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Backpacking in the old days

Backpacking around in the late 1960's and early 70's. I had this on my old site and thought it might be good to include it here. Several people have asked what it was like to backpack around back then. There are 6 posts in this series.
They are in sequence beginning with
Backpacking way back then.

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Drug addicts plus an English whore and a big black dog

It had been an interesting four months. A contract to IBM, Netherlands, saw me making some decent money and, when...
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That stint in Frankfurt

Arriving in Montpellier, after the floods of Barcelona and fires of France was a welcome relief. I didn't stay long...
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Things are different today

How often do I hear that? You've gone off on a gap year, decided to dump the job and hit...
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Transconning the USA in 1968

It was late June 1968, this guy was passing out loaves of bread. I grabbed one and began munching as...
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Unknown roads

Having raised two children of my own, I know that four years old is a fantastic age. You start to...
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Backpacking way back then

They wanted to take stuff from one place to another so it was easier to put it all in some...




My old Simian Circles blog here for reference

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