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Skiing Japan vs Diving Indonesia

5th November 2011

The diving in Indonesia is awesome. I'm a beginner but my friend has done over 6,000 dives all over the world and rates Komodo (where the dragons are) as the best in the world, it's incredible but... More…

Hakuba Accommodation 1

4th November 2011

For budget Hakuba accommodation the best choice is Snowbeds B&B. Check it out at; Snowbeds B&B. It is centrally located between the 2 best resorts to ski in town; Happo One and Hakuba... More…

Best Hakuba Accommodation

3rd November 2011

Value for money is one of the things all people want when they book accommodation anywhere and thats exactly what you get when you book your ski holiday to Japan through Snowbeds Travel in Hakuba.... More…

It's Hot in Labuan Bajo!

2nd November 2011

in Indonesia but it certainly isnt in Hakuba. It's cold enough that your accommodation is heated to pefection because at Snowbeds Travel we only book the best quality hotels, self contained and... More…

Ski Season is coming!!

1st November 2011

It's getting cold in Hakuba these days and snow is atop the peaks again! It's all coming a little earlier than usual and predictions are for an earlier than usual open of the slopes as well. With... More…

Ski In Ski Out Facts in Hakuba

29th October 2011

There is virtually no Hakuba accommodation that is ski-in ski-out, Niseko either for that matter. If people say their lodge is they are exaggerating. There are some places closer than others and... More…

Ski In Ski Out Facts 4

28th October 2011

The big resorts on the south island of NZ have no ski in ski out at all...people stay where the restaurants and nightlife are. North America does have a bit of this type of accommodation though but... More…

Ski In Ski Out Facts 3

27th October 2011

Other European resorts like say Chamonix are so gnarly steep that the cable cars they have put in are an engineering marvel. To build accommodation up these mountains is just out of the question.... More…

Ski In Ski Out Facts 2

26th October 2011

Compare Australian ski resorts like Hotham where the village is on the top of the mountain to say St Anton in Austria. The resort sits in a narrow valley and has had avalanches come down one side... More…

Ski In Ski Out Facts

25th October 2011

Australian skiers are blessed, sort of. Australia mountains are millions of years old and so have been eroding for a very long time.This means that Australian ski resorts are flat which of course... More…

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