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Howard Chai
Dec 62 min read
Phuket, Thailand - Dec 2024
Took a 4 day, 3 night trip with the wife (no kids). Phuket is quite a large island (can take up to a hour drive from airport to...
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Howard Chai
Sep 241 min read
Treble Cone / Cardrona (New Zealand) - July 2024
I took my son to a 2 week ski camp at Cardrona Ski Area. First time in New Zealand, and overall impressions are as follows: Pros: Ski...
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Howard Chai
Sep 241 min read
Da Nang/Hoi An (Vietnam) - Sept 2024
Took the family on a 4 day trip to Vietnam. We split up our time between Hoi-an and Da-nang. We toured the old city in Hoi-an, visited...
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Howard Chai
Sep 241 min read
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - Oct 2023
In general I thought the city was not as enjoyable as Hoi-an/Danang. It was more crowded, dirty and polluted. There's definitely a...
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Howard Chai
Sep 241 min read
Kota Kinabalu (Sabah, Malaysia) -April 2024
Kota Kinabalu is the capital city of Sabah on the island of Borneo. Transportation There are direct flights from Taipei to Kota, which...
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Howard Chai
Mar 201 min read
Furano, Hokkaido (Japan) - Feb 2024
I attended a one week ski clinic offered by Sofa Ski . The camp was well run and I definitely improved my skiing. I liked the ski...
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Howard Chai
Feb 23 min read
Hakuba, Japan - Jan 2024
We spent a week in Hakuba with another family, so total for 4 adults and 4 kids. The first couple of days there was no fresh snow, along...
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Howard Chai
Feb 22 min read
Megeve, France & Verbier, Switzerland - Jan 2024
First time skiing Europe and it was a blast! Went with a group of friends. Alot to unpack. Megeve: Charming town dating back to the...
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Howard Chai
Jan 72 min read
Rutusu, Japan - Feb 2023
It's not the largest ski area but coupled with the right snow conditions, it's perfect for several days (maybe a week?) with the family. ...
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Howard Chai
Jan 21 min read
Mammoth, CA (USA) - Dec 2023
The mountain itself is pretty awesome, a ton of side country to ski, tree runs, etc. I can imagine how good it would be if there was...
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Howard Chai
Dec 10, 20232 min read
Whistler, BC (Canada) - April 2023
I attended Alltracks 2 week improvement course beginning of April 2023. It was the most consecutive skiing I have ever done in my life....
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