There's already some useful info on living costs at: http://wikimania2010.wikimedia.org/wiki/Practical_information
Cormac 2010/7/5 Juliana da Costa José <[email protected]> > Hello, > > I prepare a list and will share it here. > > Best > > Juliana > Wikimania 2010 Gdansk ++ http://www.wikimania2010.pl/ > > > 2010/7/5 Jodi Schneider <[email protected]>: > > Asaf--Hopefully somebody can give you a better estimate of costs. Till > then: > > > > Lonely planet index 2005: > > litre of petrol: 3.85 PLN > > 1.5L bottled water: 2.50 PLN > > .5L of Zywiec beer: 6 PLN > > souvenir Tshirt: 12 PLN > > Zapiekanki (Polish pizza): 3 PLN > > > > For estimating food costs, check the restaurant listing at > > http://www.inyourpocket.com/poland/gdansk > > > > -Jodi > > > > On Mon, Jul 5, 2010 at 5:31 PM, Asaf Bartov <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Can anyone provide a rough estimate of how many PLNs I can expect to > spend > >> per day in Gdansk, assuming no shopping, i.e. just transportation fares > and > >> meals. I can always withdraw more, but I'd like to have the rough sum > ready > >> in advance. > >> Thanks, > >> Asaf > >> > >> On Mon, Jul 5, 2010 at 7:19 PM, R.Stuart Geiger <[email protected]> > wrote: > >>> > >>> I've found ATMs give me great international rates - my account is in > the > >>> US with Bank of America, by the way, so your mileage may vary. I > arrived at > >>> the airport today and used an ATM in the main airport lobby, all the > way on > >>> the other side from the arrivals gate (forgot the bank name). I > withdrew > >>> 200 PLN, which according to Google is $60.61 USD. I checked my bank > account > >>> and found it charged $61.44, plus the $1 fee my own bank charges for > all ATM > >>> withdraws. Not bad, considering that I was going to change some cash > >>> exchange and got offered just a little over half that rate. > >>> Stuart > >>> > >>> On Mon, Jul 5, 2010 at 6:02 PM, Jodi Schneider <[email protected]> > >>> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> The airport has a currency exchange: > >>>> > http://www.airport.gdansk.pl/#/passenger/shops_and_services/other_shops > >>>> > >>>> There is an ATM in the airport, if you can withdraw money from another > >>>> account. > >>>> > >>>> The Airport bus is said to take euros, as well as PLN: > >>>> > >>>> > http://www.inyourpocket.com/poland/gdansk/arrival-transport/Arriving-by-plane/Arriving-by-plane_39288v > >>>> > >>>> -Jodi > >>>> > >>>> On Mon, Jul 5, 2010 at 3:48 PM, Jeromy-Yu Chan (Jerry~Yuyu) > >>>> <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>> > any clue and suggestions for me have to exchange my Euro cash to PLN > >>>> > in the airport for taxi? > >>>> > > >>>> > On 05/07/2010, Austin Hair <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>> >> These are indeed prevalent in the old town. Keep in mind that they > do > >>>> >> not normally cash traveler's checks, though. > >>>> >> > >>>> >> Austin > >>>> >> > >>>> >> > >>>> >> On Mon, Jul 5, 2010 at 4:31 PM, masti <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>> >>> there are a lot of Exchange Points called Kantor > >>>> >>> here are the ones ner the Venue: > >>>> >>> http://42.pl/u/2ni4_exchange > >>>> >>> Exchange points do not usually charge for operation. They just use > a > >>>> >>> spread buy-sell > >>>> >>> > >>>> >>> masti > >>>> >>> > >>>> >>> On 07/05/2010 04:03 PM, Jeromy-Yu Chan (Jerry~Yuyu) wrote: > >>>> >>>> I expect some exchange in cash, Euro to pln, as levy can be huge > if > >>>> >>>> I > >>>> >>>> use a hong kong card > >>>> >>>> > >>>> >>>> On 05/07/2010, Finne Boonen<[email protected]> wrote: > >>>> >>>>> On Mon, Jul 5, 2010 at 14:16, Takashi OTA > >>>> >>>>> <[email protected]<supertakot%[email protected]> > <supertakot%[email protected] <supertakot%[email protected]>> > >>>> >>>>>> wrote: > >>>> >>>>> > >>>> >>>>>> On Mon, Jul 5, 2010 at 9:07 PM, Guillaume > >>>> >>>>>> Paumier<[email protected]> > >>>> >>>>>> wrote: > >>>> >>>>>>> Speaking generally, it is usually cheaper to withdraw local > money > >>>> >>>>>>> from > >>>> >>>>>>> an ATM using a credit / debit card (if it's possible for you), > >>>> >>>>>>> than to > >>>> >>>>>>> change money. > >>>> >>>>>> > >>>> >>>>>> > >>>> >>>>> ATMs are very easy to find in the old town. > >>>> >>>>> > >>>> >>>>> > >>>> >>>>> Finne > >>>> >>>>> > >>>> >>>>> -- > >>>> >>>>> "Maybe you knew early on that your track went from point A to B, > >>>> >>>>> but > >>>> >>>>> unlike > >>>> >>>>> you I wasn't given a map at birth!" 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