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

Rick Steves

3.91 AVERAGE

hfayereads's review against another edition

4.5

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bobbi_pehle's review against another edition

4.0

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He acknowledges being Eurocentric, but gosh, he is so very much so. Also bougie. The descriptors for the people and places come across often as condescending, and he repeatedly talks about the importance (to him) of not paying folks what they haggle for "on principle" (sometimes just slapping down an amount of money he thought fair for a service already rendered and simply walking away from the person who served him) even though he admits he had more money and could afford it. I grew up watching his PBS shows, but his tone here makes me feel as though I'd have the ick being on this trip with him. His utter disrespect at some of the times he took photos, too, was alarming.

estee623's review against another edition

3.0

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4.5

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pigletgirlkb's review against another edition

4.75

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tccarps's review against another edition

4.0

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So cool to hear about their travels, makes me sad and jealous at the experiences 2 men can have in that part of the world, knowing if I were to have done it myself I'd have a much more difficult time. The audacity of 2 23 year olds in the 1970s is astounding lol

chicgeek11's review against another edition

4.0

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In Rick Steves we trust

jrayreads's review against another edition

5.0

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