Welcome to Litsy!

"There are no tourists here, only travelers."

This is a book for travelers. People who understand that it isn't always easy, but always worth it. Steves found his old journals from 1978 when he was 23 and he and his friend (who works at the travel company) went mostly over ground from Frankfort>Istanbul and then through the "hippie trail" to Kathmandu.
A quick read with photos he took on the journey It's a beautiful book.

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Plowing through things I wanted to read in July! I cannot believe it is August already.

"... wrapped only in a towel, we were led into a steamy world. My unshaven Turk said, 'okay, merhana,' and put me belly up on the big round, marble slab, where I was allowed to lie, sweat, look up at the cloudy sun rays spraying through the little holes in the domed roof, and worry about the body- ripping massage I was about to get. I prayed my joints would survive."

I adore Steve's writing!

I liked a lot of this book, and it‘s interesting reading about traveling in the 1970s. Steves chronicles the mishaps, learning and euphoria of traveling to lesser known places on the Hippie Trail. His learning that it‘s worth it to spend a little more for good sleep and good food is a precursor to his travel books.

Even travel writers had to stay home during the pandemic, lucky for us, Rick Steves decided to use the downtime to bring together this memoir of his overland trip from Europe to India in his early twenties. As charming as you'd expect, this memoir is full of hope in humanity, awe in travel, and so many vintage photos. Perfect for the armchair traveler; I love the stories and I'll happily stay home with my books.

I‘m a huge fan of Rick Steves and I put his book on hold at the library without actually reading what it was about - just knew that it was something he‘d written. What a splendid surprise. It‘s his journal from when he was 23 and he traveled with his friend from Istanbul to Kathmandu. Even 23 yo Rick was as precious as the Rick Steves of today. 10/10 definitely recommend.