http://backpackers-zone.com It's all about backpacking Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:45:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The journey to the Kuwait tower itself is a challenging one for me. No bus goes directly to the tower so I had to take a bus from the main bus station and had no idea where should I stop. When the towers were in my view, I descended the ... http://backpackers-zone.com/2010/01/the-story-behind-the-three-kuwait-towers/ It is almost an essential tool for those who are planning to use the Interrail or EUrail to go around Europe. The bahn.de website provides all the information neccesary to plan your trip on train around Europe. We simply need to put our city of departure and arrival on the website, ... http://backpackers-zone.com/2009/11/interrail-tips-the-train-planning-website/ by annyasin I had the chance to visit Vianden during my weekend trip to Luxembourg. A beautiful town just 47km drive from Luxembourg city, Vianden is known for its impressive castle and is one of Luxembourg’s main tourist attractions. Just before hiking up the hill to the castle, don’t forget to drop ... http://backpackers-zone.com/2009/11/watching-audrey-hepburn-while-sipping-the-coffee/ I could see everyone's smile as we entered our apartment in Budapest. We started running to choose our own bed, unpack our bed to do the laundry after 7 days travelling with dirty clothes, open the fridge (hoping there would be a welcome drink inside), playing with the television remote ... http://backpackers-zone.com/2009/11/opera-residence-a-perfect-accommodation-in-budapest/ My first time there was less than a year of its opening. Opened in 2005, from date day till today, it has been the largest shopping mall in Europe. Located in the modern side of European Istanbul, this mall can be easily reached by metro at the Sisli station. Upon entering ... http://backpackers-zone.com/2009/11/shopping-in-cevahir-istanbul-europe-biggest-mall/ This has always been the question that people asked me when we visited Bruxelles. Why does Petit Nicholas piss? What is the story behind this famous miniscule monument? And I never find the right answer for that. So, I've decided to do some research of this famous monument of Belgium, ... http://backpackers-zone.com/2009/11/the-mannekin-pis-story/ This will definitely be a must everytime I go to Singapore. My cousins and I will head ourself to Beach Road. There you can find a building with "Golden Mile food centre " sign, also known as Malay hawker center. There you can find my favourite dish in Singapore, "sup ... http://backpackers-zone.com/2009/11/singapore-special-dish-sup-tulang/ It was impressive to see it on Amazing Race today. One of my favourite monument in the capital of Estonian, the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral. An orthodox cathedral, situated on the top of the hill of Toombea. I was without a doubt intrigued by the beauty of the Russian Architecture, which without ... http://backpackers-zone.com/2009/11/tallinn-in-amazing-race-alexander-nevsky-cathedral/ Fourteen of us were on our "Tour d'Espana" by car and none of us was cultivated enough to realize that Granada is famous for Alhambra and it is a must place to go. I decided before the trip we would just stop for a night in Granada for sleep without ... http://backpackers-zone.com/2009/11/posada-dona-lupe-hostel-just-in-front-of-alhambra/ The lyrics of song from the sound of music kept chanting on my head when I was in Austria. One of them was "my favourite thing" and a particuliar refrain kept my attention "Cream colored ponies and crisp apple streudels ... These are a few of my favorite things!" When I ... http://backpackers-zone.com/2009/11/crisp-apple-streudels-these-are-a-few-of-my-favorite-things/