Afghanistan on the hippie trail in the 1960s &70s - A lost paradise. With English subtitles скачать в хорошем качестве

Afghanistan on the hippie trail in the 1960s &70s - A lost paradise. With English subtitles

This 2016 documentary shows us an Afghanistan back in time that might never return: a safe and beautiful place for travellers. What seems unthinkable today: Places in Afghanistan like Kabul, Herat, Kandahar, Band-e Amir or Bamiyan were dream destinations for travellers on the so-called ´hippie trail´ in the 1960s and 1970s. With lots of original footage, we see how enchanted Westerners felt in a country that was hospitable, relaxed and landscapes. With lots of film material from those days, we can understand how breathtaking this country once was. Many different travellers tell us about their experiences, starting with Tony and Maureen Wheeler, founders of famous traveller´s bible ´Lonely Planet´, singer Donovan who searched enlightenment in the East, or a former leftist terrorist from Germany who became all peaceful in a country that is torn by wars today. Drugs unfortunately were another reason why people loved to stay in Afghanistan, but in these days, even science wasn´t fully aware yet how dangerous some drugs could be, like LSD. No wonder that there are numerous tombstones of young Western travellers in places like Kabul. (Please note that I absolutely don´t want to propagate any use of drugs. It was unfortunately a part of the youth movement in the 1960s and 1970s and as we know today, took too many lives of young people who only wanted to experience freedom.) Istanbul / Turkey is also shown as a stop-over of the hippie trail. What an amazing route, from Western Europe into Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan on to India, Nepal and finally reaching far-eastern countries like Thailand. Travelling was easy, cheap and safe. Entering Afghanistan became impossible after the military coup in 1978, and that was the end of the hippie trail. Will peace and safety ever come back to this region? No copyright infringe intended. I do not own anything in the video, everything belongs to its respective owners.