. >> i see an attractive man sitting on the porch out in front of the hotel, and that was nigel brennan. >> an australian photo journalist was drawn to her as well. >> what are those first weeks of the relationship like? >> we bonded. i felt inspired by what i saw him doing, capturing images and telling stories that he felt really passionate about. >> but the passion and adventure that amanda experienced with nigel was short-lived. there he told her he had a girlfriend. that wasn't true. he had a wife. >> i received a phone call from a tearful nigel telling me he had something to disclose. i felt sort of devastated by that news. >> amanda and nigel went their separate ways. she moved on, all the way to india. >> it's the interesting thing about pushing boundaries. you cross one and go into the next. going from india to pakistan was a big deal. it was something i really wanted to do. and then i did it. and afghanistan is right next door. >> mom lorinda wasn't thrilled as her daughter trekked into afghanistan and pakistan, both active war zones. she tried to talk her daughter out of that