Nowadays citizens of Poland are traveling a lot more then decades ago. In present times it is a lot easier, cause airline tickets are less expensive and we don’t need to have a passport to enter most of European countries. But still are some people who are about to take their first trip abroad. If you are individual like that you should prepare yourself very well.
Formalities
If you are choosing some European destination for your travel abroad it is big chance that you don’t need a passport, only ID will be enough. Even countries which aren’t part of EU are easy to access for Polish people, because our country is inside of Schengen zone. However if you like to travel to Ukraine, Russia or Belarus you need to have a valid passport. Plenty of countries requires from as not only passport but also travel visa. In most of places, like Israel, Russia or Egypt we are able to buy it on an airport, after arriving. Polish travelers have the biggest problem to enter United States, cause visa in there is needed and hard to get. You need to meet with American consul in person, in the embassy in Cracow or Warsaw.
Prepare for a flight
In most of occasions when we are about to travel abroad we are using airplane as our mode of transportation. Nothing surprising in that, plane is fast and comfortable and with great deal on flight it could also be very cheap. However, if you like to get tickets in the reasonable price you have to know how and where to search for it. The best will be to book your flight as soon as possible, six months ahead for example. At the start of the sale you can count on great deals, cause airline carriers like to temp us with attractive offer. Another chance to get cheap flight is to look for last minute offer, which is available only few days before the flight. This is very risky way, but even cheaper than first minute option.
Another information
If you are going on your travel abroad by plane remember about luggage regulations. If you are choosing only carry on bag, remember that it will be placed on board, so it shouldn’t contains forbidden items. Therefore, you cannot take with you any scissors, knifes, too much liquids and cosmetics. If you are planning to travel with small children you may take a food for them, but security guard may ask you to taste it during the check in. Also remember to dress up in layers, cause you cannot predict the temperature, air condition may blow too much or it may be too hot for your needs.