Author: Victor P. Guevara, Jr.
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Trying Out Those Hiking Shoes (Hiking IV)
Located within the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) campus, the Botanic Garden features native and non-native trees and lesser-known plants and flowers. It’s a special treat for plantitos and plantitas.
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What Am I Getting Into? (Hiking III)
You already know more or less what hiking possibilities are but naturally you want to know the specifics: what, where, how—all the details. Here are some questions that Bambi Guevara’s answers.
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Trying it Out in the Cordilleras (Hiking Part II)
The general rule about temperature is that it drops by six degrees Celsius for every 1,000 m rise in altitude. There are comfortable places to stay overnight in some destinations while you’ll have to bring your own tent and sleeping gear on some hikes.
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Hiking the Blues Away (Hiking Part 1)
The Japanese have a term for it. They call it forest bathing. Hearing the birds and crickets, leaves rustling, and streams flowing enhance the experience.