Magic Bus

On the Hippie Trail from Istanbul to India

Rory MacLean

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English

Penguin
20 August 2007

Travel & holiday; Travel writing

A captivating journey along the 'hippie trail' in search of the enchanting idealism of the 1960s and the gripping reality of the present

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 his way, and relives wide-eyed adventures as he witnesses a world of extraordinary and terrifying transformation.

By: Rory MacLean
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 213g
ISBN: 9780141015958
ISBN 10: 0141015950
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 20 August 2007
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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: On the Hippie Trail from Istanbul to India

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