The Philippine Star

READY, SET, BACKPACK this holiday season

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When it comes to enjoying your upcoming holiday getaways, it takes more than a cool itinerary, money, and your enthusiasm to ensure that you’ll be having the best time. Having the right gear is also essential.

Osprey Out and About

Just recently, Osprey—a leading American brand for packs and bags—came up with a creative outdoor experience through the Osprey Out and About – Bataan, the first leg of many Osprey Adventures to be held in the Philippine­s.

This initiative seeks to inspire individual­s to go further in their pursuit of adventure by enabling them to explore more and try new experience­s with Osprey. With the help of the friendly and welcoming folks of the Bataan Tourism Center, Team Osprey and their invited guests were able to enjoy various activities all over Bataan. From nature tripping to cultural immersions, short hikes to breathtaki­ng sights, giving back to the environmen­t to trying local delicacies, Osprey Out and About is all about adventure backpackin­g.

The first stop of Osprey Out and About was the Balanga Wetland Park where attendees enjoyed a bird-watching session amid the sights and sounds of nature. After which, guests proceeded to check in at the Plaza Hotel Balanga before heading over to the beautiful heritage-themed resort, Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar in Bagac for a quick heritage tour.

To cap off the day, everyone went to watch the sunset at the Mt. Samat National Shrine.

Day Two called for a unique tour around the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant in Morong before proceeding to visit some wildlife friends over at the Pawikan Conservati­on Center. Morong used to be a refugee processing center for Vietnamese and other Indo-Chinese people. As such, attendees were treated to a lunch at a popular Vietnamese restaurant in Morong prior to heading back to Manila – Loleng Hu-TieuAn, ensuring a heritage and adventure-filled experience through and through.

Beyond crafting innovative and durable custom-fit packs, travel bags, and accessorie­s, Osprey is about adventure fulfillmen­t.

Osprey products help foster and nurture outdoor and traveling subculture­s by providing enthusiast­s with products that live up to their adventure of choice.

If you’re planning to go on a trip— near or far—this holiday season, check out Osprey’s lineup of impressive gear that will not only keep your things well organized but will also help you carry your travel essentials with more ease and convenienc­e.

One of the more unique as well as key selling points of Osprey bags is their custom-fit tools.

This is especially important for women. Given that men and women’s bodies are different, it’s important that they are able to choose a bag that also fits them comfortabl­y. For women, make sure to look for the Women’s Specific packs when checking out Osprey’s products.

Already well-known among adventure lovers, Osprey packs are available in different sizes and fits, depending on your travel needs. There are packs for backpackin­g/ mountainee­ring, biking hydration, 24/7 series (urban to trail), travel gear (convertibl­e to trolleys), as well as various travel accessorie­s.

Osprey is available in all R.O.X. (Recreation Outdoor Exchange), Duty Free Philippine­s, select The Travel Club and Bratpack stores nationwide.

 ??  ?? Revisiting the
past at Las Casas Filipinas
de Acuzar.
Revisiting the past at Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar.
 ??  ?? Beautiful reconstruc­ted houses at Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar.
Beautiful reconstruc­ted houses at Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar.
 ??  ?? A tour of the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant.
A tour of the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant.
 ??  ?? Looks familiar? One of the more popular stops at the Las Casas tour.
Looks familiar? One of the more popular stops at the Las Casas tour.
 ??  ?? Leader of the pack: Osprey Sr. Brand Executive German Ng, Jr.
Leader of the pack: Osprey Sr. Brand Executive German Ng, Jr.
 ??  ?? Questa Green
Nova Blue
Questa Green Nova Blue
 ??  ?? Comet Red
Flare Cactus Green
Comet Red Flare Cactus Green
 ??  ?? Nebula Black
Nebula Black
 ??  ?? Celeste Purple
Celeste Purple
 ??  ?? Koby Purple
Koby Purple
 ??  ?? Quasar Khaki
Quasar Khaki

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