Facebook Live Episode 2: 5 Tips to Continue Hiking during COVID-19 Outbreak
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As the Circuit Breaker in Singapore, MCO in Malaysia, lockdown in Indonesia and many other countries worldwide have been implemented, sports facilities and trips around the world are required to cease operations in most countries in order to curb the spread of COVID-19. This also means that we would be away from hiking for a good while. With the closure of mountains, parks, and nature reserves, how can we continue to hike? In this episode, we will share with you about how we can continue to hike during the Covid-19 outbreak. Come and join us on Facebook LIVE! Evelyn Chew from Ministry Of Adventure - MOA and Simon Chan from The Adventure Village will share 5 important tips to continue hiking and staying active during Covid-19! Simon Chan is an experienced and seasoned hiker who went for more than 100 hiking trips and summited many mountains in different countries. Unlike most hikers who hike the mountains for thrills, Simon found his purpose through hiking to help the villagers who struggle to survive in their own communities. Hence, he founded Trek for Hope, a non-profit group established in 2013 to rally adventurers, trekkers, and photographers to go on adventures with a mission to help the underprivileged community along the trek. Currently, he is also the owner of Adventure Unlimited, one of the largest and fastest-growing hiking adventure companies in Singapore. Adventure Unlimited is an adventure travel agency that brings people on hikes to explore the unbeaten paths in Malaysia, Indonesia, Taiwan, Sri Lanka, and the rest of the world, and it has more than 7,000 members. Simon Chan is also an author of TravelledPaths.com, and an Award-Winning Blogger in the Singapore Blog Awards (SBA) (2014) and SBA Topical Blog Finalist (2015). He was also featured in Straits Times, Zaobao, I-weekly, Mypaper, S’pore International Foundation Magazine, Law Gazette Singapore. Check us out: Website: www.ministryofadventure.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/ministryofadventure/ IG: @moadventurer