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In one of their team building activities in the office, my niece joined a hillside trekking. She was complaining because they were not given a proper orientation. They had the proper attire but it's not about the insects of the grass. It's about the terrain that is slanted. Walking is not easy...

Have you experienced dining on a river boat? In the province of Bohol, there is the river called Loboc that is legendary. But the present attraction are the river boats that serve meals. It's actually a floating restaurant and not just floating because the boat travels along the river. That...

Have you eaten escargot or the plain river snails? For the first-timer, it would taste like rubber and some would even eat with their eyes closed. But you will start appreciating if you savor the taste. The cooking of snails here is with coconut milk and mixed with water hyacinth or spinach plus...

It's not really mountain climbing but I had an experience with a mountain trail where we there was no other way to climb but crawling. I was still young then and likewise with my companions. But I don't think I can do that kind of trekking at my age. Maybe we need a rope so my younger companions...

Have you experienced a campsite that is crowded and noisy? There's this camping ground that is like a resort with facilities. It's a great place to pitch tents especially for family camping trips. However, the risk is the attitude of the othercampers. There was a time that we had an overnight...

This is especially important when the campsite has no facilities just like an open wilderness where you pitch your tent. You have to be aware of the potential pests particularly mosquitoes and ants. But one time we went camping in a deserted hilly area. Guess what pestered us.... geckos at...

My father used to say that campers should always have parka. It is a protection not only for the body and limbs but also for the head (if there is a hood). Especially now that the weather is unpredictable, at least parka can provide a shield when there is a sudden shower or even rain. At night...

We bought a solar lamp yesterday for use when there is power outage that usually happens during the rainy season. This is actually a rechargeable lamp. But it is dual in the sense that you can charge it using sunlight which is pure solar. It would be good for camping trips since light is very...

There was a time during my boy scout days that we went to camp in a place called Windy Hill. It's like a prairie with nice grass like a lawn and just a few trees. On top of the hill, we could see the trail that is covered by trees. To make the story short, it was after dinner and we were...

There are camp sites that have fruit trees, big and small, and berries too. We had a nice experience in picking ripe mulberry in one campsite. You can imagine the excitement of the kids upon learning that those red and blue berries are edible. That was the first time thay had tasted mulberry...

In the olden days, what we do is to cook the food early in the morning right before leaving for the campsite. That is to ensure that the food is freshly cooked. However, there was a time that our lunch was kind of delayed due to unexpected traffic on the road and the food got slightly spoiled...

There are campsites that has a swimming pool, offers horseback riding, and other activities. But when it rains, it is better to just stay in the tent and savor the difficult life of a camper. As they say, you cannot do that at home. It is silly to ride on a horse wth the wet weather for an...

We go camping in the forest primarily because there are trees. Take away the trees and what’s left would be a prairie or savannah. I am posting this to stir our awareness in the trees in the campsite. Environmentalists are harping on the importance of trees and camper’s should be more aware of...

This is my experience when I was younger. We used to have a family picnic by the river bank in the province where my cousins lived. Sometimes it is an overnight camping which was really exciting. Food was in abundance. Some natives would come to sell their farm produce like freshly harvested...

There is one campsite in the province that has many frogs when it rains. To get even, campers would catch the frogs and ask the natives to cook it for them. The best dish of frog meat is the one cooked in chili and coconut milk. But for me, I prefer the fried frog legs which can be likened to...

Some trails are truly risky especially when the grass is high or bushes are blocking the pathway. I had experienced many times getting blisters on my hands due to the sharp blades of the reed and bushes. That made me wear gloves to save my hands from the thorny growth in grassy trails. Instead...

If you don’t care for beetles then don’t read this thread. In the province of my cousin, one delicacy is beetles. They catch it, wash it, then fry it. One time I went there for an overnight camping with the boys (mostly my colleagues in the office). The campsite is beside the river bank so it is...

Are you a responsible camper? Do you subscribe to the saying that take only pictures and leave only footprints? It’s disgusting to see writings on the bark of the trees. I thought all along that campers are environmentalists and that they love nature. So why spoil nature with vandalism? And talk...

This is a funny experience. We were camped near a river in the northen part of the country. It was an impromptu camping trip upon the invitatio of a friend who lives there. The river was good with clean water. In the shallow part where the gravel and stones are visible, one of us noticed the...

We were in a mountain campsite yesterday. The place is actually overlooking a volcano lake. My task was to cook the barbecue using coal. As I had posted in another thread, igniting the charcoal is a hard task but I was able to do it quick. What it made it harder is the wind. It was so windy that...