Camping in Poland - how does it work?

Arne, an international driving licence is only needed if you are travelling outside the EU, and the countries you mentioned are in the EU as far as I know.

A green card is probably not needed either. According to TryggHansa, it is only needed in the following countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iran, Israel, Macedonia, Morocco, Moldova, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine and Belarus.

In the Czech Republic (and perhaps Slovakia), however, you need a vignette to attach to your windscreen to drive on motorways. Otherwise you can be fined. Bought at petrol stations, if I remember correctly.

When it comes to LPG, I really don't know. I don't think we have changed the tube there.

Arne, we usually use WiFi to get online with our laptop when travelling in Europe. It simply means that when you enter an area where there is WiFi you can connect... either without doing anything special (click on the network you want to connect to) or by getting (or buying) a code from the WiFi provider.

Many campsites have WiFi, even in Poland, for example. However, far from all of them. Listings of campsites often state whether or not there is WiFi. If there is, it is sometimes free (included in the camping fee) and sometimes you have to pay for a code for an hour, for example. It usually doesn't cost much.

If there is no WiFi on the campsite, you will have to look elsewhere. All McDonald's have WiFi at no extra cost. Just buy a coffee and bring your computer... Or look for Internet cafés or other places that say they have WiFi.

If you are in a city or among many people, there may also be 'hotspots'. This means that there is a wireless internet connection nearby that you can connect to at no cost.

The advantage of WiFi is that you never have to worry about costs. In Italy, however, you sometimes had to show your passport to get that code... but that was in Italy.

Arne, sounds great! Hope you have a good trip! We ourselves are thinking of going down to Croatia and Montenegro. But we may start through Poland, it is always nice.
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Daniel, Glad you are going camping in Germany and Poland and that you found our blog!

We have listed some campsites in Poland on our blog at this link below (scroll down to 'Poland'):
http://www.freedomtravel.se/stallplatser/

If you're travelling from Germany and along the coast of Poland (I'm guessing?), I can especially recommend Camping Korab in Dziwnow. Right next to the campsite is an area with outdoor restaurants and lots of games and play equipment for children (some for older children of course). Also close to a very nice sandy beach.

For sunbathing and swimming, we can also recommend the Hel peninsula (with Europe's longest sandy beach). However, avoid rush hour (i.e. Friday afternoon) when all Poles queue to get there. Sopot is also super nice and a bit more exclusive.

There are many listings of campsites, for example here:
http://www.eurocampings.se/sv/europa/

Activities that are also suitable for children can be found on Barnsemester.se:
http://www.barnsemester.se/

However, we would like to draw your attention to the fact that the coastal road through Poland, from Germany to Gdynia, takes much longer to drive than you think. The roads are small and often really bad. So allow plenty of time for driving!