by SilverBackpacker | Syria, Train Travel
As the train pulled out of Aleppo Station bound for Latakia I settled back into my seat looked out of the window and watched as the suburbs gave way to countryside. I relaxed, looked round at the other passengers and began to enjoy the train ride. A young girl sitting opposite me kept glancing over at the strange foreigner sharing her journey. I smiled back at her and she pretended to read her newspaper.
by SilverBackpacker | Marrakesh, Morocco, Train Travel
Looking at the world through the sunset in your eyes
Traveling the train through clear Moroccan skies, Ducks and pigs and chickens call
Animal carpet wall to wall, American ladies five-foot tall in blue
by SilverBackpacker | Chefchaouen, Morocco
Visit Chefchaouen, Where the Colour is Blue If you are looking for a place to get away from it all in Morocco you can do no better than finding your way to Chefchaouen. This small town up in the Rif Mountains is just the place to recharge your batteries before heading...
by SilverBackpacker | Marrakesh, Morocco, Sleep
Riad Marrakech Rouge A couple of weeks before leaving for Marrakesh i was doing some research online into where to stay for a night or two before heading to the North of the country. Looking through the reviews on Hostelbookers, Riad Marrakech Rouge seemed like a good...
by SilverBackpacker | Marrakesh, Morocco
The Carpet Seller of Marrakesh Walking to and from the hostel everyday on my way out to explore Marrakesh I would pass by many shopkeepers sitting outside their premises trying to attract trade from passers by. One of them would always give me a smile and say Hello...
by SilverBackpacker | Chefchaouen, Morocco
The Washerwomen of Chefchaouen Just outside the walls of the Medina a spring, Ras Al Ma, gushes from the side of a hill and flows down the wadi. Further downstream just past the bridge that leads up to Bab Onsar, local women come everyday to do the family’s...
