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About This Blog

Memories of my travels between 1972 and 1982

Links

Here are some links to some places in this blog:

Asia

The Hippie Trail

The Hippie Trail has generated a number of interesting reminiscences, perhaps as a result of Rory MacLean's book "The Magic Bus".
Website:   http://www.rorymaclean.com/hippie-trail.html
Facebook Group : https://www.facebook.com/TheHippieTrail/timeline

A central resource for bus overlanders is here.

Here are some travelogues:
Chris de BiƩ (1976) with Multimedia: http://artetheurgica.de/storia/
Colin Clews in blog format (1977)  http://www.clewsdesk.com/the-hippie-trail/
Steven Abrams 1968-1971 (with SE Asia) http://www.oland.co.uk/index.php

The travellers on the trail, mostly it seems in buses, also took a lot of photos:
Pictures (1967 and 1968): http://www.hansroodenburg.nl/trail/
KBRi71's Photos (1973): http://www.panoramio.com/user/1264883
Mike Newman (1977) - also SE and East Asia: Round-The-World Slide Show
Noor Khan's photos, especially Afghanistan in the 1970s 

This refers to a film:  Eric Siegel Film 1972:  http://www.vdb.org/titles/afghanistan-wars
YouTube Part One

Other Areas

Africa

A Teacher in the 80s:  http://sudanreflections.blogspot.com/