by SilverBackpacker | India, Memories of India, Train Travel
Riding the Rails with an Indrail Pass Memories of India 1977 India 1977 : Riding the Rails with an Indrail Pass As luck would have it, India Railways introduced their updated Indrail Pass ticket for foreigners just a few months before. This updated version of the...
by SilverBackpacker | India, Kerala, Memories of India
Kovalam Memories | Kovalam Beach, Kerala 1977 Talking to a friend this week about her upcoming trip to Kerala reminded me of my time on Kovalam Beach in 1977 and thought it time to get some notes written up about those days. That was the year I travelled overland from...
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...
