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When I heard the name "hut" I imagined huts like on the Overland Track.

Here is what is amusingly called a "hut". We plan to have a ramen lunch then head back to the ropeway: https://thejapanalps.com/en/mountain-hut/nishihosanso/

We're not doing the entire hike to Nishi-Hotakadake or beyond. It's 60-90 minutes to the mountain hut, which is not really a hut but actually a hotel. The section from the top station of the ropeway to Nishiho is a moderate walk (prob around grade 2 or 3). And yes we do hike a bit.

Thanks but we really prefer public transport. The Nohi bus pass goes exactly where we want, and you can't park at Kamikochi anyway (no cars allowed).

Day trip to Kamikochi. We are basing ourselves in Takayama (hotel already booked; 3 nights) then get the area pass from Nohi bus to get around the region. We also want to ride the Shin-Hotaka ropeway, and walk to the Nishiho mountain hut. From there we could walk down to Kamikochi but I think...

We have not been yet but we are going in September this year. Can't wait.

Back in the very distant past when I was a uni student I travelled to the UK to meet Mr ShelleyB’s parents. I flew on the cheapest ticket the student travel agency could find me. It was Philippine Airlines and I went MEL-MNL-AUH-FRA-LGW. I think it was scheduled to take about 40 hours but with...

I just bought some, as it put me over the line for points club plus and the free Qantas Club membership which is a nice perk when flying economy domestically

Hi Matt_01. Enjoying your trip report. Did you find the visit to the castle grounds still worthwhile, even without the castle? We are in Japan in late September and were thinking of visiting Kanazawa. Obviously the castle is not the only thing worth visiting, but it was something we were looking...

Here's what I noted upthread about my experience I was eventually able to select seats for the TPE-KIX leg, plus also later bookings I made from NRT-TPE-BNE all on the China Airlines site. All my selections were prior to the change which (theoretically) allowed seat selections directly on the...

When I booked reward seats, seat selection did not become available for around 24 hours. If you have only booked today, perhaps try again tomorrow?

A cash ticket booked as a codeshare? As far as I can see seat selection is available for economy passengers on China Airlines (for a fee), so it does seem surprising you cannot do so.

Perhaps you can clarify which class your booking is, and confirm it was a reward booking? I have a classic reward booked for September (in J) which I booked last September. Seats were available for me to select on the China Airlines site within 24 hours (and I could see seat selection on the...

We too really loved the cheetah. It’s probably the level of action and sometimes interaction you get. And they are super pretty too sometimes, to be frank, the lions can look a mangy.

A full day today in the Ndutu/southern Serengeti region. And what a day it was. It started with a sighting of a solo cheetah on the hunt a mere few hundred metres from our camp. We waited patiently for some time but the cheetah, who was observing a herd of impala, did not seem ready to make a...

Today we were heading out of central Serengeti to the Ndutu/southern Serengeti region. Before leaving we spent a little more time in the central region, and we were lucky to again be the first to spot a lion pride, which gave us a little more quiet time with the pride. This pride had a number of...

I am not a skier but I can see why Aussie skiers head to Japan. Better value, better snow, better food

That’s a shame, as I imagine you could not actually see the lion cubs?

Our next day was a full day in the Serengeti, long enough to head a little away from the high traffic areas, although our first stop was the visitors centre, built around a kopje (rock formation), with an interesting walk and some sculptures. Then it was off for a long drive, full of the...