In 1975, in that window of time between the
fall of Saigon and the Bicentennial–erstwhile
college-radical Caryn, an aspiring Chicago
journalist, got a life-changing letter and
impulsively changed course for parts unknown -
the Overland Trail thousands traveled in the 1960s
and 70s in search of truth, cheap thrills
and free love.
From Bali to Batu Ferringhi, from Bangkok
to Burma and beyond, in the wake of war
and the shadow of colonialism, Overland
recounts the adventure of a lifetime and
the journey of a generation.
This was travel in an Informationless Age,
framed against a mind-bending backdrop of
ethnic, cultural and religious diversity. Rollicking
yet reflective, Overland is a digitally-remastered
blast from the past, when the ultimate measure
of cool wasn’t where you were from, but how far
you’d come.