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Magic Bus
Rory Maclean
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Description for Magic Bus
paperback. In the 1960s, hundreds of thousands of young Westerners, inspired by Kerouac and the Beatles, blazed the 'hippie trail' overland from Istanbul to Kathmandu in search of enlightenment and a bit of cheap dope. This work retraces the path of the once well-worn 'hippie trail' from Turkey to Iran, Afghanistan to Pakistan, and from India to Nepal. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 224.
In the 1960s hundreds of thousands of young Westerners, inspired by Kerouac and the Beatles, blazed the 'hippie trail' overland from Istanbul to Kathmandu in search of enlightenment and a bit of cheap dope.
Since the Summer of Love, the countries that offered so much to these dreamers have confronted the full force of modernity and transformed from worlds of Western fantasy to political minefields.
Through a landscape of breathtaking beauty Rory MacLean retraces the path of the once well-worn 'hippie trail' from Turkey to Iran, Afghanistan to Pakistan, India to Nepal, meeting trail veterans and locals on ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141015958
SKU
V9780141015958
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Ref
99-2
About Rory Maclean
Rory MacLean is the author of six highly acclaimed and award-winning books. He is a regular contributor to Radio 4 and lives in Dorset with his wife and son.
Reviews for Magic Bus
Utterly absorbing; if you read only one travel book this year, this should be it
Alexander Frater, author of
Chasing the Monsoon
A disturbing, gripping and intensely passionate story
Esther Freud
Rory MacLean is one of the most strikingly original and talented travel writers of his generation
Katie Hickman, author of
Courtesans
... Read more
Alexander Frater, author of
Chasing the Monsoon
A disturbing, gripping and intensely passionate story
Esther Freud
Rory MacLean is one of the most strikingly original and talented travel writers of his generation
Katie Hickman, author of
Courtesans
... Read more