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...most committed travelers will likely make the journey. If you want to spice up the adventure farther, local tour operators offer alternative routes. The seven-day trek organized by Haiwei Trails, tel: (86-887) 828 9239, starts on the banks of the Mekong River, before circumnavigating the sacred Meili mountain and following old horse trails into Dulong territory. Once you arrive, one of the tribe's remaining tattooed women will welcome you with a steaming cup of tea?and a face straight out of the past...
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...enduring falls and frostbite with grins. My brother and I used to love to remember how Paul, usually the consummate athlete but only an amateur skier, was unafraid to lose a ski or two in his dogged pursuit of the expert trails. He was happy to whiz down the mountain with his friends and fully willing to end up in the snow instead of on it, if that’s what it took to have a good time...
...enter. Douglass said there must be some mistake, for no such order could have come from the President. The police refused to yield, until Douglass sent word to Lincoln that he was being detained at the door. Douglass found him in the elegant East Room, standing "like a mountain pine in his grand simplicity and homely beauty...
...first, to become the "greatest perfumer of all time," is child's play. Wheedling an apprenticeship with the renowned but fading establishment of Giuseppe Baldini, Grenouille easily makes his master the toast of Paris and the rest of the civilized world. Next, he spends seven years on an isolated mountain, safe from the smells of humanity and lolling in olfactory memories. Finally, he embarks on a quest to conquer the world by creating an irresistible aroma for himself, to become the "world's most fragrant human being." This task involves the systematic killing of beautiful young virgins...