Are you tired of overcrowded tourist hotspots and seeking something more authentic and unique? It's time to venture off the beaten path and uncover hidden gems that promise unforgettable experiences. These lesser-known destinations offer breathtaking landscapes, rich cultures, and a sense of discovery that will leave you with memories to cherish. In this blog, we invite you to join us on a journey of exploration as we delve into some remarkable off-the-beaten-path destinations around the world.

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3. Cultural Tapestry in Matera, Italy: Escape the crowds of Rome and Florence and step into the enchanting town of Matera, Italy. Famous for its ancient cave dwellings known as "Sassi," Matera is a UNESCO World Heritage site that showcases a fascinating blend of history and culture. Explore the labyrinthine streets, admire the rock-cut churches, and savor the delicious local cuisine that will transport you back in time.
4. Vibrant Colors of Chefchaouen, Morocco: Nestled in the Rif Mountains of Morocco, Chefchaouen is a town that seems straight out of a fairytale. Known as the "Blue City," its streets and buildings are awash with shades of blue, creating a surreal and magical atmosphere. Meander through the narrow alleyways, interact with friendly locals, and witness breathtaking panoramic views that make this destination a true hidden gem.
5. Untamed Wilderness in Torres del Paine, Chile: For nature enthusiasts and adventurers, Torres del Paine National Park in Chile is a dream come true. With its rugged mountains, glaciers, and azure lakes, this remote wilderness offers unparalleled beauty. Embark on multi-day hikes, encounter majestic wildlife like guanacos and condors, and experience the awe-inspiring beauty of the iconic granite peaks known as the Torres del Paine.

Conclusion: As travelers, it's our curiosity that drives us to seek new and extraordinary experiences. By venturing off the beaten path and exploring these hidden gems, we can discover the true essence of a destination and forge lifelong memories. So, pack your bags, embrace the spirit of adventure, and uncover these off-the-beaten-path destinations that are waiting to be explored. Your next remarkable travel experience might just be hiding in one of these hidden gems!

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I’m six feet one, two hundred pounds. I travel the world, through all kind of towns.
I got a number two all over. Girl up the wall, i drove her.
Scar on my head. Put’s the guys on thin threads.
I spent a lot of time in strange towns listening to strange sounds
Nobody expects a guy like me to write I guess i don’t look too bright
But i like it
I like fighting in the cage and eating ass I like sitting in little cafes And watching people pass
During my last boxing match I sang songs by The Doors The silver sanctum never heard that before.
Intricately terrified of being forgotten. echoing hallways as wide as buttons. Empty bottles that drench me in pity. In a far away city.
I’m far from home. I’m always alone. A new girl almost every night. Gave mama an awful fright.
These streets of empty fields that never fade. Never live to see the light of day. Never expected a guy like me to write. the light of day sure is bright.
I’m six feet two if I stand up straight, but my posture isn’t great.
Insomnia release me.

Hi all, I live in NYC. Love and hate it as most New Yorkers do. I can't see myself living anywhere else as I've already tried living elsewhere. We don't live in the best district for schools but not in the worst. It is very okay. And I go back and forth on whether or not I want to move to Long Island or somewhere more suburban. I really can't stand the suburbs though. So I wanted to know if there were any other parents out there who are deliberately staying in the city public school system (not private since we cannot afford NYC private schools). Who out there is the outlier standing firm in raising kids for the sake of not sheltering them but also not trying to throw them to the wolves? I feel like I'm doing a disservice to my kids by not giving them the best schools in the suburbs....just want to feel like I'm not alone...

psa - sorry this is so long but there were details i really wanted to add am i the asshole for dropping my now ex boyfriends stuff off to his house? info - i 18 female broke up with my 18 male then boyfriend due to the fact that i realized he was emotionally abusive and manipulative. i learned this through therapy and deeply talking to my mom (she and my dad got divorced for the same reason. my dad had the exact same emotionally abusive and manipulative tendencies through their marriage) we dated for almost two years. once i realized everything was not as i thought, i knew i needed out (it took me a very long time to realize i was being abused and manipulated). after that fact, i came to the knowledge that he cheated on me during our first months of dating (simply because i wasn’t ready to have sex and that’s what he wanted) so he went to his ex girlfriend for that. i didn’t feel exactly safe telling him he was abusive and i really just wanted to be done without being gaslit so i didn’t bring up the cheating either. i just told him we were going separate ways as we are freshly out of high school (TRUE). he did not accept this. i also mentioned that because we’re so young i need to learn a little more self love before loving anyone else (also VERY true). he told me he wasn’t going to let me go ever etc. and even tried to manipulate me by lying about a heart condition and that he was getting a heart transplant. i found out both were lies from his parents. anyways flash forward a few weeks i found a few odds and ends of things i still had of his. i told him i would get them back to him before i started packing for college. i mentioned dropping them off to him when i was over by his house for errands next and he got extremely mad saying that we could see eachother and hang out and that i didn’t need to “avoid” seeing him. he’s an ex for a reason and i don’t feel the need to hang out etc. especially where it’s so fresh and we both need time to heal. he told me he started dating someone (also something i found out was a lie from his best friend.) anyways im very clearly done and he will not leave me alone. i had one of my guy friends with me and had cleaned all of my exs items so i dropped the box of things off at his house. one of the items i had in there was a dirt bike helmet that we had used when going riding. i dropped the box off and texted him that i did so once i was a safe distance from his house. he immediately got really upset and called me over 10 times. he texted me telling me i was a stupid bitch and that i was an asshole. why? because apparently i wasn’t supposed to have the helmet and if his parents found out i had it they would be pissed. i apologized and told him my intent wasn’t to get him in trouble. he continued calling me a bitch. i didn’t respond because i refuse to put up with his blatant disrespect for any longer. the next morning he let me know that all of his stuff was ruined because of a storm that came through before he got home. i found it weird since it was in a box closed shut and under the awning of his front deck AND the fact that i only live ten mins away from him in the same city and i didn’t see a huge storm pass. (i then later found out that this was all a lie as well. he wanted to guilt trip me into getting back with him i guess?) anyways long story short i know im probably not the asshole? but i guess i could’ve had the decency to give it back to him in person and there is a chance his parents did get mad about the helmet. but i genuinely don’t care anymore and just want him to leave me alone. i kind of just wanted to rant but i guess i’m asking if i really am a bitch hahaha.

