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P.S. As a little gift to all who buy the book, I’m sharing my actual hand-written journal (the source material for “On the Hippie Trail: Istanbul to Kathmandu and the Making of a Travel Writer”) at www.ricksteves.com/hippietrail.
February 14, 2025 at 11:19 PM
jyrikomulainen.bsky.social
Olisi pitänyt syntyä parisen kymmentä vuotta aikaisemmin, niin olisi voinut tämän reitin vielä matkata. Omana aikuisiälläni se ei ole ollut enää oikein realistista, joskin olen useimmat reitin maista matkannut palasissa. #hippietrail
June 6, 2025 at 10:22 AM
tratschwelle.bsky.social
ab Kabul einfach dem Hippietrail folgen
April 11, 2025 at 2:39 PM
elijahpotter.dev
I am pleased to say, with much fanfare, that Andrew Dunbar (known by online moniker hippietrail) is becoming Harper's first committer.

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Harper's First Committer
I am pleased to say, with much fanfare, that Andrew Dunbar (known by online moniker [hippietrail](https://github.com/hippietrail)) is becoming Harper's first committer.
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June 22, 2026 at 4:15 PM
plainfeather.bsky.social
Himachal Pradesh, 1973. These two got there 18 years before me, I wonder what it was like.
#India #HippieTrail
April 20, 2026 at 2:27 PM
hellskitchen.bsky.social
Rick Steves has to be the most lovable PG13, travel sheppard taking us to Europe. Loved his documentaries on PBS. His "On The Hippie Trail" is a must read.

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#Books #booksky #nonfiction #travelogue #travelwriting #india #hippietrail
September 9, 2025 at 11:01 AM
tratschwelle.bsky.social
wollte schon immer mal auf dem Hippietrail Cruisen
May 30, 2025 at 5:08 PM
jamellen.bsky.social
Just finished this amazing book! It really is a must read… check out my review on #goodreads

#hippietrail #india #books
May 15, 2026 at 8:50 PM
hellskitchen.bsky.social
A poignant quote by Rick Steves

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#Books #booksky #nonfiction #travelogue #travelwriting #india #hippietrail
September 9, 2025 at 4:21 PM
nordic-link.bsky.social
Seize the moment while the ebook i still free!
#hippietrail #overland #travelphotography #youuthtravel #sweden #india1974
May 4, 2026 at 1:05 PM
nordic-link.bsky.social
In the news... #Hippietrail #hippietravels #overland #travelphotography #India #Sweden #travel #Turkey #Iran #Afghanistan #khyberpass #greece #Srinagar #Kashmir
November 15, 2024 at 2:30 PM
baleyhippiemermaid.bsky.social
Is it possible that I only loved this book because it was written and read by my personal hero, Rick Steves? Sure. But he has gotten where he is by making world travel and cultures immediate and accessible. I felt immersed! Now who is going to Jaipur with me?!
#booksky 💙📚
#RickSteves
#HippieTrail
March 16, 2025 at 3:46 PM
nordic-link.bsky.social
"... young boys who came up to us one evening outside a gas station.... when I asked him where he learned to speak English so well, he said that he had learned it from American movies that were not dubbed but had subtitles." #hippietrail #travelphotography #Turkey
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The Long Road East
Excerpt from "A Swede on the Hippie trail (1974)"
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November 18, 2024 at 3:54 PM
pierredeflodo.bsky.social
Wieder tolle Fotos🤩
Doch der Hippietrail 🙈
Ja, hab alles mit dem Zug gemacht.
December 14, 2023 at 8:21 AM
hamarart.bsky.social
Kathmandu, 1978. Setting trends before they were cool
Hippie in Nepal.

