by SilverBackpacker | Chefchaouen, Moroccan, Morocco
Cheap Eats in Chefchaouen, Morocco When I travel I try to stay away from the overpriced and most times tasteless tourist food joints and centres. I prefer to wander the streets to find where the locals are eating and dive in and try their cuisine. Where locals eat...
by SilverBackpacker | Marrakesh, Morocco, Train Travel
Travel from Marrakesh to Chefchaouen Planning the best way to travel from Marrakesh to Chefchaouen up in the Rif Mountains in Northern Morocco had me undecided which route to take. In the end i opted for the night train to Tangier, thus saving a nights accommodation,...
by SilverBackpacker | Morocco, Music for the Road, Train Travel
The Marrakesh Express Ever since i first heard this song back in 1969 I have always dreamt about taking a ride on this train. Back then i used my imagination as Graham Nash sang the words ” we’re riding on the Marrakesh...
by SilverBackpacker | airport, London, Sleep
Since my flight was leaving early morning, i decided to travel down to London Gatwick Airport by the last train the evening before and try and get some sleep in the terminal. I was not the only one who had to resort to this type of accommodation for a night. Many...
by SilverBackpacker | Thoughts
Follow Your Own Path The Road Not Taken Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,And sorry I could not travel bothAnd be one traveler, long I stoodAnd looked down one as far as I couldTo where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair,And having...