In July of 1990, my wife, Michelle, and I flew from Los Angeles to Berliin to start a six month backpacking trip around the world. We chose to begin our journey in Berlin because Roger Waters, the esteemed bass player, singer and songwriter for Pink Floyd, was going to perform "The Wall" at the site where the Berlin Wall had previously stood. The Wall had just come down at the end of 1989 and people came from all over Europe to attend the one time concert.

Two days after the ...

My wife and I were traveling in India back in 1990. Michelle had just finished her medical school residency and we decided to take a long trip to celebrate. Being young and not having very much money, we were traveling on a very tight budget. One evening, we were sitting in the lounge of our hotel in New Delhi and struck up a conversation with two Australian women. They had purchased Indian rail passes before leaving home and had used them during their vacation. The passes were valid for ten days ...