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.
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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...
only in the capital and major cities
that's how countries generally work. the educated and the open minded move to cities while the reactionary either stay where they are or run to less populated areas to minimize exposure to outside opinions.
I guess that's better than nothing but yeah
Europeans still use it
Was fixing to muse about the Iranian revolution putting a stop to folks just passing through. Makes sense.
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.
Of course, if you ever get out of there, you're going to Kathmandu.
Pretty sure thats a different continent
I hope the concept of humor comes to your world someday. We quite enjoy it on this planet.
Wdym before? People still take the hippie trail. Just US Americans can't because Iran doesn't let citizens of terrorist countries enter
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.
I'd be a bit more worried in the mentioned places than in Europe though.
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.
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?
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.