Mar 18, 2022Exploring Japan with Kids 2016Travelling with children is the best and yes I know you will say "you're insane - it's daunting, it's exhausting and fraught with issues"....
Feb 5, 2020Lotte AraiIt was time for a change in temperature and activity after leaving Tokyo and arriving at Lotte Arai, Myoko. Lotte Arai Resort is nestled...
Feb 1, 2020How to spend a day in TokyoEvery year we plan to spend some time in Tokyo. There's so much to do and see, including day trips to Nikko Mura, the Bay area of Tokyo,...
Feb 22, 2017Nozawa Onsen in WinterNozawa Onsen is a hot spring and ski resort village near Nagano. We have spent many winters, and even a summer in Nozawa Onsen 野沢温泉 over...
Feb 16, 2017Baby Snow Monkeys - having fun in the mountainsWho doesn't love babies - baby animals, baby humans - and I can assure you, you will fall in love with baby monkeys. I cannot spend...
Feb 16, 2017Jigokudani Snow Monkeys - JapanThe Jigokudani snow monkeys - well what can I say!!!! I can talk for hours about these guys.... instead of listening to me though,...
Jan 29, 2017Otaru 小樽 - JapanWhen there's no fresh Pow on the slopes in Niseko, you take a quick one and a half hour drive from Hirafu to Otaru. Though in all...
Jan 24, 2017Hokkaido Japan - NisekoIn Winter, after landing at Chitose airport Hokkaido, it's a quick 2 1/2 hour drive through beautiful snow cladded trees and mountains on...