Cyrus, Darius I, Genghis Khan, Mongols, Sikhs, Afghans, and British all crossed or vied for the Pass. Still to come would be its incarnation as part of the “hippie trail” to India, and its role as a supply route for the war in Afghanistan. Read More

Meeting my buddies in Times Square on New Years Eve--what could go wrong? Read More

Snow had fallen overnight, and when we arrived at Skyline, the road was closed. The trip was ruined. Read More

September was my birthday, it was the start of a new school year, the sticky summer was through, the air was crisp and I might even have some new clothes. Of course it was my favorite. Read More

We were told that we would be changed by our medical training. Our tender idealism would be transformed by long hours and hard work. Read More

For me, it was the first decent job I had even though it was only over the Christmas rush. Read More

There were milk and cookies afterwards. Read More

Was it a town, a hamlet, an existing site? All we knew was that it had appeared on some old marriage and birth records as far back I could trace my Scottish relatives, and we wanted to see it. Read More

2024 is the 80th anniversary of D-day, the joint Allied invasion on the beaches of Normandy to liberate France from the Nazis. Read More

I had a vague familiarity with the digeridoo and some of the paintings. What to expect? Read More