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Originally Posted By: lin And don't forget in Hakuba people GIVE YOU MONEY. And there is FREE BEER and FREE SEX. And all other sorts of heavenly things. Come to Hakuba. You know it's right for you. its a lie about the free sex

look forward to racing you down the awesome singletrack we have here in hakkers

but don't forget at least two girls for every guy in Hakuba

just found out that... Warning, spoiler! Vegemite is made from leftover brewers' yeast extract, a by-product of beer manufacture

moths- can't really say i've seen a lot of them. seen a lot of butterflies though

which came first?

Originally Posted By: me jane Originally Posted By: soubriquet It's purely American. Misplaced cultural imperialism. It's Pagan it's called fun

wife`s got to earn her living!

slow down FT - two bike rides in one day ain't enough? The snow must be coming....

most of the locals here are predicting a big snow season this year well - according to my next door neighbour and my kids kindergarden teacher

Winter temperatures, rain to be normal Wednesday, September 26, 2007 at 05:00 EDT TOKYO — Temperatures and precipitation from rain and snow for most of the Japanese archipelago are expected to remain within the range of a normal year in the coming winter season between December and February, the Japan Meteorological Agency announced Tuesday.

it wasn't just any old miso soup - this one had tons of vegetables inside!

chilly start to the morning here in Hakuba. Single figures 8c. Should warm up nicely by mid morning

thanks - it used to be a boutique hotel...now a large family residence. Come in for a beer when you visit this snow season

yep thats mine

Best rice in Japan! Today in front of our house the "Obachan" cut the rice. I was wondering how many kgs of rice would one field yeild?

WOW! thats amazing! FT, AK - we'd better get our spades, hammers and nails out and start building!

nagano 31 October

which resort? On the slope or in the resort/town?

japanese geography lesson no1 Hakuba = big steep & deep snowy mountains

yeah lots of bare hills but still plenty of forests for MTBing

nice one Tubbs - was it marshy? if it was did it remind you of Scotland?

valentines day with or without the wife?

no trade fairs in hakuba?

loving this Indian summer but can't wait for the snow to come!