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Mr Vijay Kumar Patil, who founded travel agency SGTrek, has been leading hikes around Singapore during the travel drought. PHOTO: SGTREK
Mr Vijay Kumar Patil, who founded travel agency SGTrek, has been leading hikes around Singapore during the travel drought. PHOTO: SGTREK
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SINGAPORE - Years ago, missing the nature in his home state of Karnataka, India, Mr Vijay Kumar Patil launched SGTrek, a social platform to connect like-minded outdoor lovers.

In 2013, he began organising free monthly walks to explore trails in Bukit Timah, MacRitchie and Pulau Ubin, the hikes a form of escape during the months he was not travelling.

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