep in mind when traveling to Poland with your belongings?

• What season you are going and what the climate is like during that time.
• That you are well prepared for the conditions in the mountains when you go hiking - ticks, mosquitoes, all kinds of risks.

Are there mosquitoes in Poland?

• Mosquitoes are not a big problem in Poland, apart from being annoying.
• The mosquitoes mainly occur from April to October.

Are there sandflies in Poland?

• Sand flies are not a problem in Poland..

Can you buy DEET, or other mosquito repellents, in Poland?

• When you are looking for moquito repellent, you can find it in pharmacies.

Can you buy a joint or weed in Poland, or take it with you to Poland?

• Medical cannabis is legal in Poland, but recreational cannabis is still illegal.
• Although quite a few people smoke weed, the consequences can be serious if you get caught.
• So taking cannabis with you to Poland is also not a good idea.