Category Archives: Hiking Adventures

My Hiking Adventures

Scaling the Adam’s Peak, The Holiest Mountain in Sri Lanka

Posted on September 29, 2014 by jipp

One of the things that excited me most about visiting Sri Langka was the idea of climbing up to the Adam’s Peak or Sri Pada as it is locally known. We took a train from Kandi to Hatton and that … Continue reading →

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Mount Santubong – Checked!

Posted on May 19, 2014 by jipp

So I was in Kuching last last weekend to attend a friend’s wedding. Seeing an opportunity, I decided to take something off my long standing bucketlist by climbing up to Mount Santubong – one of the most famous natural landmarks … Continue reading →

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That Little Patch of Forest called FRIM

Posted on May 18, 2014 by jipp

FRIM (Forest Research Institute Malaysia) is probably too governmental for many KL folks but seriously when it comes to getting back to nature (I like to use the term ‘return’ because I believe civilization had first originated from nature,no?), nothing … Continue reading →

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Annapurna Base Camp: Finally a Taste of the Himalayas

Posted on May 6, 2014 by jipp

I used to believe that Switzerland and New Zealand are the most beautiful countries in the world, that if there were heavens on earth, they’d be somewhere in these two countries. But of course, that was before I read about the … Continue reading →

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That Little Patch of Forest called the SAGA Hill

Posted on January 17, 2014 by jipp

One of the things that I love most about KL or rather Klang Valley is that there’s always a new place that I’d find out about. I’ve been based in KL for about 3 years now and I still can’t … Continue reading →

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