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...access is by one of Darjeeling's famous vintage Land Rover taxis: it's a bumpy four-hour ride over some nasty terrain. The scenic route is on foot, a 30-km trek from Manebhanjan town. The route is dotted with rhododendron and magnolia forests and calls for many steep climbs, all of which will slow you down - the better to take in the stunning views. Expert trekkers can make it in 12 hours, but it's more fun to spread the trip across two days, allowing for a night's rest under the stars. There are several organized treks...
...think he’s got a very steep path up the hill because the three judges who decided this case for us were unanimous,” he said. “There wasn’t a dissent or wasn’t a concurrent opinion...
SOME MERCURY MYSTERIES Is there ice on the surface? Radar imaging has detected what appears to be ice reflections in craters near the planet's poles. The walls of these craters may be so steep that sunlight never reaches their floors, putting them in permanent deep freeze...
...money for things that are supposed to happen but don't. Indignantly denounced by baseball fans as unfair if not dangerous--and really annoying as well--is the Philadelphia Phillies' alleged practice of selling seats in an empty home stadium when the team is on the road. "Paying steep admission prices simply to sit there watching the grass grow, with not even loud rock music or Diamond Vision by way of entertainment, is a new high in boredom, even for Philadelphia," carps one disgruntled Philliephile. Team executives maintain that the practice is entirely legitimate, pointing out that since nothing happens...
...there are clean and quaint pensions like Akrogiali, tel: (30-228) 507 1685, near the harbor. PORTO KATSIKI, LEFKADA According to ancient Greek lore, unrequited lovers leapt from the cliffs of Porto Katsiki to die in the turquoise waters below. These days visitors prefer to hike down the 80 steep and narrow steps carved into the rock to reach the sandy beach. The fishing villages of Nidri (which some claim to be the home of Homer's Odysseus) and Vassiliki are a short taxi-boat ride away. Linked by bridge to the mainland, Lefkada can easily be reached...