by SilverBackpacker | Jun 17, 2020 | Contributors, Travel Tips, Gear & Gadgets
Bring Home With You When You Travel Abroad. Pack something dear to you. Study online while travelling and learn from other cultures
by SilverBackpacker | Jun 12, 2020 | Contributors, Travel Tips, Gear & Gadgets
Travel In Comfort With The Ultimate Travel Essentials Packing List The Ultimate Travel Essentials Packing List The Ultimate Travel Packing List For many people across the UK and the rest of the world travel plans for 2020 have been thrown into limbo with no...
by SilverBackpacker | Dec 29, 2018 | Travel Tips, Gear & Gadgets
Travel insurance: simple & flexible You can buy and claim online, even after you’ve left home. Travel insurance from WorldNomads.com is available to people from 140 countries. It’s designed for adventurous travellers with cover for overseas medical,...
by SilverBackpacker | Jun 18, 2016 | The Silver Backpack, Travel Tips, Gear & Gadgets
Instant Office Tip 101- Toothpaste You have your work space in your hotel/hostel room for a couple of days . Why not make it more pleasing to spend time there. First off…. place the TV out of the way on the floor, then organise your desk top If you have...
by SilverBackpacker | Jun 7, 2015 | The Silver Backpack, Travel Tips, Gear & Gadgets
I was first introduced to the Hammock when I hitchhiked through Mexico in 1980. Everywhere we went backpackers were carrying hammocks. Mexicans slept in hammocks. So we bought one too. Homestays didn’t have beds in the rooms but there were large metal hooks...
by SilverBackpacker | May 4, 2015 | The Silver Backpack, Travel Tips, Gear & Gadgets
One piece of travel gear that i never leave home without is my Keffiyeh. Dictionary definition :- The keffiyeh (Arabic: كوفية, kūfiyyah, plural كوفيات, kūfiyyāt)), also known as a (ya)shmagh (from Turkish: yaşmak “tied thing”), ghutrah (غترة), ḥaṭṭah...