Hello! I’m from the metro detroit area & we are planning a trip for a long weekend after labor day. We will be staying in Mackinaw City and doing things around there our first night, we want 1 day in the Upper Peninsula to do some things & we plan to do another day in Mackinac Island. I have become so overwhelmed with things i want to do in the UP that i will definitely have to come back multiple times to accomplish everything i want to do. Any recommendations on must see/must do things for this trip? Anything good to know/ tips for being in the UP? Also an avid rock hunter if anyone has any good spots to check out! Thank you guys in advance! 😁

Cast of Characters:
Kevin Eggs– A bumbling wannabe Hibachi chef fresh out of culinary arts school
Mr. Kritt – Restaurant Manager and owner of Moriyuki’s Grill.
Male restaurant patron
Female restaurant patron
Nick the chef – A drunken hibachi cook who gets himself fired. He eventually carries out an armed robbery to compensate for his lost earnings.
Synopsis:
A clueless and reckless culinary arts attempts hibachi cooking at his first job without much success.
Stage setting:
A kitchen/bar island counter top is positioned at center stage. Three bar stools line the front while a stove/grill top remains partially hidden behind the counter. Above the counter is a dangling Japanese paper lantern.
(Lighting illuminates the main stage area. Male and female patrons are separately seated on their respective barstools with each one positioned opposite the other at the end of each counter corner. They are partially facing the audience with their gazes focused on the main chef behind the counter. Main chef Nick is fully facing the audience and is performing his tasks poorly under a drunken stupor. Both restaurant patrons are grimacing and recoiling nervously due to his recklessness. Kevin enters stage right with a confused expression written on his face.)
(Nick is swaying left and right on his feet while clumsily waving a meat cleaver in one hand and an empty bottle in the other)
NICK
So, you two (hiccup) wanna see me make a chicken hand sandwich? (hiccup)
MALE PATRON
(Grimacing and scared) Please, no. We just wanted a vegetable stir fry and steak. Maybe coming here was a bad idea.
(Kevin tries to grab someone’s attention, but no one listens.)
KEVIN
Um excuse me?
FEMALE PATRON
(Also grimacing) You make a chicken and ham sandwich?
(Nick is aimlessly clattering his cleaver against the grill/stove top.)
NICK
Not chicken and ham, (hiccup) chicken and hand sandwich! Now put your pretty little hand on the cutting board and I’ll show ya.
FEMALE PATRON
(Shrieking) No!
(Mr. Kritt frantically enters stage left and interrupts the chaotic scene. He is shaking his fist in outrage)
MR. KRITT
(Furiously) Nick! You’ve been drinking again! How many times have I warned you that if I catch you intimidating our customers while under the influence, I would throw your drunken ass out of my establishment!
KEVIN
Um, pardon me?
(Kevin is still ignored.)
(Nick points his meat cleaver at Mr. Kritt.)
NICK
Okay dude, you need to chill.
MR. KRITT
Don’t you point that thing at me!
(Mr. Kritt pries the cleaver out of Nick’s hand by the handle and drops it on the countertop. He then points his finger directly towards the right stage exit.)
MR. KRITT
You’re fired! Get out! You’re a menace to the patrons and the establishment.
(After a pause, Mr. Kritt steps towards Nick, seizes him by the back collar of his shirt and pants and proceeds to forcibly eject him from the building. Nick is dragged to the right exit. Kevin side-steps out of their way.)
MR. KRITT
Get the hell out of my restaurant! Out! Out! Out! Out!
(Nick is shoved out the right stage exit. He is still clutching his empty bottle. Mr. Kritt turns his focus to Kevin)
MR. KRITT
What do you want?!
(Kevin stammers through Mr. Kritt’s annoyed gaze. He produces a certification paper.)
KEVIN
I…I’m sorry. My name’s Kevin Eggs and I’m looking for a job. I’m fresh out of culinary arts school and was looking for a hibachi kitchen position…these are my credentials…
(Mr. Kritt swipes the paper out of Kevin’s hand, glances over it for a second, and hands it back to him. He is much calmer at this point, but still retains a firm tone of voice.)
MR. KRITT
Congratulations, Kevin. You’re hired. Welcome to Moriyuki’s Hibachi Bar and Grill. You can start now.
(He leads Kevin back to the Island stove countertop and hands him a togue and apron.)
KEVIN
Wait. No formal interview. No questions asked? Thank you, Mister…
(Both men firmly shake hands)
MR. KRITT
…Kritt. Jay Kritt. Restaurant owner.
(Mr. Kritt shifts his attention to the petrified patrons who are perched at the edge of their barstools.)
MR. KRITT
My sincerest apologies to the both of you for what just happened. The misconduct you just witnessed does not reflect our company policy. I assure you that this will not happen again. Perhaps if you two choose to come here again, I would be most happy to offer you both a complimentary dinner on the house? I understand if you do not wish return here.
(Both patrons relax and lighten up a little. They periodically sip from their water glasses)
MALE PATRON
No, as a matter of fact, I think we’ll stick around and give our order another shot. It is, after all, complimentary.
FEMALE PATRON
And I am curious to see how this new chef will perform.
MR. KRITT
I assure you that you will not be disappointed.
(He shoots Kevin a stern glance and addresses him in a strict tone. Mr. Kritt also points his menacing index finger towards Kevin.)
MR. KRITT
One little foul-up from you, and you’re out of here! Oh, and by the way, take your shoes off. We need to keep a ‘Japanese’ feel to the atmosphere. (Note that Mr. Kritt uses air quotes to emphasize the word ‘Japanese’ in his sentence.)
KEVIN
Oh, sorry about that, sir.
(Keven bends over behind the counter to take his shoes off while Mr. Kritt exits stage left.)
KEVIN
Sooooooo, what did you two order?
