A photograph of Essaouira, Morocco.

If our grandparent's were willing to spend three days to get here, to begin their journey further east along the hippie trail, there's no excuse to miss out on one of the world's most fascinating cities. While Istanbul remains an affordable destination your money will go even further with these suggestions of free things to do.

A photograph of Mandalay, Myanmar.

For many travellers in the late 1960s and early 1970s the journey east really began in Istanbul. Though the hippy trail may have begun in a New York bucket or cross Channel ferry and ended in several places on the sub-continent, such as Kathmandu or Kabul, the route’s choke point was Istanbul.

A photograph of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

FRANCE, ITALY & SPAIN > Caring and friendly people, whether they are young or mature, singles or part of a couple, are welcome to apply for one of the campsite representative positions Venue Holidays are now proffering for the 2024 season.

Our guidebook warned us about Tanya. She worked in a club just off Taksim. The sort of place that featured in the Dangers and Annoyances section of Lonely Planet.

A photograph of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

A photograph of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

EUROPE > European Waterways are ready to begin recruiting for their next season providing hotel barge holidays. Tour guide, host and chef are the positions that will interest us most here.