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Danny Wirken asked:


Cheap Flight to Poland: Helpful Tips When Travelling to Poland

In the past all foreign tourists were forced to exchange certain amount of money every time they were crossing the boarder according to the official (poor) course - not anymore! People from Western Europe and the USA were also forced to pay higher rates in the hotels than people from Eastern Europe - not anymore either. In spite of the fact that Polish “zloty” (Polish currency) is interchangeable into dollars (there is not anymore “official” and “inofficial” exchange course). Poland is still a relatively cheap country for the foreigner from the Western Europe and the USA.

There are some precautions that you need to take into account before your travel to Poland:

Better use public transportation than rent a car. Car insurance is very expensive, one of the reason, many cars, especially the expensive western brands are stolen by car “Mafia’s”. Besides, the road system is poor, there is not enough highways and freeways in the country. Traffic on the streets of many towns is also high (lack of beltways) and it makes driving inconvenient and expensive (gas price is high compared to the USA). Polish police can also take advantage of naïve and “rich” foreign tourists and they are first to get tickets. Public transportation system is cheap and comfortable. It includes trains, buses, airplanes (between some cities) and city transportation system like trams, buses, metro (Warsaw) and of course taxis. Be careful with the taxi. Some taxi drivers may charge you higher rate especially if you are at the airport, Warsaw airport is the worst. I know that the police tried to solve that problem but I am not sure whether they did. For instance the best way of transportation between Krakow and Warsaw is an express train, but the best transportation system between the Warsaw and Wroclaw (Breslau) is to take an airplane.

Do not do any money transactions on the streets. There are money exchange offices (kantors) almost everywhere and they do not charge a fee for a transaction and are safe to exchange the money. Some locals want to take an advantage of the foreigner. Do not try to look too much as a wealthy foreign tourist with expensive cameras hanging from your shoulder and do not speak your language too loud because you would be exposing yourself to either a thief or someone trying to do some questionable deals.

Christopher asked:


Let us face the facts about used Japanese cars in detail. Used Japanese cars became popular in late 1970’s when Toyota and Nissan emerged as global leaders in the car making industry. The compactness and fuel efficiency were the major factors for the popularity about Japanese cars.

Let us face the facts about used Japanese cars in detail. Used Japanese cars became popular in late 1970’s when Toyota and Nissan emerged as global leaders in the car making industry. The compactness and fuel efficiency were the major factors for the popularity about Japanese cars. Toyota (Hinode Motors) started their first operations from Aichi prefecture in as early as 1935 and established “Toyota” logo in 1936. In 1950 Toyota Motor sales company was established and started spreading globally from Thailand in Asia to North America USA.

The journey is long but the fruits of labor made Toyota as one of the highest No. of automobile producer in 2007. (Information from http://www.toyota.co.jp/en/history/index.html) The history of the Datson company dates back to 1911 when Sotaro Hashimoto, an American trained engineer, joined with three partners to create the Kwaishinsha Company. Nissan was established on December 26, 1933, taking over all the operations for manufacturing Datsuns from the automobile division of Tobata casting co.

ltd, and its company name was changed to Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. on June 1, 1934. The founder was Yoshisuke Aikawa, the brilliant leader of the Nissan combine. He had grand plans to mass-produce 10,000 - 15,000 units per year, and was about to putting his plan into practice. These Japanese manufacturers put greatest efforts in becoming the legend and placed customers’ needs on top of everything. This is purely Japanese tradition and proved great results in open market. Now Honda, Subaru, Suzuki, Hino, Mazda, Mitsubishi and Daihatsu are biggest names in automobile manufacturers. During 1980’s fuel injection system came into use and replaced the conventional carburetor fuel distribution. Also, the electrics were made better than previous model cars by the introduction of car computer trackers..

This way if any problem occurs, it is identified pinpoint by the small car computer fixed under the dash.. All these factors equipped with improved drive axle system and luxurious interiors left behind all the counterparts. There will always be demand for used Japanese cars for the customers who cannot just afford brand new. And above all majority of these cars coming for sale at dealers’ yards or local auctions are one owner with complete service papers. These are good bargain for the money of poor to poorest.