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Celebrity Reads Book Discussion
On the Hippie Trail by Rick Steves
2026-06-09 13:00:00
2026-06-09 14:00:00
America/Chicago
Celebrity Reads Book Discussion
We’ll discuss On the Hippie Trail: Istanbul to Kathmandu and the Making of a Travel Writer by Rick Steves. Books are available at the Adult and Teen Services Desk one month before each discussion.
Downers Grove Public Library - Conference Room B (Max Capacity 10)
Tuesday, June 09
1:00pm - 2:00pm
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2026-06-09 13:00:00
2026-06-09 14:00:00
America/Chicago
Celebrity Reads Book Discussion
We’ll discuss On the Hippie Trail: Istanbul to Kathmandu and the Making of a Travel Writer by Rick Steves. Books are available at the Adult and Teen Services Desk one month before each discussion.
Downers Grove Public Library - Conference Room B (Max Capacity 10)
Downers Grove Public Library
Conference Room B (Max Capacity 10)We’ll discuss On the Hippie Trail: Istanbul to Kathmandu and the Making of a Travel Writer by Rick Steves. Books are available at the Adult and Teen Services Desk one month before each discussion.
In the 1970s, the ultimate trip for any backpacker was the storied “Hippie Trail” from Istanbul to Kathmandu. A 23-year-old Rick Steves made the trek, and like a travel writer in training, he documented everything along the way. From taking wild bus rides through Turkey to enduring monsoons in India, the experience ignited his love of travel and forever broadened his perspective on the world.
On the Hippie Trail contains Rick's journals from 1978—the last year the trip was possible—and full-color travel photos from this trek of a lifetime through Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, and Nepal, plus a brand-new preface and afterword reflecting on the historic context of the moment and how the journey changed his life.
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