FEMALE PATRON
We already placed our orders earlier. The last chef put our orders under the counter.
(Kevin bends over to look beneath the stovetop and remains invisible until he finds two pieces of paper and emerges back into view. He holds up each piece of paper and reads them aloud.)
KEVIN
Ah! One order of soy stir fry, and another order of fried flank steak with scallops. Coming right up!
(Kevin bangs his fist on the countetable surface and shouts out a command. Both patrons appear startled and tense up every time he does this)
KEVIN
Ahem! Tomato!
(An offstage hand from behind the scenes tosses Kevin a tomato. He catches it and places it on the counter, then bangs his fist again.)
KEVIN
Cucumber!
(Offstage hand tosses Kevin a cucumber which he sets down. He bangs his fist and repeats the process)
KEVIN
Onion!
(Kevin catches an onion, places it next to the other vegetables, and bangs his fist again.)
KEVIN
Meat!
(A hand tosses him a piece of steak. Kevin catches it, but almost drops it as it constantly slips and slides in his hand.)
KEVIN
Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Got it! (Chuckling) Heheh! Slippery little piece of steak, ain’t ya? Don’t worry fellow customer, I successfully grabbed your meat and now I’m going to beat it for being naughty little sucker.
MALE PATRON
(Sounding disturbed) Please do not say that ever again.
(Kevin realizes his Freudian slip)
KEVIN
Ooops. That didn’t sound right.
(After setting the fillet on the counter. He pulls two spatulas out of a cupboard beneath the stove counter top. As the patrons gradually ease up from their muscle tension, Kevin begins twirling the spatulas in each hand. As he twirls each one, he loses his coordination and drops them both on the surface.)
KEVIN
(Smiling) Sorry. First day.
(Kevin takes both spatulas and uses them like percussion instruments. He uses synchronized hand movements and coordinated arm crossing gestures to bang out a tune on the hard grill surface using the kitchen utensils. He loses his groove and momentum by accidentally flipping a spatula out of his grasp and onto the ground behind him.)
KEVIN
(Grinning) My bad. Oh well, guess I’ll have to cook with just one utensil.
(Kevin wipes off the stovetop surface with a rag.)
KEVIN
So, how long have you two known each other?
MALE AND FEMALE PATRONS
(Unison) We’re not together.
KEVIN
Oh, sorry. What’s your story, then?
(Kevin looks at the man patron as he begins chopping the onion on a cutting board)
MALE PATRON
I’ve been negotiating this multi-million-dollar contract all day with some of our biggest partners from Japan. It was a tough one alright, but once you get past the language barriers and persuade those electronic geeks to start pushing their signatures on every certified document, It’s a success story. Ironically, I thought to myself, why not celebrate this victory at a Japanese themed eatery to make things a bit more apropos? The guys at the office said -
KEVIN
(In a sing-song voice) Bo-oring! What’s your story, miss?
(Kevin shifts his eyes to the female patron. The male patron shuts up and scowls at Kevin)
FEMALE PATRON
Me? Oh, well…my boyfriend broke up with me and…I loved him so much…
(Female patron starts sniffling and crying. Kevin starts sniffling and tearing up as well due to the onion fumes)
KEVIN
Yeah?
FEMALE PATRON
He told me that he would be my soulmate, forever. And then last night, he dumped me for some French slut! So here I am, eating alone again…
(Female Patron breaks out in tears. Kevin follows suit.)
FEMALE PATRON
(Emotionally Distraught) I mean, what do French girls have to offer over us American women? Looks? Wit? Charm? Non-stop steamy jungle sex? Well fuck you, Sean! Fuck you! Oh, I’m sorry cook Kevin. Did I upset you? You seem so sensitive and empathetic to my feelings right now. That’s so sweet of you.
KEVIN
(Sobbing) (*sniff. Sniff\)* No! It’s just these stupid onions!
(Female Patron drops her head in disappointment.)
FEMALE PATRON
Oh…
KEVIN
I sound like a wuss right now. I’m a badass hibachi chef, not a wuss. I’ll prove it to you guys by karate chopping this onion with my hand!
(Kevin raises his hand in flat, vertical knife motion above his head and brings his hand down hard on the cutting board.)
KEVIN
(Yells) Hiiyah!
(Kevin’s hand chop makes contact with the remaining whole onion. Instead of slicing it in half, the onion slides off of the counter and onto the floor.)
KEVIN
Dammit.
(Kevin pauses, then recomposes himself. He slides some of the freshly chopped onions onto the stove)
KEVIN
Now where were we? Oh, yes! The grill. (Cheerfully) I have an idea! Let’s get rid of these long faces and lighten things up! Nobody here should be unhappy.
MALE PATRON
I was happy until you opened you pissed on my parade.
KEVIN
It’s not stir-fry without eggs in it. They don’t call me Kevin Eggs for nothing.
(Kevin retrieves a carton of eggs from a bottom cupboard beneath the stove)
KEVIN
Since I’m sometimes a scatter brain and mess things up, my family used to call me Kevin scrambled eggs. Get it? Scrambled eggs! Ha! Ha! Ha! (laughing)
(Kevin’s laughter quickly dies down as he notices that his joke was received with cold, dead stares. Female patron utters an annoyed, soft groan.)
KEVIN
(Upbeat chuckle) Okay. Here’s a good one. When I went to Hollywood, I bumped into actor Kevin Bacon. Well, he was nice enough to give me his autograph when I asked him for one. And when I did that, my parents called us the breakfast combo. Why? Because his name’s Kevin and so is mine. Only thing is, our last names complement each other nicely. Bacon and Eggs! Arr! Arr! Arr!
MALE PATRON
(Interrupting) Just shut up and cook the damn food already.
KEVIN
Sorry.
FEMALE PATRON
Yeah, enough. When do we get to eat?
KEVIN
(Ecstatically) Hey. Watch this!
