The catalyst for his abrupt shift was the epic adventure documented in Steves’s latest book, “On the Hippie Trail: Istanbul to Kathmandu and the Making of a Travel Writer.” It was a trip ...

Plus, a glimpse inside his new book, "On the Hippie Trail: Istanbul to Kathmandu and the Making of a Travel Writer." Don't let Rick Steves' gentle demeanor fool you. He's one determined man ...

It was a long and sometimes strange trip that, he assures us in “On the Hippie Trail,” was worth every beggar, pirate, parasite and other native phenomenon he encountered along the way.

Rick Steves discusses his new book "On the Hippie Trail." ”The hippie trail” was a legendary route for travelers, thousands of miles overland from Istanbul to Kathmandu. It's the journey that ...

It was the first time Steves had gotten high in his life, and he unwinds the story early on in his new memoir, On the Hippie ...

Back in the 1970s, travel was a serious commitment. You had to visit a travel agent, mail in checks, pack a paper map, and ...

He felt the call of the "Hippie Trail" — an overland journey from Istanbul to Kathmandu — and set out with a friend to travel it before getting on with his new life. But something about the ...

I did realize that the most frightened people are those who have yet to travel. They haven't had their hippie trail. Why do we want to build walls in this country? When to me, obviously ...