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On the Hippie Trail: Istanbul to Kathmandu and the Making of a Travel Writer

Rick Steves

3.91 AVERAGE

claire_keown's review against another edition

4.0

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woodsyowl's review against another edition

4.0

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luvbug7554's review against another edition

4.0

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aus10england's review against another edition

3.5

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This is a tough book to review. The real appeal hear is seeing an early look at a prolific travel writer and business man, through the lens of his 23 year old travels and how that impacted him. But also, this is written by a 23 year old, as the primary text is pulled from his journals of this epic trip he took. Would it have ever been published if it weren't for it being thee Rick Steves? Maybe not. Nonetheless, I felt very inspired reading this, and especially for how I journal my travels! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism

Minor: Drug use, War

savvy's review against another edition

5.0

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northstar's review against another edition

4.0

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Before Rick Steves was a household name among travelers, he and a buddy traveled the Hippie Trail from Europe east to Nepal. This was 1978, before war and revolution made the trip completely impossible. Steves found his journal and published the exact words his 23-year-old self wrote. He did not censor his dips into cultural insensitivity, but his writing and observations sparkle with the detail that brings his travelogues alive today. Does he transcend all sexism and ethnocentrism? No. But he illustrates a mostly lost era of travel, when young adults rationed their film to 9 shots a day and their parents had no idea where they were on a given day. Worth a read if you enjoy travel writing or Steves' videos.

fiesty_sympathy's review against another edition

3.5

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mozartsopera's review against another edition

4.5

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badluckkat's review against another edition

4.0

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