Goosie

really are there still drum brakes used on cars? It's either double ventilated discs front and single ventilated back or just disc back.

and I don't know why there is all this hostility about my posts. If you have a better point, then just say it. Character sniping is just so easy.

oh for wooloomooloo sake, let me spell this out to you. The cash for recovery has to come from somwhere. Local spend by locals will not generate the needed funds. Gaijins taking their salaries home to US/Canada/Europe/Ozzie will only add to the fiscal crisis. Hence, lets up the tax for Japan. Great, don't you think? Tourists spending in Japan is an inflow. You get any of that? Toyota earnings were 99% down on last year Honda were 95% down. So, Japanese helping Japanese will help your country?

Originally Posted By: ILoveZao Originally Posted By: Goosie If for instance Honshu was out of the question for a ski holiday, perhaps due to radiation fears unfounded or otherwise, where would you go? Simple question, please do not get prickly stuff up...... Unfounded or otherwise.... why not concentrate on trying not to scare people. Many peoples livelihoods are and will be further affected. Mr ILoveZao, On my recent trip to Japan, I spent alot of money -> 20,000 at Naha hotel 12,000 at Naha restaurant 120,000 at Onnah Hotel 40,000 at Onnah restaurants 80,000 fo

I don't have a particular liking for it. But I don't hate it either. With Thai prawn sashimi, it's lovely. In the Okinawa dish, its just bland.

It was hot. Hotter than what I'd expected Japan to be. 37 degrees and 80% humidity settling down to 28 in the evening. In a place in a triangle among Japan, China and Taiwan, we expected a cultural mix alike to Hawaii. And we got it. The people were dark. Much darker than the Honshu people. They wore Hawaiin shirts and Bermuda shorts, the youth were orange with their ginger hair. A cartoon land in the sticks of farm country. What a beautiful contrast. Amongst the azzure blues of the coast and the deep blue off the shelf, the sky made the third layer giving the dream of here,

Good coverage. Must be some sort of deal on the cards.

and why not. Indeed.

Frankfurt IS a very depressing airport. It has steel netted seats and grey concrete floors. Very functional, but very depressing.

And you are an authority on where people can go?

If for instance Honshu was out of the question for a ski holiday, perhaps due to radiation fears unfounded or otherwise, where would you go? Simple question, please do not get prickly stuff up......

Tevez. He's one uggly mofo.

Japanese airports are great for the range of stuff you can buy. Lavender pillows, cheesecakes, crabs, fish roe, sake, milk, name it. Now compare that to Heathrow wher there's just burger king and beer.

Good good good. Snorkelling sounds great. Amamori sounds great. I'll be driving, so a couple for the road sounds good.

When I go to an Indian restaurant, I always order the chicken tikka, sheekh kebab, lamb vindaloo and pilaf rice. Plus lots of beer. Can't finish it all though, but the staff must eat sometime.

and why?

Originally Posted By: TJ OZ Originally Posted By: Goosie Originally Posted By: TJ OZ We have curry here in Hakuba too so best not to come through these parts. The problem travelling to most of the other resorts around Japan is that they will mostly serve curry too. If you make curry your friend you will enjoy Japan the more for it. Curry can be your friend. Curry is my friend. I like it. I just don't like burped in my direction by rag heads first thing in the morning. If you were truly at one with curry then you would accept it in all it's forms. You are obviously a curryist an

Originally Posted By: snowbender Just got the best news. I can take 2 full weeks off in mid January. Is that not the sweetest news to get! Now. Where to go! To avoid radiactive snow, best to go north. Looks like Hokkaido will be bursting come this winter.

I will not go to Honshu because of the radioactive contamination. Hokkaido and the extreme south are OK so far, but it'll be a maater of time before the contaminated food and water get there.

Ski. And you Tubbybeavis?

whers all the snow gone?

Originally Posted By: Mamabear In reference to the original post: WOW! Just WOW! If you don't like it, no problem - don't go. If you want to find somewhere more Japanese and less 'united nations' then what is wrong with asking: "I am looking for recommendations for good Japanese ski resorts that are less popular with foreign tourists". I'd recommend Rusutsu, but we horrid foreigners have found that too. I believe some of us have discovered Tommamu... And on Honshu we have infiltrated Happo, 47, Iwatake, Cortina, Naeba, Nozawa Onsen... Need I go on? Niseko is the most 'commercia

Originally Posted By: ausi ski bum An alternative to Niseko, well I found places in Japan where we never saw another non Japanese skier, many resorts were small local hills where we had a good afternoon skiing with the locals. Just get out there and find them. For example on the other side of the mountain is Niseko Iowana, it had a single lift running operated by a couple of old guys that looked like they lovingly kept it operating. Over the Northern areas of Hokkaido we found hotels with two or three lifts and a hand full of people skiing. Tommamu is nice, as is Sahoro but you b

Originally Posted By: TJ OZ We have curry here in Hakuba too so best not to come through these parts. The problem travelling to most of the other resorts around Japan is that they will mostly serve curry too. If you make curry your friend you will enjoy Japan the more for it. Curry can be your friend. Curry is my friend. I like it. I just don't like burped in my direction by rag heads first thing in the morning.

they look like Legolas