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Mountain Biking in Kamloops
Kamloops is known worlwide for its mountain biking trails.
Every year people from all over the world come to Kamloops in search of dirt and the city delivers.
Host of the largest municipal bike park in Canada, the riding in our city attracts the best riders in the world.
From technical descents to flowy and dreamy singletrack, we have it all.
Kamloops has over 200 trails and five different areas to ride: As well as being the closest city to the Sun Peaks Ski Resort which serves as a lift-access mountain bike park in the summer. This city truly is a mountain biker's paradise.
Kamloops has over 200 trails and five different areas to ride: As well as being the closest city to the Sun Peaks Ski Resort which serves as a lift-access mountain bike park in the summer. This city truly is a mountain biker's paradise.
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We are currently in the process of reopening the Kamloops Guest House/Hostel, we are aiming for the reopen date of October 1st, 2021.
Feel free to email us if you want to make any reservations. Thank you.
Snorkeling in Makapuya Island, Coron, Philippines
Snorkeling in Makapuya Island, Coron, Palawan, Philippines. Picture taken by Gary, KGH on Dec, 2017.
Nha Trang, Vietnam
Nha Trang is Vietnam’s most famous seaside resort-town. It's more lively and urban in character than other beach destinations like Mui Ne and Phu Quoc. It's also the scuba diving center of Vietnam.
The monsoon season is from October to mid December. Sea winds can be heavy, and sometimes the weather can get pretty chilly. Summer, naturally, brings many vacation goers into town and hotel rooms get somewhat more difficult to find.
National Oceanographic Museum of Vietnam, Admission VND4,000. Open 7AM-6PM. This is like an aquarium with popular and rare species of the sea. A perfect place to bring kids as they will get to see sharks, turtles, coral reefs, lionfish, sea horses, and many other creatures.
Long Son Pagoda, Free admission. Open 8AM-5PM. At this pagoda, you will see a 79 ft. tall white Buddha. The pagoda was established in 1963 to honour the monks and nuns who died demonstrating against the Diem government.
Also beware that parking for motorbikes and bicycles are absolutely free (signs posted in Vietnamese indicates free parking.) Do not pay the 5,000 dong parking fee to the scammers near the gate. Instead, drive directly in, past the vegetarian restaurant, and park where the security guards are.
Po Nagar Cham Towers, Admission 22,000VND. Open daily 7:30AM-5PM. These four brick towers were built by the Cham civilization between the 7th and 12th century to honor Yang Ino Po Ngar, mother of the kingdom, and the incense aroma emanating from within makes it clear that this remains a religious site for the local Buddhists of Nha Trang today.
The longevity of these last vestiges of a once-dominant South East Asian civilisation should impress temple enthusiasts even if the insensitive restoration and surrounding mass of tourists don't.
The small complex sits on a hill which enjoys views across Nha Trang's fishing village.
Close off-shore from Nha Trang sit a series of islands that offer decent diving and snorkelling, easily accessible by day trip.
The city has about two dozen dive shops, making for fierce competition and great value. For certification training, Nha Trang offers perhaps the best value in the world, with PADI open water courses available with full equipment rental for as little as US$250.
A two-dive boat trip with equipment rental and modest lunch can be had for as little as US$45, also a phenomenal value.
Above information is from Wikitravel : https://wikitravel.org/en/Nha_Trang
Above pictures taken by Gary, KGH
If you are a family of 3 from Malaysia, please taking time to visit the following web pages.
2017 冬季潛水假期越南芽莊 Nha Trang 之二 海洋跳島浮潛 4 Island
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| Stone fish in Oceanographic Museum, Nha Trang. |
The monsoon season is from October to mid December. Sea winds can be heavy, and sometimes the weather can get pretty chilly. Summer, naturally, brings many vacation goers into town and hotel rooms get somewhat more difficult to find.
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| White budda in Long Son Pagoda. |
National Oceanographic Museum of Vietnam, Admission VND4,000. Open 7AM-6PM. This is like an aquarium with popular and rare species of the sea. A perfect place to bring kids as they will get to see sharks, turtles, coral reefs, lionfish, sea horses, and many other creatures.
