Man Alive "The Hippy Trail"

[@celestialfortuna37]

thanks for this. brought back memories. i budgeted and travelled from England to India in 1987 with about 40 other people. the journey itself was incredible and we travelled to amazing places although in 1987 we had the fall out from Mount St Helens erupting which caused weather chaos, the worst winter in 100 years in Turkey, it was brutally cold and the snow was deeper than our mercedes truck. the people were mostly very hospitable and welcoming. the bedouin in the desert of Syria invited us to their campfires, we were invited to weddings where the groom arrived on a white horse, the crusaders castkes were incredible. the heat, humidity, dust and sometimes hardship travelling for hours without food or drink were difficult. drinking purified water from wells with disgusting sterilised tablets were horrible. bathing in the Dead Sea and even the Red sea and Petra was incredible. the secret police followed us throughout Iran and we were met with a barrage of stones by some iranians angry with us belieiving us to be American during the Iran Iraq war. nepal was incredible, the Himalayas, Phewa Thal and Chitwan National Park were incredible. it was an incredible experience althoug overwhelming. i dont drink alcohol and have never taken drugs or smoked so not all on thehippy trail partook in this indulgence. most of us after 6 to 7 months serious overlanding and camping were seriously dehydrated, lost a tonne of weight, had mysterious bugs and Delhi Belly regularly and sleeping in a hot tent that had been out in the baking sun all day was impossible. however i have amazing memories and met some amazing people. goodness what an experience. i also kept a diary of that trip

[@scoon2117]

Awesome!!!

[@TupacMakaveli1996]

Good times '87

[@thomasjoseph4718]

I did this journey in 1970. My motivation was curiosity and a need to get away from boredom with London. Also one would meet people who would suggest places to go and you might join up with other people for sections of the journey. In my experience you couldn't do this journey if you were a layabout. There was quite a lot of hardship and hard work. Most travellers were not well off and it was hard work finding transport and accommodation within your budget. Travelling sometimes by yourself by public transport through India, Afghanistan, Turkey was not easy. The people you might meet on a bus in say the middle of Afghanistan, were generally very pleasant and at worst just indifferent. The most important thing was to smile and be polite. And while in moments of stress this was sometimes not easy, it would smooth out most situations. It is a fact that there were masses of cheap drugs and nearly every traveller would indulge to some extent. The most prevalent drug was hashish which was invariably VERY strong. I remember smoking huge amounts using a pipe like a small clay trumpet that was called a chillum. Towards the end of my journey I found drugs just made life much more difficult so I stopped. I am so glad I had this experience - there were some unforgettable moments.

[@RonanTOC]

very cool unc

[@happyashram2082]

The Hippietrails a diferent to day but still alife... kisses from Germany around the world.... love, peace and pancakes...

[@codyjackschwartz1712]

it's amazing how contemptuous the interviewer's questions and commentary are throughout. it would be hard to imagine this not being more charitably framed were it produced today. we talk a lot about how elegant the language is in some of these old videos, etc. but in certain respects, we've come a long way

[@stephenbudd3771]

Love to know more about this.... that theme music for Man Alive brings back a lot of memories... im guessing this is 1969 or 70 but might be later

[@Azelia834Heather]

I believe 1970. The first couple mentioned that they had met three years before, in 1967.

[@AleenaMajumdar-qg1ft]

@stephenbudd3771 - Do you know what song that is ?

[@stephenbudd3771]

@@AleenaMajumdar-qg1ft kzbin.info/www/bejne/jKK2ioBrqbamiLcsi=LRSd6eg5t_FKR_r4

[@carinapowered995]

Yes, time stamp 14:45 clarifies this

[@teagle87]

would love to see them today and see how life panned out

[@m4no980]

Back then when life was simpler

[@wateezit]

All the cold and hot war that are going on around the world these days reminds me of the hippie, perhaps we need some of their spirits in order to bring peace ✌️

[@gfreeman1999]

Where be the hippie in todays world

[@TheKing-hd8kp]

I like the statement.I don't think these people are less happy as any business man in the world. indeed

[@Oakleaf700]

4:35...She looks a grumpy girl.... Wealthy middle class kids probably now in their Seventies in a middle class area like the Cotswolds or Richmond.

[@Wizardof]

How'd they get past the Iron Curtain and Inner German Boarder to get to Warsaw??

[@VonRix]

I think most travelled through Austria to Yugoslavia to Greece to Istanbul and from there onwards to Iran etc

[@nikhilabhishek4452]

Year???

