SOURCE: Rick Steves Travel Blog
DATE: Wed, 18 Aug 2021 22:10:58 +0000
FULL PUBLICATION: https://blog.ricksteves.com/blog/my-1978-hippie-trail-journal-herat-afghanistan/

With the fall of Afghanistan, I’ve been reflecting on my travel experiences there as a 23-year-old backpacker on the “Hippie Trail” from Istanbul to Kathmandu. Yesterday and today, it’s a poor yet formidable land that foreign powers misunderstand and insist on underestimating.  In this journal entry from 1978, stow away with me as I explore … Continue reading "My 1978 “Hippie Trail” Journal: Herat, Afghanistan"