At a time of public anger over expenses, he faces yet another arduous journey.

BBC: Profile: John Bercow

On a short tour of the town we met two families who had been given considerable support by Hezbollah since making the arduous journey from Syria.

BBC: Lebanon's Hezbollah drawn into Syria conflict

"A candid discussion of the new challenges is only the first step forward in a long and arduous journey that Delhi and Beijing have now begun, " the paper's editorial adds.

BBC: Indian media: Ties with Beijing

After an arduous journey, 1, 700 people arrived in Eritrea.

BBC: Plight of the stranded Eritreans

And after a long and arduous journey navigating a country they don't know, a language they don't speak and with meager funds, they made it to Ankara, the Turkish capital, where they are now waiting.

CNN: Young Syrian amputee makes dangerous journey to find help

Some 24 hours later, after an arduous journey across the mountains, she and her family found temporary sanctuary in the home of an ethnic Albanian man in Tuzi, in the neighboring Yugoslav republic of Montenegro.

CNN: 'Just go': Refugees describe terror in Kosovo

Prior to the completion of the cable cars, people stranded in the favelas wanting access to jobs, education, healthcare and even basic shopping had to make a slow and arduous journey down the mountainside to get into the city.

BBC: The cheapest sightseeing tour in the world

Created to help the world's couch potatoes turn the tube on and off without having to make the arduous 2-meter journey to the TV set, the standby feature has spread to virtually every appliance in the home and office.

WSJ: Switching Off Standby Mode