AFTER tucking into the smoked salmon, pesto and cream cheese brioche hand­ed to me by a smiling attendant, I reclined in my seat while the landscape flashed by. It might sound like the first-class ...

The train to Gdansk, where Paszkiewicz's clients are based, used to take nine hours from her hometown of Wroclaw. "Today it's four and half," smiles Paszkiewicz, as she munches on a Polish apple pie.

The platform structure, sheds and stairs leading to it have been renovated. Not only is the first step of the stairs one meter above the ground, but there is also no point in walking up the ...

Train stations often have English-language ticket machines. A Metropolitan Ticket allows travel across the Tri-City for 24 hours. It is wise to stick to official taxis, which have the name of the ...

GETTING THERE: Book high-speed Inter City train tickets from Gdansk to Krakow in advance at intercity.pl/en. Ryanair flies from Stansted to Gdansk from £18.99 one way.

The train to Gdansk, where Paszkiewicz's clients are based, used to take nine hours from her hometown of Wroclaw. "Today it's four and half," smiles Paszkiewicz, as she munches on a Polish apple pie.