(Kevin selects an egg out of the carton. He picks up his spatula and holds it vertically above his head as if to bring it down in a chopping motion. He underhandedly tosses the egg into mid-air in front of him while attempting to split it in the fraction of a second when it remains directly suspended before his face. He does a karate chop shout during in course of action)
KEVIN
Hiyaa!
(Kevin misses the target and swings into an empty space due to poor timing. The egg plummets to the floor and breaks.)
KEVIN
Shit!
(Kevin tosses another egg into midair and repeats the process a second time.)
KEVIN
Hiyaa!
(He swings/chops at a downward angle and misses again. The egg hits the floor. Both patrons cringe at his efforts.)
KEVIN
Shit!
(Kevin tries tossing up an egg a third time, but misses his target. The egg accidentally lands on the male patron’s head. Kevin is sincerely apologetic at first, but can’t help cracking a bad joke last minute. Female Patron covers her mouth in alarm.)
KEVIN
Whoops! I’m so sorry sir! That was an egg-cident.
MALE PATRON
(Angrily) I’ve had enough bullshit for one night! I’m outa here.
(Male Patron storms off the set: exit stage right)
FEMALE PATRON
(Disdainful tone) You really suck at entertainment, don’t you?
KEVIN
C’mon, give me a little credit for trying. It’s my first day here and-
(He breaks off into a panicked exclamation as fumes rise from the vegetables on the stove.)
Oh my God! The food is burning!
(Kevin frantically drops his spatula)
KEVIN
Oh, not again!
(Kevin hurriedly scoops the few veggies on the stove into his hands and onto a plate. After doing so, he realizes that he just burned his hands. He flails the wildly while looking around the room for relief. Unbeknownst to him, Mr. Kritt furiously enters the scene and stands directly behind Kevin with his hands on his hips.)
KEVIN
Owwwww! Ow! Ow! Hot! Hot! Hot! Hot! Hot!
(Kevin submerges his hands into the female patron’s water glass and sighs with relief. She appears to be disgusted)
KEVIN
(sighing) Aaaaaaahhhh…
MR. KRITT
(Loud and agitated) Kevin! You blew it! I turn my back on you for just one second, and bang, I come back to a disaster. Unreliable. You’re fired! Out of here! Gone!
KEVIN
Mr. Kritt, it was just a little mishap. It’s still just my first day here.
MR. KRITT
Out!
(Points to exit)
(At that moment entering from stage right, Nick bursts onto the scene clad in a ski mask and carrying a handgun. Nick points the gun in the direction of Mr. Kritt, female patron, and Kevin. All three appear to be shocked and terrified.)
NICK
(Shouting angrily) Alright all of you! Hands up where I can see them! Get them the fuck up now!
(Everyone raises their hands into the air)
FEMALE PATRON
Oh my God!
MR. KRITT
(Weak and trembling tone) What the hell do you want? I have nothing special to offer.
NICK
Your money, dumbass! Front end register is empty. So I guess I’ll have to try the manager’s office instead.
MR. KRITT
(Moment of Realization) Wait a minute! You’re Nick! I recognize your voice now. I just fired your ass.
NICK
Yeah, that’s right. I’m comin’ back to get what’s mine. No paycheck, remember? So, I guess I gotta take what you owe me by force.
MR. KRITT
I don’t owe you nothin’! You’re a bum who doesn’t deserve a dime even if his life depended on it.
NICK
(More aggressively) Shut the fuck up and get me what I want before I blow your head open!
(Intimidated, Mr. Kritt takes a step back and responds in a shakier tone of voice)
MR. KRITT
Alright. Alright. If it’s money you want, then I’ll lead you back to the office. No hard feelings.
NICK
No, wait. I want something else first. Hey lady, kick your purse over here.
(Nick waves his gun at the female patron. She complies by gradually sliding her purse with her foot towards the direction of Nick)
NICK
Atta girl! Mr. Kritt? Your wallet please.
(Mr. Kritt fishes his wallet out of his pant pocket and nervously tosses it onto the floor)
NICK
(Sneering smile) Ah, last but not least, my replacement. You’re next.
(Kevin gives him a nervous smile)
KEVIN
Actually, I don’t have mine in my pocket. I put it in one of my shoes.
NICK
(Annoyed) Then get it! And no tricks! If I see a knife or a cleaver, you’re dead.
KEVIN
No worries. I won’t do anything.
(Kevin bends over to the point at which he is totally obscured by the entire counter island. Shuffling noises can be heard from behind the surface.)
NICK
What’s taking you so long?
KEVIN
Uh-just a minute! I’ve got it. Nope. That’s not it.
(A spatula is recklessly thrown over the counter top by Kevin, followed by a vegetable.)
NICK
(Uneasily agitated) Hey! Don’t do that! What are you, stupid? Quit it now!
KEVIN
I think I got! No. Not that shoe.
(One of Kevin’s shoes flies out from beneath the countertop and hits Nick in the face, knocking him unconscious. Nick’s eyes crisscross as he slumps to the ground. Mr. Kritt and the female patron exchange relieved facial expressions. Kevin then emerges into view triumphantly holding the other shoe.)
KEVIN
Here it is! Got it! Hey what happened?
MR. KRITT
(Grateful expression) You saved my business and my life. That’s what you did.
FEMALE PATRON
You sure as hell did. Now excuse me while I call the police before I throw up.
(Female Patron pulls out her phone and retrieves her purse before hastily exiting stage right.)
MR. KRITT
What did you have in those shoes?
KEVIN
(In a proud tone) They’re steel toe shoes, Mr. Kritt.
(Mr. Kritt grins while clasping Kevin over the shoulder.)
MR. KRITT
Ya know what, Kevin? Maybe you’re not so bad after all. Sure, you’re a klutz and your jokes stink, but I think I might have a good place for you here. In fact, I’ll give you another chance by training you myself. You’re rehired.
(Kevin returns the grin to his boss)
KEVIN
Really, Mr. Kritt?
MR. KRITT
Sure!
KEVIN
Mr. Kritt I’m never gonna let you down again. We’re gonna have some good times together!
(Kevin violently clasps Mr. Kritt over the shoulder causing him to grunt in pain. In spite of this Mr. Kritt manages to create a half sardonic half sincere grin on his face.)
MR. KRITT
(Grimacing) Yeahhhh...I’m sure we will.
(Lights fade out.)

