Monthly Archives: February 2014

Vertfest Photo Clinic Trip Report

I’m a terrible photographer but aspiring to be a better one. The first big step forward I made this year was upgrading my Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS2, which I loved because it was waterproof, but sadly my iPhone 5 was starting … Continue reading

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Matt’s Guide to Hakuba

Getting there We took the train from Sapporo to New Chitose airport, then flew Fuji Dreams (booked through JAL) to Matsomoto, took a bus from there to the Matsomoto train station, and from there a train to Hakuba and from … Continue reading

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Matt’s Guide to Skiing in Niseko

When to go January is the snowiest month by far. But beware that it is “busy” over Chinese New Year. We inadvertently booked over Chinese New Year and Australia Day. However, we didn’t find it very busy (at least relative … Continue reading

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Air Combat – Flying Fighter Planes in LA

For Ming’s bachelor party we went down to LA and flew planes at Air Combat out in Fullerton. Here’s a taste of what it was like: Your browser does not support the video tag. What a blast! Total time in … Continue reading

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