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.

Steves and his friend travel mostly by local buses, including an epic journey from Istanbul to Tehran that he described as ...

The map below shows the location of Istanbul and Kathmandu. The blue line represents the straight line joining these two place. The distance shown is the straight line or the air travel distance ...

Istanbul to Kathmandu and the Making of a Travel Writer,” features photographs, a foldout map and reproductions of journal ...

Together with a school friend, he was determined to make his way across the so-called Hippie Trail: from Istanbul to Kathmandu, an overland trek by bus and train through Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan ...

Where: Bellingham High School, 2020 Cornwall Ave Bellingham, WA 98225 Stow away with Rick Steves for a glimpse into the ...

(In this exclusive excerpt from Rick Steves’ “On the Hippie Trail: Istanbul to Kathmandu and the Making of a Travel Writer,” Steves leaves his friend Gene Openshaw at a hotel to recover from a ...

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