About the Book

What was it like to backpack along the international hippie trail fifty years ago? Martin Frumkin’s pre-tech, countercultural rucksack romp throughout Asia captures the tumultuous, don’t-give-a-damn attitude of such rebellious, nomadic vagabonds as Marco Polo, Ibn Battalu, and Neal Cassady. Martin “tuned in” and “turned on,” but chose not to “drop out.”

Join him as he treks in Nepal within the glacial Himalaya, hangs with royal freak princes in India, partakes of guiltless debauchery in tropical Goa, and enjoys opium-induced romance with willing maharinis. He compares the silky white sand of Sri Lankan beaches to the gritty deserts and Hindu Kush of Afghanistan and searches for enlightenment within Indian mysticism—all while integrating East and West, God consciousness, the Force, and dark choco late–covered mescaline.

Written in journal form, Suspected Hippie in Transit takes you on that unique journey of a lifetime.

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Reviews

“Frumkin’s book is hard to put down . . . the author brings his considerable talents as a writer to chronicling his 1970s trips.”

—US Review of Books

“Filled with sharp observations about class, spiritual practices, and fellow seekers. . . . Rollicking travel memoir.”

—Foreword Reviews

“Frumkin’s writing is engaging and conversational and is sprinkled throughout with striking and descriptive images of the landscapes he glimpsed during his odyssey.”

—Kirkus Reviews

“Brimming with intriguing experiences and thought-provoking meditations that
keep you glued from start to finish.”

—Readers’ Favorite (5 stars)

“Frumkin’s ability to capture the dual complexities of a pilgrimage to India makes for enlightening, entertaining reading.”

—Midwest Book Review