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| Po Nagar Cham Towers. |
Long Son Pagoda, Free admission. Open 8AM-5PM. At this pagoda, you will see a 79 ft. tall white Buddha. The pagoda was established in 1963 to honour the monks and nuns who died demonstrating against the Diem government.
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| 4 island ocean tour. |
Also beware that parking for motorbikes and bicycles are absolutely free (signs posted in Vietnamese indicates free parking.) Do not pay the 5,000 dong parking fee to the scammers near the gate. Instead, drive directly in, past the vegetarian restaurant, and park where the security guards are.
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| Getting sun tan on the deck. |
Po Nagar Cham Towers, Admission 22,000VND. Open daily 7:30AM-5PM. These four brick towers were built by the Cham civilization between the 7th and 12th century to honor Yang Ino Po Ngar, mother of the kingdom, and the incense aroma emanating from within makes it clear that this remains a religious site for the local Buddhists of Nha Trang today.
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| Relax on the white sand beach. |
The small complex sits on a hill which enjoys views across Nha Trang's fishing village.
Close off-shore from Nha Trang sit a series of islands that offer decent diving and snorkelling, easily accessible by day trip.
The city has about two dozen dive shops, making for fierce competition and great value. For certification training, Nha Trang offers perhaps the best value in the world, with PADI open water courses available with full equipment rental for as little as US$250.
A two-dive boat trip with equipment rental and modest lunch can be had for as little as US$45, also a phenomenal value.
Above information is from Wikitravel : https://wikitravel.org/en/Nha_Trang
Above pictures taken by Gary, KGH
If you are a family of 3 from Malaysia, please taking time to visit the following web pages.
2017 冬季潛水假期越南芽莊 Nha Trang 之二 海洋跳島浮潛 4 Island
Las Pozas, Xilitla, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
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| Sculptures in Las Pozas, Xilitla, San Luis Potosí, Mexico. |
Las Pozas is near the village of Xilitla, San Luis Potosí. The natural beauty of Xilitla inspired eccentric English artist Edward James to create Las Pozas (the Pools), a garden in a subtropical rainforest just outside the town of Xilitla.
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| Sculptures in Las Pozas, Xilitla, San Luis Potosí, Mexico. |
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| Waterfalls in Las Pozas, Xilitla, San Luis Potosí, Mexico. |
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| Sculptures in Las Pozas, Xilitla, San Luis Potosí, Mexico. |
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| Sculptures in Las Pozas, Xilitla, San Luis Potosí, Mexico. |
The above pictures were taken by Gary, KGH
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Diving and snorkeling in Sabang, Mindoro, Philippines
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| Sabang Harbour, Puerto Galera, Mindoro, Philippines. |
Sabang is a small town located on the northeastern coast of Puerto Galera, Mindoro Island, Philippines. Most visitors to Sabang are attracted by the excellent SCUBA diving provided by the protected marine sanctuary.
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| Big la Laguna beach, Puerto Galera, Mindoro, Philippines. |
The dive sites that feature a large variety of small sea life with the occasional shark or turtle. Several sites are drift dives and often turn into strong current dives with the best diving being at 18 m.
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| Beautiful ocean view from the guesthouse on top of the hill. |
Almost all of the dive sites are within a 10 minute boat ride of Sabang which allows you to spend your surface interval on the shore and it also allows most shops to offer as many as four dive trips each day.
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| Big bangka ferry from Sabang to Batangas. |
Big La Laguna Beach is the best for swimming and snorkeling with its clean sand and coral reef with cordoned swimming area prohibited to boats.
The above pictures were taken by Gary, KGH
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Coron, Busuanga Island, Palawan, Philippines
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| Snorkeling in Kayangan Lake, Coron, Philippines. |
Coron is famous for its World War II wreck diving and snorkeling. There are around ten well preserved underwater shipwrecks surrounded with coral reef. Ocean attractions like Kayangan Lake, Barracuda Lake, Banol Beach, Twin Lagoon, Siete Pecados, Banana Island are great snorkeling sites.
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| Kayangan Lake ocean view from the summit. |
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| Beautiful white sand and shelter at Banol Beach. |
Barracuda Lake is amazing for snorkeling and observing underwater rock formations. Banana Island is famous with it's white sand beaches and numerous Pacific Giant Clams.
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| Snorkeling boat and Coron island rock formation. |
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