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  • Want low-cost skiing? Try Poland (SEE PICTURES)

    11/16/2006 11:01:29 AM PST · by lizol · 34 replies · 841+ views
    Want low-cost skiing? Try Poland Winter Sports Travel Insurance - Click Here for a Quote A staple complaint amongst skiers and snowboarders is that good resorts, such as the ones in France and Switzerland, have become inordinately expensive and crowded. While eastern Europe might not immediately spring to mind as a skiing mecca, for those sick of the glitzy, expensive and almost always crammed full resorts of western Europe, it may be worth a try. And the Zakopane resort in Poland is one of the jewels in the crown of eastern European skiing. Nestled in a mid-mountain valley in the...
  • A Polish paradise (pictures)

    02/26/2006 11:49:47 AM PST · by lizol · 21 replies · 1,221+ views
    SATURDAY STAR ^ | February 18, 2006
    A Polish paradise February 18, 2006 It added even more old-world charm to the scene. Homes were decorated with holiday lights and religious icons, many of which were built right into the side of the houses. Parents pull high-sided wooden sleds along the streets. Inside are their pink-cheeked babies nested in fleecy blankets, caps, snowsuits and mittens. Look on the corner and you’ll see a T-shirt vendor and someone selling fuzzy puppets on a stick. Look the other way and there’s an old woman in a patterned headscarf selling cheese and pickles. You can catch a horse-drawn wagon ride, mingle...