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.

A photograph of Salta, Argentina.

A photograph of Puerto Iguacu, Argentina.