Farewell Hippie Heaven

by Jack Parkinson

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Summary

Escape the safety of your own neighbourhood at your peril!Take the journey from Australia to Europe, the hard way – via the Overland Route - also known as the Hippie Trail or just simply the Trail. For those with a taste for the extraordinary, this is a journey where the wild and exotic can be daily routine, a place where danger and excitement mix delightfully with the hilarious and ludicrous. No matter where you jump on or off this it’s not just a trip – it’s a legend! Along the way to Hippie Heaven, you’ll meet the trail the disenchanted urbanites, the passionate thrill-seekers, the artists, rebels, escapees, soul searchers, the beautiful people and the burnt out weirdoes. Join these restless travellers in their quest for new highs, total peace, an adrenaline rush, spiritual salvation, great sex or simply a quiet place to catch some rays in some unspoiled paradise…Travel with Jack Parkinson through Central Australia, through the steamy jungles of Asia and up into the icy heights of the world's greatest mountain chain. Pop into a few of the great Asian and European cities along the way. Travel the lesser known paths by truck, car, bus, pony and trap, ox-cart, paddle steamer, motor bike, trishaw and, of course, hiking boot.On the journey, Jack Parkinson meets Wayne, the lost American, and Nils, the Swedish Buddhist monk. He learns something of the nature of love from Harrison and of madness from Jeff. He receives the predictions of the oracle from Suze the Javanese princess - who is also on hand to organise the prayers of a virgin in time of need. He suffers the pain of tropical ulcers in Java, total bowel meltdown in southern India and snap-frozen feet in the high Himalayas. In the Balkans, he narrowly escapes a bullet from a testosterone crazed border guard, and in Thailand he is severely thrashed by a baby elephant. And, somewhere between the bedbugs, the bordellos, the street-crazies, the would-be drug barons and the toilet from hell — he comes oh so close to hippie heaven! This is a funny and, at times, insightful romp with a myriad of memorable characters to keep you company along one of the world’s major alternative highways. Nurture the undernourished germ of the trail person within you! Take the well-travelled road to all things — with Farewell Hippie Heaven!

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