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Hong Kong–based Whistling

( whistlingarrow.com) is planning an expedition through the Tibetan borderlands of China’s Sichuan province from September 15–30. The aim? To forge a new route to the sacred mountains of Yading, which likely inspired James Hilton’s fictional paradise of Shangri-La. For serious trekkers only. Walk Japan ( is introducing a leisurely trip along the Tokaido Road, the ancient highway between Tokyo and Kyoto that has become a touchstone of Japanese history and culture. The eight-day tour takes in urban areas and the rural countryside of the Pacific coast.