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What are the Indian places like - any good?

For the casino, it will probably end up being an inexpensive marketing move. Sad as that may be.

That new Across one is class.

Arrival, Abba. Showing my age perhaps.

Surely almost everyone prefers good weather. I know I sure do! I won't go out in a blizzard.

These articles are really interesting, keep them coming. Quote: Some guests depart the resort early and a few have been known to try to sell their passes to others arriving later in the day - to discourage this the resort recently only issues tickets which wrap around a “plastic hanger”. Care to expand on that at all? How does that stop people selling them?

Are the businesses up there - like these ones not actually wrecked physically by the nearby quake, but ones that will get a huge business bashing - going to get any assistance at all?

Translated roughly as "We don't know".

Motion Blue Yokohama must be heaving on NYE right? I like the place, not sure about such a busy time though.

As it stands I'll be going up there no problem.

Quote: temperatures 35-40 degrees centigrade below zero and at that temp Wow. Thats cold. How cold does it get up in Niigata where you are?

Nice one I never knew about that, is that a regular column?

Seems Rubiks cube is getting popular here (again) there were tons in the local shops today. I was sorely tempted, used to have a lot of fun trying to work that thing out. Did anyone here able to solve it without cheating?

What is it with Eurpean refs? Are they stuck in the 80's? They all seem to have come straight off the Miami Vice set.

Yellow/gold ones are my faves. Especially good in the evenings.

I have more than once given my skis to my mother/father/person sending me off at the airport while I check in, then claim them back after check in.

Not too far off I think. Theres a few other smaller places. I think the plan is probably to not try to mix it up though on reflection. Thanks

I was driking way too much a few years back, it was like every day after work and every day quite a few. I've cut back recently, even turning down free paid-for nights out. Must be serious

I'm not a gamer myself but have a client who works for one of the two handheld companies launching these machines soon... and I can tell you they seem a bit shocked at the price point of the competition..... That PSP does look like an attractive bit of gear though, anyone seen one of those screens close up?

A slight upside there, if ever there was one.

Are there any decent resorts near to Nikko - places we can go to using Nikko as a base or at least for half the time?

Nervously in Tokyo.

Skiing, surprisingly.

Skiing for 15 years now.