Teufelsberg is an abandoned listening post built on top of a man-made hill in former West Germany. The hill is said to contain rumble of some 400,000 odd buildings from Berlin during the post World War II clean up and rebuilding years. It was also constructed directly on top of a former Nazi military-technical college. The college was virtually indestructible (in true Nazi architecture) and survived several ...

[caption id="attachment_3692" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Dublin Experience: From my Europe scrapbook. "][/caption]Back in 2005, a friend of mine asked if I wanted to travel Ireland with her. She mentioned that she had relatives living there, so there was no question in mind why I wouldn't take this offer up. So within a month or so I found myself taking an entire year off and spending a few mont ...

There are some crazy things going on in the world, but I wasn't prepared for this! There is a restaurant in Berlin called Flimé that was supposed to open last September. So what's unusual? A few months before the opening, they were asking donators to donate their body parts to turn them into a meal. Yuck! What type of meal could you expect from Flimé? Let's take Brazilian cuisine for instance. They were sug ...

At first I thought Vienna was just another city to explore and experience it’s true traditions. Although for some reason this city was much more then just exploring and wandering around the city limits, it was timeless. What I mean by timeless, well every thing that could occur within the city, it was happened to be in front of me all the times. I backpacked this city with a good friend of mine, Erin and fo ...

I was lucky enough to start 2010 on Copacabana beach in Rio, surrounded by over 2 million people. I must admit that it was an unforgettable night! One of the best parts of traveling is experiencing the night life in different cities around the world. Let it be for New Year's Eve, during a Carnival or on a simple Saturday night, you need to party it up! Below is a list I put together on the top 10 best party ...

If it’s one month or a year of traveling there will always be times when you will be sleeping in places you would never expect. Most of the time you will be spending your nights in a hostel, but there will be times where you'll find yourself sleeping in a train station, airport, park bench or even outside of the hostel doorsteps. Yes, I have done it all. For the most part sleeping in airports were the most ...

Now if you want to call traveling OFF TRACK into the unknown, well this is the place to go. Hidden from reality, and tucked away from “our” world a little thirteen century village in Iran is just that place. It located in Iran’s East Azerbaijan province and hidden away from the busy cities due to it being in a valley, surrounded by mountains. Yet, not only is it hidden behind mountains, but also hidden with ...

What crosses your mind when I say: Amsterdam? Legalized weed, Red Light District, Heineken?  And you're right! Most of us visit Amsterdam for these 3 reasons. But during my stay in Amsterdam, I must admit that one of the most interesting part of the weekend was my visit to Anne Frank's House. Ok ok, yes, the Heineken Museum was also really fun! But I'll save that story for another time! So who is Anne Frank ...

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Every backpacker knows what he/her worst country or city is. Now this may not necessarily be the location. I would say over the years of my backpacking experiences I have came across many fellow backpackers, who have hated a certain place due to their experience. It has happened to me too. In 2005 while I was backpacking Italy, I came across many situations that increased my dislike towards one city – Naple ...