LPs

• Amaarae - Fountain Baby [Pop Rap, Interscope]
• Sexyy Red - Hood Hottest Princess (w Nicki Minaj, Juicy J, Tay Keith & Sukihana) [STL Trap, TikTok]
• Janelle Monaé - The Age of Pleasure (w Grace Jones, Sister Nancy, Doechii, Amaarae, Seun Kuti, Nia Long & Ckay) [R&B, Bad Boy]
• Kura & Pi'erre Bourne - Born Seditionary [Trap, SossHouse]
• BabyTron - 6 [Michigan Trap]
• Statik Selektah - Round Trip (w Wu-Tang Clan, Posdnuos, AZ, Benny the Butcher, Conway the Machine, Stove God Cooks, Ab-Soul, Bun B, Joey Bada$$, M.O.P., Cormega, Elzhi, Boldy James, G-Eazy, Logic, redveil, Russ + more) [Boom Bap]
• Rob49 - 4GOD II (w Roddy Ricch, Trippie Redd, G Herbo, DaBaby, NoCap, Birdman & YTB Fatt) [NOLA Trap, Rebel/Geffen]
• Doe Boy - BEEZY (w Future, Don Toliver, Roddy Ricch, G Herbo, DaBaby, Lil Yachty, EST Gee, Babyface Ray, Luh Tyler, Bizzy Bone, Krayzie Bone + more) [Trap, Epic/Freebandz]
• BLK ODDYSSY - DIAMONDS & FREAKS (w Bootsy Collins, Rapsody, The Alchemist, Rapsody, KIRBY, Cory Henry + more) [R&B]
• Maeta - When I Hear Your Name (w Ty Dolla $ign, Lucky Daye, KAYTRANADA, Free Nationals & Ambré) [R&B, Roc Nation]
• Dont Trust Us & Bravo the Bagchaser - Bravo the Bagchaser DTU (w Blueface, Fenix Flexin, MoneySign Suede, $tupid Young, Lil Bean, Nef the Pharaoh & Scum Beatz) [West Coast Trap]
• Shafiq Husayn - So Gold (w Anderson .Paak + more) [Neo-Soul]
• Premo Rice, Aye Jae & King Joe - Forever Tape [Rap, DMV]
• Christian Rich (🇳🇬) - LOX (w Juicy J, VIC MENSA, Armani Caesar, KAMI + more) [Producer Album]
• GRiMM DOZA & Iodine P. - Ice Age [Cloud Rap]
• 7xvethegenius & DJ Green Lantern - The Genius Tape (w Conway the Machine, T.F., Rome Streetz & Che Noir) [Boom Bap, Drumwork]
• PRIMOSUX - #McGEENDISEASE [Emo Rap]
• Anysia Kym (🇺🇸) & Jadasea (🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿) - Pressure Sensitive [Underground Hip Hop, 10k]
• STRAPPED! - Stay Strapped, Vol. 3 (w SahBabii, Warhol.SS, Tony Shhnow, Yung Bans, MDMA + more) [Plugg, Compilation]
• Jimmy Waters - Real As They Come [West Coast Hip Hop]
• Bombay Da Realest - Show Is Over 2 (Show & Prove) [Boom Bap]
• Sleep Sinatra & Talajkvmi - Brainstormz (w Lord Jah-Monte Ogbon, SmooVth, Vic Spencer + more) [Boom Bap, Supa Sounds]
• Dun Dealy & Tremendiss - DHUN SA [Boom Bap]
• DJ T & Drumwork - Hidden Drums* (w Conway the Machine, Jae Skeese + more) [DJ Tape, Drumwork]

Deluxe

• METRO BOOMIN PRESENTS ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE OST (w Dominic Fike, Becky G, Arya Starr, Shenseea, Myke Towers, Big Boss Vette + more) [Soundtrack, Republic]

