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Poland Delighted With Olympic Tally
They may not have come back dripping with gold, but the Polish team returned jubilant from Vancouver. It' was Poland's most successful Winter Olympics yet.
A... | Comment |
Explorer's Widow Fails To Ban Book
A controversial biography of the late writer and explorer Ryszard Kapuscinski is to go on sale on March 1st.
Kapuscinski's widow had tried to block the book'... | Art and Culture |
Silver Bear For Polanski
Roman Polanski has won the award for Best Director at the Berlin Film Festival.
The Polish-born film-maker, who is currently under house arrest in Gstaad, i... | Comment |
Medal For Malysz
Poland's ace ski jumper Adam Malysz has won a silver medal in the Vancouver Olympics. A last minute return to form saw the plucky Pole win glory at the games, f... | Comment |
Malysz Breaks Record In Canada
Poland's star ski-jumper Adam Malysz broke an Olympic record in the warm-up training for the Vancouver Games.
The Pole notched up a mighty 109,5 metres, whi... | Comment |
Zakopane Zapped For Betting Ads
Zakopane looks like the first major victim to fall foul of stringent new gambling laws enacted on 1st January, 2010.
The Customs Chamber has launched proceed... | Comment |
Austrian Jumps To Victory In Zakopane
Gregor Schlierenzauer soared to victory over the weekend in the World Ski Jumping Cup. The 20-year-old Austrian notched up two wins in as many days, taking him ... | City Focus |
Ski Jumping Cup Comes To Zakopane
The world's best ski jumpers are about to arrive in Zakopane for a weekend of air surfing action.
The Zakopane leg of the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup kicks of... | City Focus |
Polls Reveal Different Poles
A recent CBOS poll has indicated that Poles are significantly happier than under communism. And generally speaking, Poland is considered one of the success stor... | Comment |
Riddle of the Stolen Sign
The notorious 'Arbeit Macht Frei' sign was recovered by Polish police on Sunday 20th December, two days after it was stolen from the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum.
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Sporting Brands A Winner For Sportsmen
Polish skiing sensation Adam Malysz can command up to 400,000 zloty (95,000 euro) for an ad campaign, according to the Pentagon Research firm.
The skiing sta... | Comment |
Poles Happy In Poland
In spite of the vast flow of emigrants to the UK and Ireland since joining the European Union in 2004, it appears that the majority of Poles are happy in Poland... | Comment |
Weeding Out The Weed
Several thousand marijuana plants and 74 kg of dried weed have been seized from an abandoned school building in Central Poland.
The unprecedented bust, which... | Comment |
One In Three Say Poland Still Not Free
An official poll has revealed that a third of Poles still believe the country to be not entirely free.
In the telephone survey, some 35% of those questioned ... | Comment |
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 |
Bucket Vandal Cleared In Court
After a year and a half long trial, a man from the Southern Polish village of Mikowice has been cleared of kicking his neighbour's bucket.
Following an appea... | 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 |
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