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EPISODE · Sep 3, 2025 · 10 MIN

“On the Hippie Trail" by Rick Steves

from All About Books · host Nebraska Public Media

The backpacker’s journey from Istanbul to Kathmandu was once known as the “Hippie Trail” A 23-year old Rick Steves made that trip and documented everything- the adventures, getting lost, and the people he met. His journal is the basis for his new book “On the Hippie Trail: Istanbul to Kathmandu and the Making of a Travel Writer”

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