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The Un-Hippy Trail: a 'round-the-world' 70s adventure

Angie Richard

In the 1970s, my parents Rose and Alan traveled around the world from Adelaide to Adelaide, following much of famed 'Hippy Trail' in reverse, and then kept going. These are the original diaries and photos from this epic, overland adventure.

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    Curious nomad mum (originally Aussie) - multidisciplinary storyteller, researcher, and accidental boat-builder creating a 41ft Polynesian-inspired wooden catamaran with my family in France.

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