EPs

• Dave (🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿) & Central Cee (🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿) - Split Decision [UK Rap]
• Horse Head, Lil Tracy & Nedarb - Under Your Spell EP (w Cold Hart & Këkht Aräkh) [Emo Rap]
• Kenny Mason - 6 EP (w Project Pat) [Southern Hip Hop, RCA]
• Duwap Kaine - Feels Like Summer [Cloud Rap]
• Boldy James & ChanHays - Prisoner of Circumstance EP [Boom Bap]
• femdot. - Free Samples, Vol 1. (w Sango & Amindi) [Chicago Hip Hop, RIYL Saba]
• lophiile - The Good Days Between [No Tricks/Blue Note]
• Dillon & Diamond D - Uncut Gems (w Elzhi, Planet Asia, Ras Kass + more) [Boom Bap, Full Plate]
• Fredfades - Caviar [Producer Album, Mutual Intention]
• c1rcusFreak (Caal Vo) - Scarsss4evaa* [Cloud Rap]
• Monday Night & DVNTBEATS - Long Story Short [East Coast Hip Hop]
• Rim & J. Beers – Verse Ability (w Eddie Kaine, Passport Rav & O Dawg) [Boom Bap]

Songs

• The Weeknd - World Class Sinner / The Lure (Theme Score)
• J Hus - Who Told You (feat. Drake)
• PinkPantheress - Angel
• Tyga, YG & Blxst - West Coast Weekend
• Doechii - What It Is (Solo Version)
• City Girls - I Need A Thug
• Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire & Madlib - Bubbleguts
• Mazen, Powers Pleasant & Erick the Architect - Ghost
• Krillie Karlsson - YOU (feat. SL & Isa)
• Hit-Boy & Big Hit - Tony Fontana 4
• THF ZOO - FOE SIX (feat. BIG30)
• YN Jay - Devastated
• O.T. Genasis - Get It Up There
• Birocratic, Saib & ØDYSEE - Bonaventura
• YUNG KXSS & Duke Deuce - 901 We Don't Bluff
• Bossmann - Go Harder (feat. Rucci & Bla$ta)
• Kezi - Get Your Money Up (feat. Bla$ta)
• Big Jungle - What's Yo Zodiac (feat. Sada Baby)
• FishXGrits & Sauce Walka - Pimpin' Ain't Dead
• Queen Kenzie - Pickup Truck (feat. PGF Nuk)
• Loski - Spaceships
• Young Deion & Anti Da Menace - Homicide
• VVS Beezy - A Lil Sex (feat. Stunna Girl & Heembeezy)
• Hardo & G.T. - Half With Me
• The Reverend William Burke & RZA - Money Like Lotto*
• AG CLUB - yeah i said it!*
• Lil’ B - IShowSpeed*
• ICYTWAT - COME GET HER
• Trevyy & CHASETHEMONEY - C.A.P.E.
• Tayyib Ali & Golvendasns - 10 Summers (feat. Blu)
• KEY! - You Need God (feat. Tony Shhnow)
• Guvna B - Massive Pt. 2
• Acru - JOSEAR
• Peso Peso - Ghetto Drip (feat. RMC Mike)
• Apollo Brown & Planet Asia - Golden Chakras
• Theravada & Evidence - 2MERIC
• MoneyMan Pablo - Vibe Out This World (feat. Lil Jairmy)
• 38 Spesh, 2WO OFFISHALL & Swab - Basquiat
• Aaron Childs - No Rewrites
• ADIV - Perfect Time (feat. India Shawn)
• Lord Jah-Monte Ogban & Dirty Art Club - Angela Bassett
• RXKNephew & DJ Smokey - Feel Good
• x?an & Tren mane - Scrooge Nephew (feat. RXKNephew)
• quinn - FML / Anything / Ok im Cool
• Fantasy 15 - Interplanetary Lover (feat. Kendra Morris)
• Canibus - 6/3/23*
• Shady Ray - Against The Grain (feat. T.F, Flee Lord, & Tiona Deniece)
• Pasto Flocco - ICKY VICKY / Kno Wat It Is !
• Detwan Love & Babyfxce E - Rick Ross
• Mundialista Crew - Cypher MND 14 (feat. MALANDRO)
• AYOO BIGZ - PSYCHOPATH TALKIN' (feat. RJ Payne)
• Henny L.O. - Sun Dew (feat. Heather Grey)
• Raz Fresco - k.o! (feat. Daniel Son)
• SSRICHH33 - Thug Kry
• JAHMED - Prophecy
• YS - Really In the Streets (feat. Kenny B)
• Deetranada - MATTRESS FREESTYLE
• Verde Babii - 21 Questions
• Clayton - Remain Humble (feat. Kipp Stone)
• TYSON - Don't Let Me Go (feat. Albertina)
• Eshu Tone - I LIFT WEIGHTS (feat. David R. Trask)
• AO Bubb - Perky Mode
• MELONYX - Made To Suffer
• Baby Man - Core*
• Asun Eastwood & Ashton Francis - Iceberg Slim

