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On the Hippie Trail

On the Hippie Trail

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Avalon Travel
hardcover
224 pp
2025-02-11

WHAT WE SAY

A generation of travel writers found their early path on the "hippie trail" overland from Europe to ashrams of South Asia. You know Steves as the intrepid European travel host — peek into the journals and photos that show him as a young man on his life-changing first adventure.

Stow away with Rick Steves for a glimpse into the unforgettable moments, misadventures, and memories of his 1978 journey on the legendary Hippie Trail.

In the 1970s, the ultimate trip for any backpacker was the storied “Hippie Trail” from Istanbul to Kathmandu. A 23-year old Rick Steves made the trek, and like a travel writer in training, he documented everything along the way: jumping off a moving train, making friends in Tehran, getting lost in Lahore, getting high for the first time in Herat, battling leeches in Pokhara, and much more. The experience ignited his love of travel and forever broadened his perspective on the world.
 
This book contains edited selections from Rick’s journal and travel photos with a 45-years-later preface and postscript reflecting on how the journey changed his life. Stow away with Rick Steves on the adventure of a lifetime through Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, and Nepal.
 
You know Rick Steves. Now discover the adventure that made him the travel writer he is today.
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