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Each ticket ($30) includes event a dmission\, a copy of \;On the Hippie Trail\, \;and a dona tion to the Cuyahoga County Public Library Foundation.

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About the author:

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Since 1973\, \;Rick Steves \;has spent about four months a year explorin g Europe. His mission: to empower Americans to have European trips that ar e fun\, affordable\, and culturally broadening. Rick produces a best-selli ng guidebook series\, a public television series\, and a public radio show \, and organizes small-group tours that take over 30\,000 travelers to Eur ope annually. \; He does all of this with the help of more than 100 we ll-traveled staff members at Rick Steves&rsquo\; Europe in Edmonds\, WA (n ear Seattle). When not on the road\, Rick is active in his church and with advocacy groups focused on economic and social justice\, drug policy refo rm\, and ending hunger. To recharge\, Rick plays piano\, relaxes at his fa mily cabin in the Cascade Mountains\, and spends time with his son Andy an d daughter Jackie.

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Stow away with Rick Steves for a glimpse into t he unforgettable moments\, misadventures\, and memories of his 1978 journe y in On the Hippie Trail.

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In the 1970s\, the ultimate trip for any backpacker was the storied &ldquo\;Hippie Trail &rdquo\; from Istanbul to Kathmandu. A 23-year-old Rick Steves made the tr ek\, and like a travel writer in training\, he documented everything along the way: jumping off a moving train\, making friends in Tehran\, getting lost in Lahore\, getting high for the first time in Herat\, battling leech es in Pokhara\, and much more. The experience ignited his love of travel a nd forever broadened his perspective on the world.
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This book contains edited selections from Rick&rsquo\;s journal and travel phot os with a 45-years-later preface and postscript reflecting on how the jour ney changed his life. Stow away with Rick Steves on the adventure of a lif etime through Turkey\, Iran\, Afghanistan\, Pakistan\, India\, and Nepal.< /p>\n

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FAQs

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Additional books will be available for purchase courtesy of Mac&rsquo\;s Backs &ndash\; Bo oks on Coventry.

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For questions about accessibility o r to request accommodations for individuals with hearing\, visual or mobil ity impairments\, please email \;events@cuyahogalibrary.o rg.

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NO REFUNDS. \;If you are una ble to attend the event\, please contact \;events@cuyahogalibrary.org \;to claim the book(s) included with your ticket purchase and schedule pick up from the CCPL branch of your choice. Books not claimed within 7 days of th e event will be donated to the Library.

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Questions? Email us at&nbs p\;events@cuyahogalibr ary.org.

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