TRANSFORMED BY INDIA

CHAPTER ONE: OVERLAND

At age nineteen, two months of travel alone from Paris through Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan to India in 1971.

Using the timeline to the right you can follow Stephen’s journey OVERLAND. Below the timeline take a deep dive into each location Stephen writes about in Chapter One.

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1971 Beatrice Wood

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The University of Denver

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1971 Stephen & Helene

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1971 Steve leaving for India LAX

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Departing

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1971 Trip Map Paris to Indian Border

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Orient Express on the Tracks 1971

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Orient Express in Bulgaria 1971

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Istanbul View of Golden Horn 1971

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1971 Istanbul Suleimanye Mosque

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1971 Istanbul Suleimanye Mosque Interior

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Istanbul Blue Mosque interior 1971

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2009 Blue Mosque Detail

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2009 Grand Bazaar

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2009 Grand Bazaar

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1971 Istanbul Hotel Street

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2009 Istanbul Old House

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Istanbul street 1971

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1971 Istanbul Topkapi Exterior

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2009 Topkapi Harem

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1971 Istanbul Fruit Room in Topkapi Harem

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Topkapi Harem Detail

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1971 Cappadocia Urgup

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Capadoccia Cone 1971

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1971 Cappadocia

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Stephen Seated in Cappadocia Cave 1971

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Cappadocia cones and barn -1971

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Cappadocia Byzantine Frescoes 1971

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1971 Cappadocia - Houses in cliffside

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1971 Turkish women farmers from train

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1971 Turkish girls on roadside

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1971 Erzurum Street

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1971 Herat Main Market Street - Veiled woman, men

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1971 Afghan Camel Caravan in Desert

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Teheran

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1971 Kabul houses

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Camels in Kabul 1971

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Helal Hotel room on roof Kabul 1971

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1971 Kabul Men in Park

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Crowd beneath tree Kabul 1971

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1971 Kabul Boy Reaching for Bubble

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1971 Kabul Bubbles

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1971 Kabul - Stephen Blowing Bubble on Rooftop

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1971 Kabul SPH in Afghan Clothes

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1971 - Helene back in California

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1971- Khyber Pass

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1971 Khyber Nomad camp

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1971 Khyber Pass

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1971 Traveler on Khyber Pass

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Tank camoflage, Pakistan 1971

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Crush India 1971

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1971 Pakistan Camel on Roadside

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1971 Pakistani Shopkeeper

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Crush India 1971

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Beatrice Wood

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The University of Denver

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1971 Steve & Hi dating

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1971 Steve leaving for India LAX

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Departing

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1971 Trip Map Paris to Indian

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Orient Express on the Tracks 1971

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Orient Express in Bulgaria 1971

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Istanbul View of Golden Horn 1971

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1971 Istanbul Suleimanye Mosque

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1971 Istanbul Suleimanye Mosque Interior

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Istanbul Blue Mosque interior 1971

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2009 Blue Mosque Interior

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2009 Blue Mosque Detail

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2009 Grand Bazaar

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2009 Grand Bazaar

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1971 Istanbul Hotel Street

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2009 Istanbul Old House

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Istanbul street 1971

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1971 Istanbul Topkapi Exterior

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2009 Topkapi Harem

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1971 Istanbul Fruit Room in Topkapi Harem

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Topkapi Harem Detail

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1971 Cappadocia Urgup

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Capadoccia Cone 1971

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1971 Cappadocia

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Stephen Seated in Cappadocia Cave 1971

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Cappadocia cones and barn -1971

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Cappadocia Byzantine Frescoes 1971

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1971 Cappadocia - Houses in cliffside

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1971 Turkish women farmers from train

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1971 Turkish girls on roadside

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1971 Erzurum Street

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1971 Herat Main Market Street - Veiled woman, men

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1971 Afghan Camel Caravan in Desert

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Teheran

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1971 Kabul houses

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Camels in Kabul 1971

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Helal Hotel room on roof Kabul 1971

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1971 Kabul Men in Park

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Crowd beneath tree Kabul 1971

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1971 Kabul Boy Reaching for Bubble

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1971 Kabul Bubbles

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1971 Kabul - Stephen Blowing Bubble on Rooftop

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1971 Kabul SPH in Afghan Clothes

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1971 - Helene back in California

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1971- Khyber Pass

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1971 Khyber Nomad camp

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1971 Khyber Pass

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1971 Traveler on Khyber Pass

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Tank camoflage, Pakistan 1971

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Crush India 1971

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1971 Pakistan Camel on Roadside

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1971 Pakistani Shopkeeper

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Crush India 1971

Istanbul
Pakistan
Khyber
Kabul
LAX
Herat
Cappadocia
Ararat

6-Istanbul street 1971

1b-2009 Hagia Sophia. Exterior

2a-1971 Istanbul Suleimanye Mosque

1-1971 Istanbul View of Golden Horn 1971

7-1971 Istanbul Hotel

1971 1st view of Istanbul

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2009 Hagia Sophia Ceiling

1971 Istanbul Suleimanye Mosque Interior

2d- Istanbul Mosque Carpets

2009 Blue Mosque Interior

2009 Blue Mosque Detail

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Tank camoflage, Pakistan 1971

Crush India 1971 copy

1971 Pakistani Shopkeeper

1971 Pakistan Camel on Roadside

Crush India 2 1971 copy

1971 – Peshawar Streetcorner

1971 Peshawar Fruit Seller

1971 Peshawar Soft Drink Vendor

1971- Khyber Pass

1971 Khyber Pass

1971 Khyber Nomad camp

1971 Traveler on Khyber Pass

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1971 Kabul houses

Camels in Kabul 1971

Kabul Camels on Street 2

Helal Hotel room on roof Kabul 1971

1971 Kabul Michel Bongoat

1971 Kabul Marie-Claude

Kabul Male Flower Vendors

1971 Kabul Men in Park

Crowd beneath tree Kabul 1971

1971 Kabul Bubbles

1971 Kabul Boy Reaching for Bubble

1971 Kabul Bubbles Rooftop

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1971 LAX SPH & Mom

1971 LAX SPH & Dad

1971 LAX SPH & Mom

1971 LAX Steve with Pack & new Camera

1971 LAX SPH Departing

1971 Afghan Camel Caravan in Desert

1971 – Herat – Bakery

1971 Afghan Desert with Loose Camels

1971 Afghan Roadside Camel Caravan

1971 Herat Birdcage Shop

1971 Herat Carpet Sellers and Streetside

1971 Herat Central Blue Mosque

1971 Herat Copper Seller

1971 Herat Copper Shop on Corner

1971 Herat Dusty Street on Outskirts

1971 Herat Dusty Street with Horse Cart

1971 Herat Main Intersection with 3 Horsecarts

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1971 Cappadocia Urgup

Capadoccia Cone 1971

1971 Cappadocia Street 1

1971 Cappadocia1

Cappadoccia stairway 1971

1971 Cappadocia Urgup Goat

1971 Cappadocia Girl on Rooftop

Stephen Seated in Cappadocia Cave 1971

Cappadocia Cones & Vineyard 1971

Cappadocia cones – barn -1971

1971 Cappadocia Fresco

1971 Cappadocia Fresco

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1971 Erzurum Street

1971 Lake Van, Eastern Turkey

1971 Little kids Erzurum Turkey

1971 Turkish Kds on Ararat Pass

1971 Woman spinning on Ararat Pass