PBS Western Reserve presents a national virtual event honoring travel expert Rick Steves.
Rick sits down for a wide-ranging discussion with Samantha Brown, television travel host of PBS’s Samantha Brown’s Places to Love. Rick will share reflections on his career, his decades-long connection to public media, and share a few tips on some of the best places to visit and explore around the globe. There will also be time during the event where a few guests can ask Rick Steves their own travel questions.
You know Rick Steves. Now discover the adventure of a lifetime that made him the travel writer he is today.
Ticket price: $75 (includes a Zoom link to join the live 60-minute Zoom Webinar event on October 8, a signed copy of his softcover book, On The Hippie Trail: Istanbul to Kathmandu and the Making of a Travel Writer, mailed to the ticket purchaser’s address, and a PBS Western Reserve membership with access to PBS Passport.
(*additional fees incurred for books mailed to Canada or other International locales).
Please note: Any On The Hippie Trail: Istanbul to Kathmandu and the Making of a Travel Writer softcover books ordered after September 25 are not guaranteed delivery before the event on 10/8/26. Books ordered after 9/25/26 will arrive before 12/24/26.
About On The Hippie Trail: Istanbul to Kathmandu and the Making of a Travel Writer
Stow away with Rick Steves for a glimpse into the unforgettable moments, misadventures, and memories of his 1978 journey on the legendary Hippie Trail.
In the 1970s, the ultimate trip for any backpacker was the storied “Hippie Trail” from Istanbul to Kathmandu. A 23-year-old Rick Steves made the trek, 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 leeches in Pokhara, and much more. The experience ignited his love of travel and forever broadened his perspective on the world.
This book contains edited selections from Rick’s journal and travel photos with a 45-years-later preface and postscript reflecting on how the journey through Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, and Nepal changed his life.
