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Re:The Life of a Backpacker in Asia in the 1970s (2018) by treis on Thursday May 26, 2022 @02:54PM (#31522081)
>Imagine visiting Afghanistan! Just hopping in a bus and going over land!!!

I heard tales of people/companies buying an old city bus in Europe and driving it to Europe. They'd get gas money along the way by charging other travellers and then make more by selling the bus in India.

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Re:The Life of a Backpacker in Asia in the 1970s (2018) by coldtea on Thursday May 26, 2022 @03:42PM (#31522544)
There were also the "Magic Bus" rides, frequent commercial but cheapo bus rides from Europe to India...

https://bigthink.com/strange-maps/644-dont-buy-shirts-in-her...

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Re:The Life of a Backpacker in Asia in the 1970s (2018) by selimthegrim on Thursday May 26, 2022 @03:00PM (#31522140)
Dervla Murphy, who just passed, did it by bike.
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