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Drunk Skiers Let Off The Hook
A new bill aimed at curbing alcohol-related accidents in sports has been amended to allow skiers greater freedom.
According to the act, those caught inebria... | Comment |
Malysz Is Polish Champion Again
Adam Malysz won both his events at the Polish Championships this October, taking pole position in the HS 94 and HS 134 jumps.
Poland's acclaimed ski-jumper, ... | Comment |
Snow Hits the Highlands
Unexpected snowfalls across Poland surprised locals in mid-October. As always, the Tatra mountains were the most heavily hit, with 20 centimetres by October 15t... | Comment |
TV Star Arrested For Corruption
A popular TV celebrity who starred in hit TV show You can Dance - Po prostu tancz! has been arrested on charges of corruption.
Weronika Marczuk-Pazura, forme... | Current Affairs |
Bumper Year For Zakopane
In spite of talk of the recession, 2009 has proved a record year for tourism in Zakopane. August in particular proved a roaring success, with unprecedented numb... | Comment |
Kronos Quartet Crowns Zakopane Festival
Celebrated New York ensemble The Kronos Quartet were the star guests yesterday at Zakopane's "Music On the Heights" Festival.
The American outfit has longsta... | Art and Culture |
Dalai Lama Honoured In Poland
His Holiness the Dalai Lama made a three day trip to Poland in late July, where he was made an honorary citizen of Warsaw.
Amongst many engagements, the Tibe... | Comment |
Hitler Tree Could Turn Into Synagogue
A tree planted in occupied Poland to celebrate Hitler's 53rd birthday may well be used to build a wooden synagogue in Toronto.
The small town of Jaslo in sou... | Comment |
Dinosaur Egg Smugggler Caught
In a scene that seemed straight out of the movie Jurassic Park, a Polish man has been detained by Siberian customs officials after a dinosaur egg was discovered... | Comment |
Puma on the Loose
A dead chicken has been laid out as a trap to ensnare a puma that's believed to be on the loose in Kalisz, Central Poland.
Police have been tracking the pum... | Comment |
Pole Position for Wimbledon?
Poland's greatest female tennis star since the pre-war era is gearing up for a fight at this year's Wimbledon. 20-year-old Agnieszka Radwanska, from Krakow, is ... | Comment |
Madonna In A Muddle
The Princess of Pop has provoked a backlash from some Catholic circles, as the date of her debut concert in Poland is also a solemn day of devotion to the bibli... | Comment |
Tortoises Turn Up In Gas Tank
A Ukrainian man has been apprehended at the Polish border for transporting some unlikely passengers. Customs officials found over 120 Asian tortoises in a conve... | Comment |
Poles Set Their Sights On Mars
A group of Polish inventors has constructed a robot that's intended for action on Mars. Dubbed "Skarabeusz" by the Warsaw students who made the machine, the rob... | Comment |
The Mystery Of The Missing Spy
The bid to track down one of Poland's most high level intelligence officers has still not thrown up any clues.
Stefan Zielonka was declared missing by his w... | Current Affairs |
Polish Priest Publishes Sex Tips
An unlikely hit in Poland's bookshops this spring is Sex as you don't know it: For married couples who love God. The lusty lit was published by none other than ... | Comment |
Zakopane Legend Back From The Dead
One of Zakopane's most illustrious former residents, Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz, aka Witkacy, is set to arrive on the silver screen. The multi-talented artist,... | Art and Culture |
If At First You Don't Succeed....
Zakopane is a regular fixture in the FIS Ski Jumping Cup, but the town is now aiming its joust at an altogether grander goal: the World Alpine Skiing Championsh... | City Focus |
Martyred Priest Inspires Major Movie
One of the most costly Polish films of recent years is now in post-production and set for an early 2009 release.
Called simply Popieluszko, the film tells th... | Art and Culture |
Krakow To Zakopane In 80 Minutes
The Ministry of Infrastructure has announced radical plans for the rebuilding of the railway line to Zakopane.
Following the projected changes, the journey ... | Business |
Polish PM Turns Down China
The Prime Minister of Poland has declined an invitation to attend the opening of the Olympic Games in Beijing. The crisis in Tibet provided the final drop that ... | Current Affairs |
Zakopane Airport On The Horizon
Plans have been rubber-stamped for an airport in Poland's Highlands. The 200 million zloty project is focused just twenty kilometres from Zakopane centre at the... | Comment |
Is Bear Bound For Hollywood?
A flurry of articles has emerged in the international press over the last week about an unlikely hero. Voytek (Polish Wojtek) was a Syrian bear who fought along... | Comment |
Jump To It!
