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when did we visit and for how long? late february for 10 days what kind of accommodations? two hotels. we barely stayed in the first one for 30 minutes because it was so disgusting. smoke was seeping out of everything, even the toilet paper. we moved down the street to the washington hotel and it […]
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I was able to sample some interesting foods while in Asia, some courtesy of the ever adventurous eating sensei Frank. Here’s a list of the highlights. Raw marinated crab. The ick factor for me was not knowing how clean the crab was going to be. The water in China is not exactly known for being […]
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location: niseko terrain: resort town with fresh snow and high winds style: slowly, usually with our heels slipping out from under us resembles: location: rusutsu terrain: hotel lobbies and designated trails to the uploading lift style: upright resembles: location: otaru and sapporo terrain: flat & urban, fresh/packed snow, sub zero temperatures style: mostly small steps […]
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q. current home/addy where i stayed (neighbourhood) and how long a. asahikawa for one night (fujita kanko washington hotel), sapporo university district (airbnb) for two nights, otaru for four nights (smile hotel) that we just extended to six nights q. favourite meal a. chicken karaage + mapo tofu in sapporo. mind blowing karaage. it was […]
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once again we’ve fallen behind in our posting schedule. for me this tends to happen once i start a stretch of back to back riding days which seems to render me completely useless past dinner (or breakfast since it’s technically my first meal of the day). after a stretch of 7 days on the mountain […]
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I really really love the peanut butter Love Love Sand. It was my daily quilty pleasure in Asahikawa until killjoy jojo reminded me how much sugar and calories are in one of these packages. Boo. The Love Love Sand are two pieces of white bread without crust pressed together to make a pocket for creamy […]
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Another grey wintery day in Asahikawa. More snow and more cold. We wake up, put on the same jacket and shoes and head out the door. Although the call of the mall is strong, we determinedly turn left in search of nourishment. Asahikawa’s streets are barren and the storefronts are dimmed and shuttered. It feels […]
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q. current home/addy where i stayed (neighbourhood) and how long a. fujita kanko washington hotel, central asahikawa, for 8 days q. favourite meal a. fav dish would be from baihouken ramen. not for the ramen itself though but for their meatsauce & poached egg on rice. that dish was out of this world good. taiwanese […]
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We debated dinner options until we stepped out the door and saw snow blowing up and sideways. Aeon Mall it is. Somehow these two boys in the picture below didn’t get the memo to dress warmer. Ah youth. We’ve seen teenage girls with bare legs in this weather. Jojo has been trying to get some […]
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Jojo and I are currently hiding out in our hotel room and watching Season 7 of Modern Family. Our plan to find a cat cafe today went out the window when we stepped outside this morning for food. It is currently -9°C in Asahikawa but feels like -20°C with wind chill. Brrrrrrrr! So it’s a […]
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“you can’t win them all” – connie mack so yeah… we’ve had a rough run since making the transfer from sapporo to asahikawa. a 90 minute express train ride brought us into asahikawa station and i’ve been fumbling with an overly chunky carry on suitcase with a spare backpack to boot since i was worried […]
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First day in Asahikawa was somewhat of a failure. We had to leave the first hotel we checked into because the room reeked of cigarette smoke and the wallpaper was cracking and peeling. By the time we settled into the second hotel, we could not find any restaurants that were still open after 9pm. So […]
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