After 1979 -
The hippie trail largely ended in the late 1970s primarily due to both the Iranian Revolution resulting in an anti-Western government, and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, closing the route to Western travelers.
Fascists ruin everything
I mean before the revolution Iran had a CIA-installed puppet government so… Yeah.
Facism ruing everything, fascists replacing fascists ruin everything squared.
Which was fairly progressive…
Was fixing to muse about the Iranian revolution putting a stop to folks just passing through. Makes sense.
We need hot dog carts every 100-300 feet through this route. Let’s proceed on this project immediately.
I can see a few problems with getting pork sausages delivered to these regions, but I’m sure the Taliban will acquiesce given the importance.
Couldn’t you now do that but go higher, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and then the central Asian -stans into Pakistan? Avoids both Iran and Afghanistan.
You could, except that Azerbaijan has kept their land borders closed for entry since covid. You can depart on land, and you can arrive or depart by air, but you cannot arrive by land.
Interesting. Are you allowed to jump over the border and claim that as by air?!
Is there a reason for the closure, do you know?
Stated reasons are safety and security. They are officially still in a health quarantine, but the leadership has expressed that the security situation has been better with no migrants, and so it continues. The opposition and neighbor states disagree.
A spicy near-land entry by air is sure to lead to an even spicier exit procedure when the visa is checked!
The only ways to get around the Caspian involve Russia or Iran, unless you plan on going across it. Does a ferry count as hitchhiking?
If you’re there and you’re full of zombie and you meet a strange lady, don’t be nervous. She’ll take you in and make you breakfast.
That ranks right up there with system.of a table.
Of course, if you ever get out of there, you’re going to Kathmandu.
My friends hitchhiked from Western Europe to India succefully in 2006.
Way too many people believe you’re going to get robbed, kidnapped, or killed 100% if you ever travel outside US-allied nations.
Women should be concerned (at least when traveling alone through the middle east/Africa/India). Guys, not as much.
And Europe. Tate went to Romania specifically for lax sex crime laws and enforcement.
Gendered violence occurs everywhere. More likely by right extremists and areas with them. You are just unlikely to hear about any near you unless it is particularly egregious.
The only bad thing that happened to them on the way was diarrhea - which sucks, but after a few days’ stop at a pakistani hospital (one guy lost too much liquid and had to get an infusion) they continued happily.
But then you’d be in India.
Is that not the expected outcome of hiking to India?
Enjoy the magic river.
