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The Andorra is land locked in the Pyrenees between France and Spain and there speaks catalan, and French. The size of Andorra 181 square miles, some 2.5 times the size of America capital and its population is 72,822.

The Andorra’s backstory fuzzy story of independence began in the 9th century, when Charlemagne after beating back the invading Moors, rewarded Andorra with independence. Since 1993 Andorra has had its own parliament, but the titular heads of state are the French president and the Spanish bishop of Urgel. Andorra is not simply easy to get to there are no airports, for example, only roads from side to side high mountain passes. But it does have great views and great skiing, including Pas De La Casa, the highest mountain resort in the Pyrénees.

A Funny Thing regarding Andorra: With no income tax and very low taxes on goods, and not accurately open-book banking, Andorra is a hotspot for high-rolling tax evaders.

[ via: wikipedia ]

The peak of Mt. Everest is beginning to seem more like a busy crossroads than the top of the world.

Over the earlier month, about 500 climbers have made their way to the mountain’s peak obtainable the thin air, cruel terrain, and sub-zero temperature that makes degree Everest one of the toughest physical challenges in the world, in a single climbing season setting a new record for most people to reach the peak.

In the list of success the top is wide range: An 18 year old women from California become the youngest American to go up to the peak, a Canadian women made the go up despite having an artificial heart control device; and a group of sherpas made it to the peak in record time, and another one can break the record for most trips up the mountain 17.

And after that there are the other fun milestones, such as the British mountaineer who dragging out his cell phone at the peak to create the world’s first cellular call from its highest altitude. He sent a text message. In the fashion of Neal Armstrong, it read, “One little text for man, one huge dive for mobile-kind.” The call was made achievable by a Chinese telecommunications company, which set up a base station about 12 miles from the peak.