Hippie trail Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
The hippie trail is a term used to describe the journeys taken by hippies in the 1960s and '70s from Europe to Asia (or vice versa - many were Australasians). One of the key facets of the hippie trail was the desire to travel as cheaply as possible, thus usually the journeys were carried out by thumbing (hitchhiking).Such journeys would typically start in England and pass through 'key' spots such as Istanbul, Kathmandu and Goa. Kathmandu still has a road named Freak Street in memory of the many thousands of hippies who passed (and occasionally still pass) through. Many on the hippie trail were driven by the ideals of 'finding yourself' and 'communicating with other peoples' that often underlay the hippie movement.
The story of Steve Abrams is one good online example of such a journey (see external link below). Abrams left Liverpool on the 3 October 1968 and eventually arrived in Darwin, Australia on 8 April 1969 after visiting Belgium, Germany, Austria, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Indonesia and Portuguese Timor along the way. This journey consisted of over 32,000 km, covereby by 181 lifts, train rides, bus rides, ferry crossings and one single plane flight in just over 6 months.
See also: Lonely Planet.
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