March 20th, 2012 at 10:43 am I traveled from 1969 to 1971 from Eastern Europe through Istanbul, then overland to Pakistan (Gilgit), then back, through Greece, to Germany; then via Egypt and Lebanon overland to India, including Nepal and Bhutan, then back overland to Europe and then from Luxembourg to the U.S. Part of the time I stayed at the places frequented by others, like the Amir Kabir Hotel i