by SilverBackpacker | India, Karnataka, Memories of India
Glow of Hope or “Woman With the Lamp” ~ Mysore The painting shows an Indian woman holding a lighted candle in one hand, the other hand covering the light of the candle from the front. The woman is in a simple and traditional Indian saree. Even though I...
by SilverBackpacker | England, Train Travel
Train Travel Part 1 ~ School and Beyond “Ever since childhood, when I lived within earshot of the Boston and Maine, I have seldom heard a train go by and not wished I was on it.” ― Paul Theroux I love to travel by train. Ever since i was a schoolboy I...
by SilverBackpacker | SBP Book Club
Beyond the Sky and the Earth by Jamie Zeppa In “Beyond the Sky and the Earth” Jamie Zeppas portrayal of her life in Bhutan is written with such insight and care for the world around her, that even the most jaded world traveller would find enchantment in...
by SilverBackpacker | Bangkok
Inside Bangkok’s Terminal 21 Terminal 21 has 9 floors of International experience in the middle of Bangkok. This unique shopping centre has floors dedicated to cities of the world like London, Tokyo, Paris, Istanbul, San Francisco, Rome and Los Angeles. One...
by SilverBackpacker | England, London
Three Hours in London What do you do in London when there are three hours to wait for a train home? Well the choices are numerous. You could go and sit in Costas and people watch, wait at the station and read a book, go for a drink in a pub, sit in one of the parks if...
