August 26, 2009

Europe | Poland | Krakow

Bespoke Bachelor Parties

By Mark Jolly

How to get kidnapped in Krakow.
Originally published on May 3, 2007.

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When it comes to bachelor parties, sometimes the standard weekend of strip clubs, bar crawls and paint-balling isn’t quite enough. Sometimes you require something a little more tailored to your tastes. That at least is the thinking behind Crazy Stag, a company based out of Krakow, Poland, that specializes in organizing what the Brits call “stag do’s” (bachelorette parties are called “hen do’s”). According to our friends at Brand Canada Blog, one of Crazy Stag’s increasingly popular requests is their kidnapping package, executed in “classic Russian gangster style” and with heavy emphasis on the humiliation aspect of the ordeal.

Alternatively, you and your cohorts can spring for the Communism Deluxe Tour — whereby your humble hosts will drive you around in a 1970s East German Trabant (pictured) and take you for vodka tasting sessions with real Polish laborers in an authentic cold-water Soviet-style block. But whatever you’re in the market for, Crazy Stag promises to deliver a truly bespoke weekend. Says the website: “To customize your stag experience, send us an e-mail with your ideas and we’ll quickly confirm your every whim. It’s that simple.”