Czech cold-water swimmers on Saturday set a new world record for the largest polar bear dip. A total of 2,461 participants were involved in the successful attempt on the Most lake in northwest Czech Republic.

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The Baltic Express is a train route recently opened between Prague and Gdynia on the Polish coast. It will operate four times daily.

who helped develop the Baltic Express route. "So the idea of the Czech and Polish transport ministers was to connect the quickest possible route from Prague and Wroclaw to the sea." Tourism, not business, will be the key summer driver: Czechs used to drive ...

In the Czech Republic, the train stops include Kolin, Pardubice, Usti nad Orlici, Letohrad, Jablonne nad Orlici and Lichkov; and in Poland the stops include Poznan, Leszno, Gdansk, Sopot and Gdynia.

who helped develop the Baltic Express route. "So the idea of the Czech and Polish transport ministers was to connect the quickest possible route from Prague and Wroclaw to the sea." Tourism ...