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Tabla Mountain View: How Exploring Unlocks Your Hiker’s Compass
Each one of us has an inner GPS. When I’m lost and stuck in the middle of nowhere, I turn to my internal compass, to navigate my way out of trouble. And every time I turn it on, my inner GPS often leads me to somewhere spectacular. As a matter of fact, it’s our sense of direction, or hiker’s compass as Raul has said, that helped us discover unheralded places like Tabla Mountain View. And believe me, it has led us to a heap of boredom-defying, gratifying and satisfying adventures in Cebu. The problem is, most of us don’t know that we have this powerful and easy-to-use tool. Heck, some…
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Team Bang Hike For A Cause II: Finding Redemption In Hiking
According to scientific studies, an average adult makes around 35,000 decisions a day. In my earlier days as an adult, I’ve probably screwed up 75 percent of those every day decisions. I admit – I have a rather dark past that I rarely mention to my squad – Team Bang – and my newly-met friends. Enticed by the bright lights, glitz and glamour of my young professional life, I was selfishly living on the fast lane, driving my business and reputation into the ground. I’ve done a slew of crazy things that led to my eventual fall – alcohol overindulgence, fornications, nicotine consumption and a whole lot more. I was…
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Lapos Lapos Cave, Carmen: Admiring The Glorious Woman Of Light
Humbling, thrilling and simply breathtaking – that’s how I can describe my team’s experience in Lapos Lapos Cave, Carmen, Cebu. The moment we arrived at the mouth of the cave, we were all blown away by the sheer size and outstanding beauty of its towering statue of Mother Mary. And, in spite of its extraordinary backdrop and wondrous natural lighting, we didn’t feel the urge to snap a ton of photographs. Instead, we just sat on the huge boulders of Lapos Lapos Cave for minutes, awestruck and silenced by the tavern’s astonishing scenery. With its otherworldly backdrop and sublime feel, it was truly a sight that would leave anyone speechless…
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Lataban Hills: Liloan, Cebu’s Instagrammable Chocolate Hills
I’m an unstoppable freight train, whenever my adventurous spirit awakens. Once I set my sights on a destination or attraction, I rarely take off my eyes on the prize. With a can-do drive and an insatiable sense of wanderlust, I step on the gas, and just do whatever it takes to get to the place that I want to go. Even in remote and relatively unknown places like Lataban Hills, I always find ways to set foot on my next target. But, as of late, I’ve been a little off with the budget and time estimations in my trips. This year, my life has been, so far, an endless parade…
