361 reviews for:

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

Rick Steves

3.91 AVERAGE

mossymcmoss's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous informative lighthearted medium-paced

joonebug13's review against another edition

5.0

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elena_aldworth's review against another edition

4.5

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schreckerz86's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous informative inspiring medium-paced

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Standard Rick Steves adventures, only with more terrifying border crossings. 

graceileavitt's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous medium-paced

bailorg's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous informative inspiring fast-paced

christy59's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

amyelias_6's review against another edition

4.0

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chaoticmissadventures's review against another edition

4.25

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 "There are no tourists here, only travelers."

This is a book for travelers. People who understand that it isn't always easy, but always worth it. Steves found his old journals from 1978 when he was 23 and he and his friend (who works at the travel company) went mostly over ground from Frankfort>Istanbul and then through the "hippie trail" to Kathmandu.
A quick read with photos he took on the journey It's a beautiful book.  Steves tries to keep his 23 yr old voice throughout and you can tell he learned a lot on this trip, mostly about ethnocentrism and open minds. I spent the late 90s traveling like this and it is a joy that modern consciences has cause us to really lose (some for good, so not so much) 

kmlush's review against another edition

3.0

informative relaxing fast-paced