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Travel in Asia |
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2006 Nov Issue |
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Asia Travel News Home |
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| To experience a romantic "White Christmas" is always a dream of every girls, and nowadays Japan and Korea are the places that can make that dream becomes true. |
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 Japan - Hokkaido |
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| There are almost 600 ski fields in Japan, and 130 out of them are in Hokkaido. |
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Sapporo Nearby
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 Furano Ski
Furano is situated in Hokkaido`s beautiful Daisetsu-zan National Park. The ski resort with over 950 vertical meters of skiing is one of Japan`s biggest and most famous resorts.
Skiing Furano is spectacular, with virtually every run giving you great views of the peak of Mt Furano and the summits of Hokkaido`s highest mountains.
Furano offers an array of alpine alternatives, dog sled rides, snowmobiling, 4WD motor bikes, backcountry and alpine tours, parasailing behind a snowmobile and visiting the huge Buddha at Ashibetsu .
 For Furano Ski details, please Click Here
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Rusutsu
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Rusutsu Resort
Rusutsu offers a wide range of opportunities for various sports and fun activities. Besides its ski field that is known to be the largest single resort in Hokkaido, Rusutsu also boasts 72-hole golf courses, tennis courts, huge indoor and outdoor swimming pools, and an amusement park with 60 different attractions. Stop by any time of the year and find your fun.
East Mountain, West Mountain and Mt. Isola soar above Rusutsu Resort, creating a dramatic and dynamic setup. Boasting Hokkaido's No. 1 scale as a single ski resort, Rusutsu offers as many as 37 varied ski trails, some of which stretch over 2 miles long and some present the best view of the area and beyond. Also available are our Snowmobile Land, cross country ski course and half pipe. Welcome to the land of hot winter and endless fun.
For Rusutsu Ski details, please Click Here |
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 Korea |
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Yangji Pine Resort
Yangji Pine Resort is equipped with an international scale 27-hole golf course surrounded with exuberant pine grove, a super-modern ski ground having 6 lifts supporting slopes for seven-grade skills which skiers can select according to his/her skill, and open air in-woods swimming pools protecting customer's privacy.
Pine Ski Valley equipped with modern snow-making facilities and 7 lifts, Pine Resortel, a condominium of hotel type, with eleven stories above ground and three beneath ground level having 302 rooms together with various modern ski-ground-care and amusement facilities, and Pine Villa, a youth hostel, with 60 rooms.
For Yangji Pine Resort details, please Click Here |
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Hot Spring |
There are few kinds of hot spring all over the world. Generally, it is groundwater that has been heated by the Earth's internal heat and in which the water reaches the surface. It is known that Hot Spring water can improve the blood circulation and get rid of exhaust. |
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Taiwan has more than 100 hot springs, which is one of the highest concentrations and greatest variety of thermal springs in the world, varying form hot springs to cold springs, mud springs, and seabed hot springs. Peitou District, Yangmingshan
and Wulai are three of the top hot spring areas in Taipei, Taiwan. |
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Peitou Hot Spring District
The district of Peitou is located in the northern part of the Taipei basin, north of Keelung River. It encompasses an area of 56.82 square kilometers and is as such the second largest administrative district of Taipei City.
The main stream in Peitou that supplies water for the hotsprings of the area is Peitou Stream, a tributary of Huangkang Stream, which originates at Mt. Tatuen and Mt. Mientien. Peitou Stream is also known for the "Peitou Rock", a stone that emits low levels of radium.
The mountains of Peitou are the product of volcanic activities thousand of years ago and today still many typical features of volcanic mountains can be found, such as hotsprings, geo-thermal heat, sulfur springs and conical-shaped mountains. |
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Wulai Hot Spring District
Wulai is a small town in Taipei County, which is famous for its hot springs and aboriginal culture. The name of the town derives from the Atayal phrase kirofu ulai meaning "hot and poisonous".
Along with Peitou and Yangmingshan, Wulai is one of Northern Taiwan's three premier hot spring resorts. The spring water issues from the face of the rock at up to 85 degree, is colorless and odorless, and contains iron and other minerals. It is potable, and leaves the skin of those who bathe in it feeling particularly smooth. The Japanese gave the name "beauty baths"to hot springs of this kind. |
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Today's spas range from a day spa , where people can drop in for massage, facials and body treatments on a day-use basis, to destination spas like travel to a country, where people immerse themselve in a total spa experience for several days. |
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Thailand has been on the hit destination for spa in recent few years, becaue of its traditional natural healing arts such as ancient Thai massage, natural springs, an abundance of medicinal flora and a deserved reputation for excellent service. |
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 Spa
Nowadays, Thailand excels in the quality and diversity of its spa offerings. Many of the healing techniques and well-being therapies featured on the contemporary spa menu have been adopted and adapted from such practices. These include natural healing a tradition based on the healing power of indigenous herbs and plants, holistic remedies specially formulated to restore balance and rejuvenate mind, body and spirit and a variety of other healing techniques, including meditative practices, which reflect deep-rooted Buddhist influences.
Thai tradtioanl Massage
Traditional Thai Massage is an ancient system of healing with its roots in Yoga, Ayurvedic medicine and Buddhist spiritual practice. This unique and complete system of Yoga therapy combines rhythmic massage, acupressure, gentle twisting, deep stretching and meditation. Thai Massage releases tension, increases vitality and creates wholeness of mind, body and spirit. |
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The above information is for reference only & subject to change without prior notice. |
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