Hiking matters #274: Hiking up Penang Hill (Bukit Bendera) via the Moon Gate Trail in Penang, Malaysia
GEORGETOWN, MALAYSIA – Yesterday, I did the dayhike up the famous Penang Hill, also known as Bukit Bendera, the highest
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Hiking matters #272: Mystical Mount Misen (弥山) in enchanting Miyajima Island, Japan
On our last day in Japan, we took the Sakura shinkansen from Himeji to Hiroshima in the Chugoku Region in
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Hiking matters #171: Hiking up Mount Takao (高尾山) in Tokyo, Japan with Murakami’s 1Q84
TOKYO, JAPAN – After our week-long sojourn to Hokkaido during which we did two very memorable climbs: Asahi-dake and Yotei-zan
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Hiking matters #270: Hiking up Mount Yotei (羊蹄山), the “Mt. Fuji of Hokkaido”
SAPPORO, JAPAN – As the finale in our six-day Hokkaido trip, we decided to accept the challenge of doing the
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Hiking matters #269: Asahi-dake (旭岳) in Daisetsuzan, the highest mountain in Hokkaido, Japan
HOKKAIDO, JAPAN – I am back here at Asahikawa, the coldest city in Japan, after a successful ascent of Asahi-dake
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Hiking matters #268: Mt. Tapulao dayhike, up the High Peak of Zambales
Mt. Tapulao in Palauig, Zambales, at 2037 MASL, is one of only two dayhikable 2000+ meter mountains from Manila, the
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Hiking matters #267: Hiking up Mt. Buntis and visiting Mt. Nagpatong in Andres Bonifacio’s Maragondon
Today, Coby Sarreal (@cobysarreal) and I decided to visit Maragondon, Cavite, to see what possibilities lie in that historic town
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Hiking matters #251:The Holy Ridge (雪山聖稜線) Day 5-6: Dabajianshan and the end of the Holy Ridge
It was a very cold night at the nameless shelter where we stayed (see Hiking matters #250); I was especially
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Hiking matters #265: Mt. Batulao in the aftermath of the tragic February fall
Batulao is now a much quieter place in the aftermath of the tragic fall last February that claimed the life
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Hiking matters #266: This time, a verdant (but still hot) Mt. Talamitam
In Part II of the Twin Dayhikes trip I did with Trail Adventours yesterday, we headed from Mt. Batulao’s trailhead
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