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    • Climbing Tianyou Peak 天游峰 @ Wuyi Shan 武夷山
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      • My Greek Odyssey (Athens & Acropolis)
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    • India
      • A Tale of Two Jahans
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      • Varanasi, a city as old as time
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      • Dieng Antiquities
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        • Candi Kethek & Ceto
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      • Back In Mt Bromo With A Kid In Tow 1
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    • Magical Myanmar 2019
      • Hsipaw Trek
      • Paya Ko Thaung
      • Pining For Pyin Oo Lwin
      • Sunset In Sittwe
      • The Goteik Viaduct
      • Yangon Memories
    • Nepal
      • Tilicho Lake
      • Annapurna On Wheels With Two Kids In Tow
      • Gosainkund Winter Trek
      • Lost In Lumbini
    • The Water Curtain Cave
    • Kunming, Dali With A Kid In Tow
  • Wacky Workouts
    • Climb Stairs
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    • Metabolic Principle – Fat Burn
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    • Pull Ups Step By Step
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    • Working With Elastics
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    • Alternatives For Prevention of AMS?
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    • Carbo-loading: The Real Thing
    • Cold Dips
    • Fluid Replacement
    • Food For Hikes – Sweet Potatoes
    • Healthy Coffee?
    • High Altitude Diarrhoea
    • Jumpstart Cream
    • L-Carnitine
    • Low Carb Myths & Risks
    • MacRitchie To Bukit Timah Hike
    • Preventing Blisters
    • Sandfly Bites
    • Cheating AMS
  • Gear & Stuff
    • Choosing Footwear
    • Cooking Set
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    • Dressing Right For The Himalayas
    • Gelert Boots
    • High Fashion (Frogg Toggs)
    • Hiking Footwear Cheap & Good
    • How To Clean Mouldy Slides
    • My Neat Knapsack
    • The Humble SAF Combat Boot
  • The Aging Adventurer
    • Bye Bye Bunions
      • 6 Weeks Post-op
      • Day 1
      • Day 2
      • Day 7
      • One Month Post-op
      • Trying On My Boots & Thongs
      • Week 3
    • Clogged Arteries: everyone has them!
    • Don’t Lose That Muscle
    • Foot On Ice
    • How Exercise Affects Blood Pressure
    • Keeping Fit Past 70
    • Secret To Burning Fat
    • Stairs Workout
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    • The Best Doctors In The World
    • Toes & Poles
    • Too Old To Run?
    • Training For Seniors
  • Legends
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      • The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition
    • Gigi The Bikini Hiker
    • Khoo Swee Chiow – K2, the ultimate peak
    • Xiao Peng 小鹏
    • Yu Chun Shun 余纯顺
    • Lei Dian Sheng 雷殿生
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      • Trust & Kindness
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Is Mrauk U Safe?

by admin November 19, 2019 No Comments

I returned home from Yangon, ending Myanmar 2019 feeling quite fulfilled. Not long after sharing my pictures of Mrauk U, I received several private messages, asking me if Mrauk U is safe. Perhaps unknowingly, these folks have asked me a somewhat pointless question. Below is my personal experience. Yours may vary. Before I begin, let’s […]

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Coast To Coast Trail

by admin November 2, 2019 No Comments

NParks: The Coast-to-Coast Trail is a 36 km trail that spans across Singapore. Stretching from Jurong Lake Gardens in the west to Coney Island Park in the northeast, it will take users through a variety of parks, park connectors, nature areas, places of interest and urban spaces. Some of these include Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park […]

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Going To Extremes

by admin September 6, 2019 No Comments

In his book What Doesn’t Kill Us, Scott Carney got himself into a programme conducted by the legendary Dutch Iceman Wim Hof (apparently as a sceptic) and emerged one of the biggest proponents of Hof’s extreme training methods. A very familiar statement is found in the blurb on the back cover. Carney learns that “getting […]

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Paradise Lost

by admin September 2, 2019 No Comments

Instagramers. They’re everywhere. They visit the most exotic places in the world just to show off that they’ve been there, turning many a backpackers’/explorers’ paradise into some crowded selfie platform. There are no more secrets. No more peace and tranquility even in the remotest parts of Indonesia these days. These women (and a few men) […]

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Success On NDP 2019

by admin August 18, 2019 No Comments

The NDP – National Day Pendaki has succeeded in reaching the summit of Gunung Lawu, a 3265m extinct volcano on 9th August 2019. This was my first climb after my bunion surgery in January. Below is an embedded Facebook post of my first day. I flew to Jakarta, then took a domestic flight to Solo […]

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Getting Back In Shape

by admin July 18, 2019 No Comments

It has been almost 6 months after my bunion surgery and even though I started exercising as early as 1 month post-op, they were very light workouts compared to what I’ve been doing regularly. Initial recovery from the surgery was rapid, but subsequently, the residual swelling and stiffness took several months to resolve. If there […]

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Begpackers

by admin July 5, 2019 No Comments

When I first started my business back in 1991, I had to tighten my belt – really tight. Deep in debt, I only managed to take home some $700 after paying the rent, the lease on the equipment and my staff. I did not step into a restaurant and I did not buy a new […]

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Candi Plaosan 1997

by admin July 3, 2019 No Comments

I’m often intrigued by Javanese antiquities. Constructed out of precisely formed stones stacked several stories high without the use of cement, these monuments are testimony to the skill of these ancient builders. Over the eons, the faith of Javanese has changed. The ruins of these shrines are the ghostly remains of an era long gone. […]

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Yearning For Yangon?

by admin June 14, 2019 No Comments

Yangon looks very different now compared to the time I visited it some 15 years ago. There were much fewer shops and cars. Everything looked grey, sooty and gloomy. Back then, most of the shops looked like they only stocked up once every 10 years. The goods were mostly old and dusty. Books and magazines […]

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The Power Of Agung

by admin June 1, 2019 No Comments

31 May 2019. Gunung Agung, Bali, Indonesia erupted. It’s not a real concern as the initial report of pyroclastic flows turned out to be fake news. The exclusion zone remains at 4km (12km in September 2017) and flights are not affected. For its size, Bali has many mountains, the highest of which is Gunung Agung […]

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