The hippie trail (also the overland [1]) was an overland journey taken by members of the hippie subculture and others from the mid-1950s to the late 1970s [2] travelling from Europe and West Asia through South Asia via countries such as Afghanistan, Pakistan, [3] India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh to Thailand.

For carefree 1960s and ‘70s Western kids, that meant clambering onto a ramshackle bus to head east on a mind-blowing journey through new cultures, spiritual enlightenment and, occasionally,...

2018年7月18日 · Discover photos and stories from the hippie trail, the 1970s journey for those seeking enlightenment — and a good time. How the search for enlightenment — and lots of drugs — sent scores of hippies through Europe and Asia.

2024年12月16日 · The Hippie Trail was an overland route popularized in the 1960s and 1970s by young Western travellers—particularly countercultural “hippies“—looking for alternative experiences, spiritual exploration, and adventure.

The majority of travellers treading the Hippie Trail were from Western Europe, keen to cast off the oppression of 9-to-5 jobs, financial difficulty and a monotonous lifestyle. Most made their journeys from the European cities of London, Amsterdam and Paris; with American Hippies making their way over on flights and setting off alongside Europeans.

Hippie Trail adventures and experiences by young UK couple travelling from UK to Nepal in a VW Camper Van in 1975. A 1970s-travellers time capsule.

22 小时之前 · Travel writer Rick Steves’ adventures on the Hippie Trail from Istanbul to Kathmandu made him think differently about the world. He says others should seek out mind-expanding travel, too.

19 小时之前 · Keeping a travel journal like this feels of a different era. I kept a journal for every trip. I was very strange at that age to be doing that. I had about six of these hard-bound books with 200 ...

1 天前 · The catalyst for his abrupt shift was the epic adventure documented in Steves’s latest book, “On the Hippie Trail: Istanbul to Kathmandu and the Making of a Travel Writer.”It was a trip ...

On the Hippie Trail: Istanbul to Kathmandu and the Making of a Travel Writer ... As a 23-year-old, Rick 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 ...