recalls the tales of Robert Louis Stevenson. 3: An Unexpected Light: Travels in Afghanistan by Jason Elliot Written about Elliot’s two journeys to Afghanistan 10 years apart (during the Russians adventure and spirit of the journey…” 4: Notes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson From the highly personal quest of Elliot

" - An Unexpected Light by Jason Elliot Why do you travel?

finally getting that pile of books on my nightstand to topple over less, when I read these words in Jason Elliot