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The Hippie Trail
In the 1960s and 70s, thousands of westerners travelled to India and Nepal by overland bus. They were searching for adventure, enlightenment and cheap hashish. Simon Watts talks to Richard Gregory, who did the Hippie Trail in 1974.
PHOTO: Richard Gregory in Kabul in 1974 (Private Collection)
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In the 1960s and 70s, thousands of westerners travelled to India and Nepal by overland bus. They were searching for adventure, enlightenment and cheap hashish. Simon Watts talks to Richard Gregory, who did the Hippie Trail in 1974.
PHOTO: Richard Gregory in Kabul in 1974 (Private Collection)
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