Although warm weather worried organisers last week, the Zakopane leg of the World Ski Jumping Cup is still due to take place this weekend.
Polish star Adam... | Comment |
It's All Up In The Air
Adam Malysz - Poland's ski-jumping ace - has flown into a farcical land dispute. The star jumper, who was the first fellow to win the World Cup three times in a... | Comment |
Cable Car Back In Action
Zakopane's much-loved cable car will be back in business this season. After months and months of fiddling around, the revamped line is poised for action. The ca... | City Focus |
The Sound Of Szymanowski
Poland has been celebrating the 'Year Of Szymanowski'. We admit that it's not the easiest name to pronounce (Shiman-off-ski). But that tongue-twisting name is n... | Art and Culture |
It's All Mapped Out
Zakopane Life's Winter Maps will hit the streets in early December, and as always, these jam-packed pocket guides are absolutely free of charge. You'll find eve... | Comment |
Poles And Russians Clash (In 1612)
A blockbusting epic has opened across Russia about the invasion of Polish forces during the seventeenth century. Called simply 1612, the movie focuses on 'The T... | Art and Culture |
A Platform For Change
Expectations of a low turnout were confounded on Sunday when thousands of young voters came out to make their voices heard.
The Civic Platform (PO), the lib... | Current Affairs |
Predictions Open For Polish Elections
With only a few days left before the Poles go to the polls, pundits appear wary of making bold predictions. What's more, it seems that the younger generation is... | Current Affairs |
OO7 Sports Polish Style
We don't know yet whether he'll have to ski down the Zakopane slopes dressed in black tie, but Pierce Brosnan has been confirmed as the new face of Polish fashi... | Comment |
Highland Bonds
It's easy enough for Brits to get to the Polish Highlands - just fly to Krakow and hop on a bus to Zakopane. But now it looks like there might be a chance to do... | Comment |
Rising Remembered
Sirens wailed across Poland at 5pm on Wednesday, startling visitors and raising painful memories amongst elderly locals.
The Warsaw Uprising, an armed revolt... | History |
No Vodka Victory for Poland
Poland, Sweden, Finland and Denmark are hopping mad after an EU decision went against them last week.
French and British distillers have won the right to cal... | Current Affairs |
Holy Cheese
A soft Highland cheese by the name of Bryndza Podhalanska became Poland's first food product to be awarded an official EU trademark yesterday.
The mild, sli... | Comment |
Teletubbies OK
After enduring ridicule from all corners of Polish society, a far right politician has relinquished her suggestion that a popular children's programme promotes ... | Comment |
Learning The Ropes
Great news for fans of adventure heading to Zakopane this summer. High ropes have arrived in the mountains courtesy of the Trollandia Recreation Park, offering ... | City Focus |
John Paul II Talks to Artists
A very special talk took place in Zakopane's Hotel Wersal - a talk between a beloved Polish religious figure and the keepers of Polish culture. The only signifi... | Art and Culture |
Malysz World Champion!
They'd written him off two years ago, but Polish ski-jumper Adam Malysz has confounded them all this weekend by becoming World Champion once again.
Unlike in... | Comment |
Malysz: Two More Triumphs
He's done it again. Twice. Poland's ski-jumping legend Adam Malysz has notched up two more World Cup triumphs, skittling his rivals in Finland this week.
Ma... | Comment |
Malysz Big In Japan!
He's done it again. Adam Malysz, (aka The Flying Moustache) took his fourth World Cup gold this weekend with a sensational performance at Sapporo.
Clearly Ma... | Comment |
Aquapark Opens in Zakopane
Great news for waterbabies heading to the Tatras on holiday! The largest Aqua Park in Poland has finally opened, just in time for peak tourist season. What with... | City Focus |
Cleaning up Zakopane 2006
The Zakopane council last week acknowledged the efforts of school children partaking in the "Cleaning up Zakopane 2006" program which takes place in autumn and ... | City Focus |
Opening of 'Zakopane Aquapark' Nears
Late December has been set as the date of the eagerly anticipated opening of the Zakopane 'Aquapark'. The aqua park will add an interesting architectural eleme... | City Focus |
Batman Returns
Adam Malysz scooped his second World Cup event of the year this weekend, marking an emphatic return to form for the ski-jumping legend. The slight Polish star, ... | Comment |
Festival of Highland Folklore
Fans of folklore will be in seventh heaven this week in Zakopane, as one of the town's best loved events has just got underway. The 38th International Festival ... | City Focus |
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