[@Gnomix80]

1970

[@letsgo4k]

Respect🙏

[@Dattatreya-pm4lq]

Nam Myoho Renge Kyo

[@musicguy20]

That Maurice guy seems rude. And I think the reporter hates his life lol

[@dromrai]

I enjoyed the visual aspect of this and it triggered some memories of an exciting, fulfilling and wonderful time but the narration and interviewing were terrible, perhaps a product of the period and culture, pandering to sensationalism and the ignorance of the targeted TV audience. I suspect the ‘Hippies’ were sometimes actually taking advantage of the gullibility of the presenter. The I Ching a book of astrology, come on! And ‘Victoria came across well for her youth but the subsequent follow up was appalling even if her parents didn’t seem bad people, just hopelessly out of touch. Thank you for posting it.

[@goldy_on_pc930]

Back in the time you could just pack up and leave and keep going

[@Nicocapital24]

False. Now its actually easier to do that

[@scoon2117]

Our generation is so dull.

[@w1lf1ewoo]

You still can !

[@PokeProfSunny]

@@Nicocapital24technologically yeah but fiscal and societal (career) pressures make it harder. I heard you could ride the hippie trail by bus from London to Calcutta for under 100 euros back then.

[@understanding.everything]

​@@PokeProfSunny and back then india is cheaper for foreigners

[@pontificous]

Oh man, this narrator has zero chill.

[@TupacMakaveli1996]

Steve job wpuld have been walking somehwere in india when this was being filmed, finding a guru

[@tarotplane]

No one should let a 14 year old wander around unattended in a foreign country, but that's just one man's opinion

[@ShakirShakir-yf7ge]

Hippies were the biproduct of Western industrialization giving rise to materialism. These were the people who were still " old school" soft and dumb in the cut throat capitalism. They lagged in those societies and took refuge in drugs and the relatively slow pace of life in the Subcontinent. They were simple minded youths who defied the so called development and riches which considered compassion and forgiveness to be the sign of human weakness. But they found their tenets satisfied in the east which was still more humane than mechanical and where emotions were still a desirable quality.

[@LuciThomasHardylover-qx6ts]

Goodness! I'd hate to meet you in real life! You actually think like that about people??? What happened to you in life to leave you so hostile, bitter and nasty? You sound really insecure under the sneering arrogance.i hope you find people kind and patient enough to teach you how wildly wrong you are and that you grow up a happier and kinder person.

[@pnwoollams]

Fucking la la land. Been there,,,,,

[@streetlevel4996]

Also if ya dig and enjoyed this video which was cool and been on part of the hippy trail and I still am a long haired after all these years though with a changed heart and peace in the heart and you can also 😀 you may also enjoy the song " Most of All " By Glenn Kaiser and Where Roses Grow Live by Rez Band Awesome songs check them out. Also I remember hearing the song by Led Zepp " In My Time of Dyin " during my drug years and made me think about death and Jesus. Then a hippy friend that dug Jesus told me more of Jesus love and forgiveness and how I could also know Jesus love. So in 1981 I cried out to Jesus and wow man He came into my life and I had and have so much joy and peace and now know that through Jesus when I die I will be with Him in Heaven. Hey Jesus loves each of you also and yall can know Him if you are at all open. Just cry out to Him and a good question to ask yourself if you were to die today would you go to heaven ? And if yes why ? To find out more please read the Gospel of John in the Bible or check out the movie on KZbin. 😀

[@LuciThomasHardylover-qx6ts]

Is that supposed to be a joke 🤣🤣🤣 no hippy spoke like that ever unless they were in a really bad sitcom 🤣

[@streetlevel4996]

I was searching alot for truth and love and looked in all the wrong places until a hippy shared Jesus with me and I found what I was looking for. A relationship with the Living Savior and encourage yall also to seek JESUS 😊

[@akhilrai7700]

Praise LORD JESUS❤

[@LuciThomasHardylover-qx6ts]

Ah...! So your pathetic rubbish above is bs! Do you really sit all day scanning KZbin comments pasting rubbish about Jesus and think that there's any point to what you do? Really?! don't you have a job?! studies? Family? Do you really think that someone is going to read what you wrote and decide to become a Christian? Is that how trite your religion is?

[@nickharris9761]

Bet they all took their inheritance and couldn’t wait for the $€£

[@ApunkDaydreamLamunanOi]

I bet they all had the time of their lives.