Category 01
Transport & Logistics
PKP intercity routing, the two-airport Warsaw problem, e-TOLL motorway math, the bus operators that look identical but aren't, and how border zones actually work.
PKP Intercity Planner
Pick train class (TLK / IC / Pendolino / Regio / ED) for your window. Includes the seat-reservation trap.
Chopin vs Modlin Picker
Which Warsaw airport actually serves your hotel — by district, arrival hour, and luggage load.
Bus Operator Decoder
FlixBus vs RegioJet vs PolskiBus — same route, very different seat/leg-room/cancellation rules.
e-TOLL Motorway Calculator
A2/A4 segment-by-segment cost, vignette-rental trap detector, e-TOLL app pre-pay vs post-pay.
Border Crossing Decoder
PL–DE/UA/BY/LT/SK/CZ crossings: queue-time reality, Schengen vs non-Schengen rules, Belavezha entry.
Train Station Decoder
Warszawa Centralna vs Warszawa Gdańska vs Kraków Główny — which platform, which hall, which taxi line.
Category 02
Money & Practical
PLN cash vs card reality, the kantor spread tourists never notice, 23% VAT refund math, the Euronet ATM tourist trap, and the tipping question that has no obvious answer.
Cash vs Card Decoder
When PLN cash is still king — by city, by merchant type, by card origin (DCC/DCC catches invoice).
Kantor Spread Calculator
Real PLN you'll get after the spread + commission + cash-handling fee — by kantory chain.
VAT Refund Calculator
23%/8%/5% tax bands, 200 zł minimum, Tax-deferred vs self-arranged — when it's actually worth the queue.
Category 03
Culture & Etiquette
Polish greetings are not just "hello" — pan / pani / Pan / Pani, name days beat birthdays, the queue rules you didn't read, and the famous directness that isn't rudeness.
Greeting Builder
pan / pani / Pan / Pani / państwo — by age, gender, formality, region.
Name Day Finder
~90% of Poles celebrate name days — full 365-day calendar with name and gender.
Church Dress Code
Shoulders + knees covered — but also: which side to walk, when to sit/stand, photos/no photos.
Host Gift Etiquette
What to bring to a Polish home (and what to never bring), shoe-removal rule, gift opening.
Queuing Etiquette
When "queue" really means "numbered ticket", "separate line", or "elbow in".
Directness Decoder
"You don't understand that, do you?" isn't an attack. Translation table for the famous Polish directness.
Category 04
Food & Drink
Pierogi by region (it's not just one recipe), the milk-bar cash-only reality, vodka order and toasting rules, śniadanie vs kontynentalne, and where Polish craft beer actually lives.
Category 05
Outdoor & Adventure
Tatra park permits, Bieszczady's pure fun, Bison toggle window, Mazury kayak planning, Zakopane winter, and Polish sauna etiquette (the rules are different from Finland).
Tatra Permit Calculator
Morskie Oko, Kościelec, Rysy — permit-required vs free, season, quota windows.
Bieszczady Wild Camping
Poland's wildest region: where camping is legal, where it's tolerated, where it isn't.
Bison Toggle Window
When bison are visible in Białowieża — by season, hour, weather, enclosure vs forest-range.
Mazury Lake Planner
The Great Masurian Lakes: kayak vs sailboat, route day count, wind window, launch permission.
Zakopane Winter Reality
What Zakopane is actually like in Feb–Feb: queue, price, ski pass, Kasprowy vs Nosal.
Polish Sauna Etiquette
Bania vs sauna, venik (bough) slapping, the cooling plunge — rules that catch foreigners out.
Category 06
Cities & Climate
Kraków vs Warsaw vs Gdańsk — pick your base. Wrocław dwarf route. Air-quality reality in Kraków. Climate windows month by month. Rail pass vs point-to-point math.
Kraków / Warsaw / Gdańsk Picker
Three cities, different vibes — pick by trip length, season, day-trip plan, food focus.
Wrocław Dwarf Route
300+ bronze dwarves across the city — neighbourhood + generator app build plan.
Air Quality Decoder
Kraków winter smog vs coastal breeze — by city + month, when to mask, when to move day.
Climate Window by Month
Best region per month — coast summer, mountains winter, lowlands shoulder.