Word: nepal
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...pilgrims' paths. This is a part of the world where having more than one husband is usual, sheepdogs wear protective tin ruffs to save them from leopards, and paths are often made of silver and gold quartz. And in these strange lands, foreigners are definitely exotic. Unlike Nepal where trekking is a developed industry and walking routes are lined with tea shops selling apple strudel and Swiss r?sti?one of my companions actually claimed to have gained weight on one trip?a short walk in the Indian Himalayas can still be an adventure...
...attack, she called her doctor right away. Her biggest concern was not what you might expect, however. "The first thing I thought of was that Celebrex gave me my life back," says Long, who used to find climbing stairs impossible but has since felt well enough to travel to Nepal. "What would I do without...
...Asia, the destination of choice since Wheeler and his wife Maureen released the first Lonely Planet book, Across Asia on the Cheap, in 1973. A well-worn trail links beaches in Goa (India), Boracay (Philippines), Bali (Indonesia) and southern Thailand and the peaks of Yangshuo (China) and Kathmandu (Nepal). In such numbers, backpackers can't help but trample culture and nature, whatever their environmental beliefs. "They tend to be like sheep, all going to the same places," admits Tony Wheeler. "That is a negative...
...climber. Surely, he's planting these victims to look heroic GARETH FOX Brit beats the competition to spend a night in a dog pound. Inspired, he vows to win the next contest. The prize? A week in a dirty car trunk RESHMILA SHAKYA Four-year-old girl is named Nepal's virgin goddess?gets a third eye, a chariot and is revered by thousands. What, no decoder ring? Losers ROWAN ATKINSON Mr. Bean creator crashes his Aston Martin into a wall. Sits with a disconsolate expression wondering when Harrison Ford will show up BORIS BECKER Tennis maestro must pay child...
...International airlines, too, are targeting women: Virgin Atlantic has in-flight beauty therapists, and South African Airways boasts departure lounge massages and arrival make-up facilities. And the world over, firms like Armstrong's are touting single-sex holidays?from cycling in Vietnam to trekking in Nepal...