Category Archives: Japan
Japanese-style Accommodation
One of the best things about travelling is experiencing the local way of life, and in Japan one of the best ways to do this is to stay at a Japanese pension! Mon Coeur Yamato is one of our favourites … Continue reading
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A great day at Happo-One today
Was up early for the first bus to the Nakiyama ski lifts at Happo-One this morning… what an awesome day it was! We managed to cover quite a lot of ground on Happo in just half the day making it … Continue reading
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Beautiful Echoland…
Each morning I walk to work down the main street of Echoland to the White Horse Hotel, and each morning it’s prettier than the morning before. Roofs covered in snow, front porches completely buried, trees barely able to stand with … Continue reading
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Hakuba pow
Our first video for our blog and of the season! Taken today, Christmas Eve, in the beautiful powder… Filmography and riding by Chris, our White Horse Bartender – proving he can do more than just make my favourite ‘Full Breakfast’ cocktail. … Continue reading
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What a day…
So much snow OK – maybe I’m not going to win photographer of the year with this photo, but to be honest – there was so much snow that none of my other photos came out! At least you get … Continue reading
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Pizza night at Luna Hotel
Another great night with all the staff last night at Eclipse Restaurant at Luna Hotel. Luna’s new chef Joe fine-tuned his incredbile pizza-making skills and served up some delicious pizzas. Most of us over-ate… The girls did a great job … Continue reading
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There are so many cute & quirky thin…
There are so many cute & quirky things I am coming to know and love about Japan… one of my favourites is the crazy English translations you’ll find on menus, flyers, products in the supermarket and pretty much on anything … Continue reading
And the food just keeps getting b…
And the food just keeps getting better… The other night I went out for dinner with Tony & some of the White Horse crew. Amazing fish, sesame chicken wings, whole roasted garlic cloves, and Pari Pari Potato – these … Continue reading
December is here…
And you know what that means… the snow is not too far away! Rumour has it something big is coming around the 8th so stay tuned. As for this week – no new snow has fallen since Monday but these … Continue reading
The snow continues…
Sorry guys, couldn’t help myself – I’m just so excited! Another photo taken at 11.50am today. Look out for tomorrow’s post which will hopefully be even whiter…
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