London - Goa Hippy Trail Route - does anyone know where it went?

cyberhippie · Feb 26th, 2007, 23:31

Oh how I wish you ALL had carried a camera. it's a real shame that so much of this happy go lucky time was never caught on film!!

There was a German guy who had a website of Pics from the 60's 70's

All the overland buses parked at Connaught Place advertising for "crew" etc etc. A guy I know "Tiger John" had some stories about that place!!

seventies'hippy · Feb 27th, 2007, 01:49

HERE,,,,,,, is one guys account of his overland route form London to India and beyond in 1968.
I've started the link page from Turkey, but each section is clickable.
It's full of interesting & for me nostalgic stuff,,,,,,,,

noflylist · Feb 27th, 2007, 02:03

brave souls all!

Wanderer22 · Feb 27th, 2007, 02:10

Cyber, I always carried a camera, and am in the process of going through my old negatives. Have just uploaded a shot of a rice walla in 1970's Kathmandu. Check out the VW in the background..

An unrealized dream is to put together an illustrated book of my wanderings. On some occasions I've been able to photograph the same scene many years apart. The changes can be very interesting indeed. Am hoping to retrace some routes in the coming year to obtain current images for the project. Places such as Afghanistan are off my plans for the foreseeable future, so India will get most of the attention.

Recently updated my bio photo with one from the 70's...

Cheers, Wanderer22

TonyGreg · May 29th, 2007, 00:43

Hi

My partner and I travelled that route in 1973 and again in 1976.

I have a site with my recollections. We didn't go to Goa though. Everyone we met on the road seemed to be heading there so we went to Kathmandu.

http://realtravel.com/united_kingdom...-i2480656.html

Tony

NeeliAankhen · May 29th, 2007, 06:57

Very tangentially related to the original question but - in the Hindi movie Hare Rama Hare Krishna, from 1971, there is a lot of footage of hippie extras filmed in Nepal.

I wonder if somebody here is in the movie, or will recognize somebody. Netflix has it.

caravanserai · Jun 2nd, 2007, 07:03

what a great time to travel. rose petal jam in the pudding shop, mint tea and chess in sigis in kabul. I think i must have been the only guy driving in a tranny all those air cooled vw's overheating !!I guess we were so lucky to be able to do the trip, of course there were problems and hassle but that still exists we're just back from goa/kerala and whilst there are some parts I would avoid its still a wonderful place

TonyGreg · Jun 6th, 2007, 15:31

We took a 1 ton Austin van from the Isle of Wight to Kathmandu in 1976. Had no particular mechanical problems apart from the differential falling off in the desert between Herat and Kandahar. Luckily we found all the bits after scrabbling around in the dust and scrub for a few hours.

TommySpitz · Oct 9th, 2008, 18:25

I left the UK in June 1967 with a pal - Clive Newman - and £60 sterling, reaching Karachi, Pakistan, in April 1968, all the way hitching or local buses. I wrote about it in my book 'Enlightenment and the Death of Michael Mouse' which you can still get on Amazon for about a penny, ha ha. This ain't advertising because I get zilch by the way. Author me - Howard Baker, publisher Mainstream.

The trip was by the accepted route - Istanbul - Teheran - Meshed - Herat - Kandahar - Kabul - Khyber pass - Peshawar - Lahore - Multan - Karachi.

Excellent days, especially Kabul. But I'm finding it very hard to forgive our global superpowers for what they've done to a once beautiful country inhabited by (in the main) good people.

Love

psfb · Oct 9th, 2008, 19:34

Rather ironic that there should be another post to this thread, as I have recently brought a VW Combi van and am restoring/prepping in preparation for the hippy trail.

Feb 27th, 2007, 01:49	#17
seventies'hippy Maha Guru Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: UK Posts: 2,127	HERE,,,,,,, is one guys account of his overland route form London to India and beyond in 1968. I've started the link page from Turkey, but each section is clickable. It's full of interesting & for me nostalgic stuff,,,,,,,, __________________ . . . My Photo Gallery

May 29th, 2007, 00:43	#20
TonyGreg Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Isle of Wight,, UK Posts: 8	London - Goa Hippie trail route Hi My partner and I travelled that route in 1973 and again in 1976. I have a site with my recollections. We didn't go to Goa though. Everyone we met on the road seemed to be heading there so we went to Kathmandu. http://realtravel.com/united_kingdom...-i2480656.html Tony

Oct 9th, 2008, 18:25	#24
TommySpitz Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: France Posts: 4	Er... yes I left the UK in June 1967 with a pal - Clive Newman - and £60 sterling, reaching Karachi, Pakistan, in April 1968, all the way hitching or local buses. I wrote about it in my book 'Enlightenment and the Death of Michael Mouse' which you can still get on Amazon for about a penny, ha ha. This ain't advertising because I get zilch by the way. Author me - Howard Baker, publisher Mainstream. The trip was by the accepted route - Istanbul - Teheran - Meshed - Herat - Kandahar - Kabul - Khyber pass - Peshawar - Lahore - Multan - Karachi. Excellent days, especially Kabul. But I'm finding it very hard to forgive our global superpowers for what they've done to a once beautiful country inhabited by (in the main) good people. Love

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Wanderer22 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 459	Cyber, I always carried a camera, and am in the process of going through my old negatives. Have just uploaded a shot of a rice walla in 1970's Kathmandu. Check out the VW in the background.. An unrealized dream is to put together an illustrated book of my wanderings. On some occasions I've been able to photograph the same scene many years apart. The changes can be very interesting indeed. Am hoping to retrace some routes in the coming year to obtain current images for the project. Places such as Afghanistan are off my plans for the foreseeable future, so India will get most of the attention. Recently updated my bio photo with one from the 70's... Cheers, Wanderer22

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NeeliAankhen Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: New York, NY USA Posts: 268	Very tangentially related to the original question but - in the Hindi movie Hare Rama Hare Krishna, from 1971, there is a lot of footage of hippie extras filmed in Nepal. I wonder if somebody here is in the movie, or will recognize somebody. Netflix has it.

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caravanserai Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Scotland Posts: 7	what a great time to travel. rose petal jam in the pudding shop, mint tea and chess in sigis in kabul. I think i must have been the only guy driving in a tranny all those air cooled vw's overheating !!I guess we were so lucky to be able to do the trip, of course there were problems and hassle but that still exists we're just back from goa/kerala and whilst there are some parts I would avoid its still a wonderful place

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TonyGreg Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Isle of Wight,, UK Posts: 8	We took a 1 ton Austin van from the Isle of Wight to Kathmandu in 1976. Had no particular mechanical problems apart from the differential falling off in the desert between Herat and Kandahar. Luckily we found all the bits after scrabbling around in the dust and scrub for a few hours.

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