http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/uchi_d/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from uchi_d en-us Mon, 04 Jan 2010 03:36:34 +0000 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 03:36:34 +0000 Hmmhellip well its must be at least 78 months since I last updated this blog no excuses really just been really busy and living in a place with no internet connection which has been both a blessing and a curse at the same time. So Irsquoll try and update my movements since my last blog as briefly as I can and then as usual just leave it up to the pics to take care of the rest. Last ye http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Hokkaido/blog-155634.html Well the day Chelle and Crumps left Tokyo I jumped on a plane bound for Thailand. I met Trevor there and after arriving at about 9pm checked into this fantastic beach bungalow. It was over 35 deg and rocking up in jeans really sucked so the next day we rented a motorbike stopped to buy shorts and headed straight for the beach woo hoo After the spending the winter in 10 to 20 deg cold http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/South-West-Thailand/Phuket/blog-155652.html Well after three and a half years of talking and planning it took one random phone call and 10 billion consecutive emails last year and Crumps and Chelle had their ticket booked to Japan FINALLY So first stop Osaka. I flew down to Osaka to meet the two an had great plans of hiding at the airport and watching them panic when no one was there seeing how they would communicate to find their way http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/blog-155645.html Ok I know its been ageees and agees but won't even begin to make excuses think you all know me well enough by now to know I totally suck at the whole 'keeping in touch' thing..But needless to say uploading a few photos or more than a few I guess pretty much adequately sums up my lfe in the past 45 months.. minus the work side of things which is about as interesting as watching paint dry... http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Hokkaido/blog-91298.html Well things have been pretty crazy lately so I have not really had a chance to update the stuff thats been going on.... but in saying that not too much exciting stuff has been going on anyways so I guess its ok...Dad just came over for a couple of days last week which was great to see a face from home again we stayed Lake Toya for a nite which was good and then just cruised around shikotsu http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Hokkaido/blog-66939.html Well I have just got back from a crazy week in Tokyo. Just when I thought I could give my body the deprived TLC it needed I was sucked into the whindwhirl of eating eating drinking shopping playing and drinking more that Tokyo and family friends you have not seen for a long time brings..Needless to say I had a great time but am relieved to be back. Seriously Tokyo is a CRAZY place an http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Hokkaido/blog-58977.html Well yet again in a flash the official 'winter' season is over here... although in saying that nature seems to be totally obilivious to the fact is well into Spring and is still sending us plenty of snow. I officially hung my snowboarding boots up about 6 days ago satisfied with my season then I made a HUGE mistake I let myself get talked into going snowboarding yesterday Hiroshi's last d http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Hokkaido/blog-51525.html Well in following the epic powder dump Max Cheech and I decided to check out Mowia the next resort which is infamous for its back bowls knee deep powder and serious lack of ppl.. we got our gear on and dragged our asses and onto the bus excited like school kids going on an excursion.... I left my inner on the bus and had to wait at the bottom while Max and Cheech took the first lifts up..aft http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Hokkaido/blog-46785.html Ok well its been a few long months between blogs so I'll try and sum up everything in a short a space as possible.. went back home to Aus for a month although it seemed like a week in November and came back to Japan in Dec. Geoff came to visit which was good showing him the fun bits of Tokyo just a shame I had a cold so could not go too crazy but had lots of fun anyways especially after hit http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/blog-40149.html Well apparently I am not doing what ever needs to be done in order to send photo's via email right so just deicded to upload a few random pics from some of my random days here in Niseko.... the season has only a few weeks left so will prob be seeing alot of you guys back in Oz sooner rather than later the last coulple of weeks has been filled with some epic powder days that can only be describ http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Hokkaido/blog-46793.html Ok well its been a while since updating this blog or even keeping in touch with everyone but now I am back in Japan back living in the world of white... as expected the snow here has been phenomonal deep soft white powder which falls consistently.Went back country two days ago with Daiskuke Kenji Matchan and Maki and hiked iwanupuri mountain. With avalanche danger on extremely high I wa http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/blog-40118.html 20170260851228921460292381237312435122892146027597123731243512289124591249012392199683221012395124891252112452125021237512383122902639782617820986303301237512390122892719721069236651240812356123871238312290348921236536947123951237712372123673218640599 http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/blog-24297.html 2017026085NAC215162069812392274942402939365202531253912471124711251512514310851242612395348921238712390123651241412375123831229020170263976261782132212395NAC215162069816201543694812392NAC1249612473123952005512387123902098630330123751238312290303421239912 http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/blog-24295.html Ok well I thoought I would just write a random entry and put up some random photos of the stuff that I have been doing over the past few months but have not written about as I have been too slack...umm.... well I guess pictures tell more than words my english is so bad now I forgot how the saying goes so I039ll leave the pictures to do the explaining... and stop my rambling... http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/blog-22000.html Today was my day off Finally Kanomor came and picked me up at 9am and we headed to Shakton one of Hokkaido039s number 1 pennisula spots for a MTB ride... as soon as we jumped into the car it started to rain but luckily by the time we arrived it had stopped... we parked the car and headed up the mountain thought it was all over for me and my legs after the first 10 mins but managed to bl http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/blog-21999.html 12420123871239232650364202366512434303311242612395348921238712390123651241412375123836528134276299831239211261781237212429303311242622987124171239012289199781241412391228232030742617838291123631236312387123831229030331124271239812399320802708312375124 http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/blog-21990.html Well its been a while since my last entry... no excuses just been a bit slack and a lack of exciting news. but the last few weeks or has it been a few months already life has been pretty much the same as usual.. dad came over for a week or so and was good to take 3 days off work yes thats considered a long holiday hereand we travelled to the other side of Hokkaido to Shiretoko which has http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/blog-18497.html 20170260852282320171215311239212459123981251012540123921245212458125222153112392199683221012395373471242634892123871238312290225802515212398215172106924536124281238512419123871238312369123932760432645228271236312425226178382911236712425123561236312363 http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/blog-14052.html Rainy day finished work... not much news to tell.. bout to have beers and video session to prepare for my day off tomorrow.. am actually glad its raining as I need a day inside and won039t feel guilty for spending it indoors....Crumps we will have to have a rematch with the 1kg racing cars hope you039ve been keeping up with training would be sad to see all that prac at uni go to waste... http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/blog-12679.html 30thJune652986529665296653012418065303263766529726085201702608512289124201238712392202411241512384123871238365281201702639782617812395124221235812383215311243436814123601239526469123901996832210123953734712426348921238712383122902017026085123982282527671 http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/blog-12677.html