* means not on Apple Music or Spotify
Sorted by Spotify Monthly Listeners

Old Drop Watches

Full Calendar

After 4 years, these get deleted at Toyko John's Blacklist Site, but before they do, here is a "who's who" of Hagwons who made the list, posted in chronological order from January 1, 2016 ~ Jan 6. 2023.
See a list of blacklisted schools posted on this site here.
As a bonus, if you want to know what was posted about a hagwon, I have copied every comment from Toyko Jon into a Microsoft Word file. If you want to retrieve it from the memory hole, send me a message and I send you the complete complaint. *Some I have failed to copy before they were removed.
Memory Hole
*NOTE: Although some of these will be dated, by a couple of years in some cases, my experience is, "People rotate in and out of jobs, but cultures don't change." Koreans stay on he job for years, not rotate through like foreigners do.
Learn about toxic cultures and human behavior with animation: THE MONKEY/STEPLADDER EXPERIMENT
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Continued here.
RISE Mapo-gu Campus Jan 6. 2023
AHEV (Ansan Hwajeong English Village) Dec 31. 2022
PEAI Daechi/Seocho and iSpeak Dec 22. 2022
IYA Skola/ Hillside Collegiate (Wirye) Dec 12. 2022
Altiora-gangseo/SLS Dec. 7. 2022
Bucheon Rise Dec 4. 2022
Poly-Eunpyung gu Campus Nov 30. 2022
American Stem Prep Nov 29. 2022
Plum Academy/ FTK / FTK Jamwon Nov 22. 2022
Sequoia Hagwon Jeju Nov 21. 2022
Cheongshim Language Institute in Bucheon Nov 18. 2022
St Paul American Scholars, Gwangyo Branch Nov 5. 2022
Pinewood, Misa, Hanam,Gyeonggido Oct 31. 2022
YBM ECC Gimpo Oct 31. 2022
POLY, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul Oct 27. 2022
Global kids Korea haeundae Busan Oct 19. 2022
Hillside Collegiate Songdo Oct 16. 2022
Walnut Global Education, Seoul Oct 14. 2022
GBA Academy or Dream I Kindergarden, in Goyang Oct 12. 2022
TCIS (Thinking Christian International School) Sep 3. 2022
Sage's English Academy (SEA) Sep 9. 2022
Chungdahm Learning aka Creverse Sep 17. 2022
ComoBlanc/ Dreamberry Sep 22. 2022
Worwick Franklin Institute, Ok-dong, Ulsan Aug 21.2022
JM Academy in Seoul Aug 20.2022
JM Academy in Seoul Aug 15.2022
Spol English Institute Gimhae, Oxford Academy Gyerong, Eunbit Kindergarten Ansan, EiE Korea Hwaseong Aug 11.2022
Little Fox English Academy Hyeokshindoshi and Wansan in Jeonju Aug 9. 2022
FTK Songdo Branch Aug 7. 2022
ReadingStar International Aug 4.2022
FTK English East Pangyo, Bundang, Seongnam Aug 1. 2022
Lion English, Gajwa, Seoul Jul 28.2022
Milestone Institute Seocho Branch Jul 26.2022
Gwanak SLP and DYB Choi-sun Sangdo Jul 26.2022
ILS JEJU Jul 25.2022
CLS- Children's Language Academy Jul 19.2022
Welltain Christian International School (WCIS) in Cheong-na Jul 19.2022
Geniplus in Seocho Jul 16.2022
ELL Academy, Incheon Jul 15.2022
Bibakids Jul 7.2022
Infocus English Academy in Wonju, South Korea Jun 28.2022
Bay Hills International Language Institute Jun 24.2022
Altiora EDS and English Revolution Hagwon in Gwangmyeong Jul 1, 2022
DAKS Language Academy Gwangmyeong Campus Jul 1, 2022
Simson Bibakids Jun 29, 2022
Bay Hills International Language Institute Jun 28, 2022
Evening Class/Kids Class, Pyeongtaek Jun 27, 2022
Ian School, GLITT, Children's Musical Company Jun 24, 2022
YBM ECC Dongnae Jun 16, 2022
YBM ECC Dongnae, Busan Jun 16, 2022
American Stem Prep Jun 4, 2022
DOCS Language Academy in Gwangmyeong Jun 4, 2022
SLP and DYB Cheonan May 29,2022
GE English Academy in Ilsan May 22, 2022
HILLSIDE COLLEGIATE HAEUNDAE May 19, 2022
DUX Literature Academy, Daechi May 17, 2022
EASM Academy- Changwon May 17. 2022
ComoBlanc / DreamBerry - Songdo May 17, 2022
SLP Ulsan Namgu May 16, 2022
Edupro Haba in Songpa-gu May 12, 2022
Wonderland Kindergarten, Jukjeon, Daegu May 12, 2022
YBM ECC Dongnae May 11, 2022
Gimpo Sau/Janggi Chungdahm May 11, 2022
BILLION EDUCATION/BILLION KID May 11, 2022
Docs Academy in Gwangmyeong May 8, 2022
YMB ECC Dongdaemun May 6, 2022
DOCS Academy Beagot – Siheung May 4, 2022
FTK Bucheon May 3, 2022
Cheonan SLP May 2, 2022
Wizville Langauge Institut May 2, 2022
Hillside Collegiate/Iya Skola in Songdo Incheon Apr 20, 2022
Prairie English Academy in Gimpo Apr 20, 2022
DOCS Academy, Siheung Apr 15, 2022
Frage English Institute, Suseong-gu, Daegu
Jamsil C-GATE
Cheongna SLP in Seogu, Incheon
KidsWiz in Nowon
DOCS academy baegot in siheung
Jungchul language Institute Cheongju-si
DUX
EOS Wingsly School, Yeongtong, Suwon, South Korea
Maplebear Gimpo
Iya Skola Ulsan
Francis Parker Collegiate in Bundang
HABA League Academy in Anyang
JK English Academy, Jinhae
FTK GuriDasan branch
Ilsan POLY
EASM Language Institute - Changwon, Gyeongsangnamdo
JM English
Welcome World English in Suwon
SPEP
American Stem Prep Aspk/aspj in Yongin
Singapore International School - Gwangju