I wanted a gold nose stud. The jeweler was terrified—he’d never seen a Western woman ask for one. Just a thick darning needle, a bottle of alcohol , and a crowd of curious locals . #HippieTrail #SettingTrends #PersonalHistory
Kathmandu, 1978. Setting trends before they were 'cool'. 🇳🇵✨ "Before I was a digital archaeologist on @base, I was a 'cultural hippie' in Nepal. I wanted a traditional gold nose stud. The local jeweler was terrified—he’d never seen a Western woman ask for one. There were no piercing studios. Just a thick darning needle, a bottle of alcohol for the pain, and a crowd of curious locals watching me bleed for my style. When I got back to Amsterdam, a cashier stared at me like I was an alien. Two years later, everyone had one. I’ve always been an early adopter. From 1970s subcultures to being one of the first digital artists in 1998.
February 7, 2026 at 9:53 AM
terrycooke.bsky.social
Talking Turkey

A glass-roofed bus, oodles of ouzo, Turkish border guards ... what could possibly go wrong? 🇹🇷

#hippietrail #nowandthen
Talking Turkey
The Hippie Trail Now & Then, vol. 1.4
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November 12, 2025 at 4:24 PM
nordic-link.bsky.social
"Nov 11, 1974. The train to Madras took 17 hours. The next leg will be 39 hours... We could have gotten a sleeper and even an air-conditioned soft sleeper with real beds, but then I would have had to bribe the conductor.."
#hippietrail #travelphotography #youth
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39 Hours to New Delhi
Excerpt from "A Swede on the Hippie Trail (1974)"
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January 8, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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The Stupas at Sanchi open.substack.com/pub/indiatri... #hippietrail #overlandtravel #travelphotography #India #Sanchi #buddhism
The Stupas at Sanchi
Shots that didn't make it into my book "A Swede on the Hippie Trail (1974)."
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May 21, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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Reflections on the 1970s Hippie Trail open.substack.com/pub/nordicli... #hippietrail #overland #travelphotography #ricksteves #geneopenshaw #india #sweden
Reflections on the 1970s Hippie Trail
Two Perspectives on a Journey of a Lifetime
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March 1, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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Nomads in Western Afghanistan open.substack.com/pub/indiatri...
#hippietrail #travelphotography #Afghanistan #nomads #kochi #dromedary #kochi
Nomads in Western Afghanistan
Shots that didn't make it into my book "A Swede on the Hippie Trail (1974)."
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March 12, 2025 at 6:19 PM
nordic-link.bsky.social
"The Buddhist art of this period was abstract and focused on the stupas, but the sculptures and “fresco-like” paintings became more elaborate during the second phase of the development of the Ajanta caves..."
#hippietrail #travelphotography #India #delhi #khajuraho #Sanchi #Ajanta #AjantaElloraCaves
The Ajanta Caves
Excerpt from "A Swede on the Hippie Trail (1974)"
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November 25, 2024 at 2:19 PM
nordic-link.bsky.social
"We traveled on two old buses to and from India, and while in India, we rode train and local buses."
#hippietrail #overland #travelphotography #India #Sweden #travel #Turkey #Iran #Afghanistan #istanbul #Tehran #Herat #Kabul #Srinagar #Kashmir #newdelhi #Istanbul
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On the Way We Traveled
Excerpt from "A Swede on the Hippie Trail (1974)"
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November 17, 2024 at 5:16 PM
nordic-link.bsky.social
"A Swede on the #Hippietrail". #India #travelphotography #Travel #Overland #travelwriting #Afghanistan #Afghanistan1974 #Istanbul #Iran1974 #Kashmir #Kerala #Turkey #Turkiye #Khajuraho #Sanchi #elloracaves #Ajantacaves #Delhi #Youthtravel #Srinagar #Kabul #Herat
November 15, 2024 at 2:06 PM
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A Visit to the Swallows of India in 1974 - Chennai (Madras) open.substack.com/pub/indiatri... #hippietrail #Chennai #Madras #India
The Swallows of India - Chennai (Madras)
Excerpt from "A Swede on the Hippie Trail (1974)"
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December 6, 2024 at 3:32 PM
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Waiting for Bill and Bull. open.substack.com/pub/indiatri... #hippietrail #overland #travelphotography #India #Sweden #travel #Turkey #Iran #Afghanistan #khyberpass #greece #Srinagar #Kashmir
Waiting for Bill and Bull
Excerpt from "A Swede on the Hippie Trail (1974)
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November 15, 2024 at 2:18 PM