Gangnam English Academy (GEA) in Sinsa-Dong
JM Academy
Dongah Institute/Yongin
Children's Musical Company, Ian School, GLITT
Kid's College Suseong Daegu
RISE Yeouido
Avalon English
The GENIUS Academy in DAEGU
Milestone Institute Seocho branch
Ballet Model in Gangnam
Milestone Institute in Daechi, Seoul
Dux in Daechi
Rise Bundang
Miller English School - Hwa-jeong, Goyang-si
SOT (School of Tomorrow) Gwanakgu campus
JM Academy in Seoul
SLP Ulsan Nam-gu branch
Wizville Language Institute in Yeonhui-dong Seodaemun
The Genius Academy in Daegu
EiE Yeoju
SLP Uijeoungbu
Little Fox Daechi in Gangnam, Seoul
SLP Ansan
SLP Yeongdeungpo
Avalon English, Yeongtong
DOCS School Gwangmyeong
Little America
ECC Gwangsan, Gwangju
NamDongtan ECC
Bucheon POLY
L Bridge or L khan, or U2m school located in Hwaseong or Dongtan 2
ICEV
CL Education Pyeongchon
MICA International Scholars, Yongin
Milestone Institute Seocho
Kingspledu, Jeju
WCK English Academy
IGS
Avalon English Yongsan-gu
BNK Academy Nowon-gu
RISE Pyeongchon
Sejong igarten
Ballet and Model in Gangnam
Daegu Gyeongbuk English Village (Yueungjin University)
Nooree Education, Daegu, Korea
Francis Parker Collegiate branch in Haeundae, Busan
Icare hagwon in Seogwipo
SPEP
Cheonan Buldang Altiora
Dongah Institute/ Yongin
Red Wagon English School in Bundang
MLC formerly known as Maplebear Sejong Campus
Ecole d'art Language Institute - Changwon, Gyeongsangnamdo
JB (Jeongbal) Poly
Winny Winny Wonheung, Goyany.
YBM PINE
Gangnam English Academy
PEEC pyeongtaek English Education Center
YLC (Yulgok Language Center) in Gimcheon.
Samhyook Elementary School- Wonju South Korea.
Kangnam Pride Institute in Gangdong-gu, Seoul
American Stem Prep - Formerly St. Paul Kinder
ALITORA- ILSAN (SIKSA-DONG)
YMB ECC Dongdaemun
Altiora Jeju / WeGrow Academy
DOCS in Gwangmyeong
Wizville Yeonhui-dong
POLY Gwangmyeong
Poly in Haeundae, Busan
BNK (Banana Kids) Nowon
Gangnam English Academy (GEA)
EASM academy in Changwon
Little Fox Centum in Busan
YBM ECC DAECHI
KINGSPLEDU English Kindergarten, Jeju
Cheongshim based in Bucheon
YBM C-GATE in Apgujeong
JP English School
Badasoop English Village, Sejong City
Chungdahm- Mokdong 2 Campus
BCIS Education Paju
FastONE GangnamSeoul, South Korea
Banana Kids School in Uijeongbu, South Korea
CIS (Canada International School) Uijeongbu
JM English in Songpa
Cheonan SLP
VIS English in Yeouido. AKA Little Socie in Yeouido
Poly Seodaemun campus
Rise schools, Wirye Campus
Daejeon Worwick
Bay Hills Reggio Emilia International English Academy
YBM ECC Seongbuk
HILLSIDE COLLEGIATE HAEUNDAE
YBM ECC Gimpo
Little Fox Deungchon school
Global Kids Korea, Busan
SEED International School
Badasoop English Village. Sejeong city
JLS Academy (Seosan-Si)
SLP Jeonju-si oppisite Emart
SPEP/The Princeton Review/In Times In
April/Chungdham in Suwon (jeongjadong)
Bucheon Sunny School
TKLeaders English, Busan
Seodaemun Poly
Milestone Institute (MI)
Altoria in Jamsil
Oxford Language School in Cheongju
Kids College Walker Hill Guuu
Maple Bear Pyeongchon
Fast one and Dux academy
YBM Seoul (Adult Division)
Chungdahm CDI April Ulsan Branch
YBM Adult division
TASK English in Cheonan, Chungnam
Sejong Poly
JM English Academy in Songpa
MPoly Dongnae, Busan
Hanseo University
RISE Yeouido
Iya skola, Seoul
Little River Day School
GSI Cheongna and GSI Ilsan (Global Standard English Institute)
Feinschule, Gyeyang-gu (near jakjeon), Incheon
Sahm Yook Elementary School
ILCE (I Love Clover English), Daejeon, South Korea
R&R English Academy Gwangyang Jeollanamdo
Winnie Education, Ilsan
Gyeyang Global Language Center in Incheon
ARA in Jeonju
Apgujeong GATE
Seocho SLP
Gyeongsang National University (GNU), City of Jinju
Masan Poly Korea School
Cheonggu Ehwa
POLY Cheongna Campus
Ara Academy, Jeonju, South Korea
Kids Club in Yeonje-gu Busan
Norian School in Dunggu Usan
FASTONE ENGLISH (Gwanghwamoon)
Singapore International School - Gwangju
Lighthouse International School, Ilsan
Wizville Yeonhui-dong
Big Heart Christian School
MPOLY - Seo-gu, Daejeon
Thinking Child School (TCS) in Busan
Gyeyang Global Language Center. Incheon, Gyeyanggu
Dux
Little scholar academy
Incheon English Village(ICEV)
Multicampus Education Co
Paedea Plus
GE English Academy in Ilsan
Gyeyang Global Language Center. Incheon
One By One in Apgujeong, Seoul
Suwon campus - DYB Choisun
Dux Apgujeong
MICA International School (not an accredited international school)
POLY Bucheon
Geumho Little Fox Language Center Jeonju
Avalon English Academy - Mokpo Campus
N.IVY, Daegu, in Dalseogu
GRAPE, Daegu, Suseongu
Jones International Christian Studies
Suwon Global Village
ECC Bukgu Daegu
Future Education, Seoul
ING English in Wirye/Hanam/Seongnam
English Book Ladder - Joengja Bundang v
ILS in Hanam city
Songdo International Kindergarten
Guro Wonderland Language Institute
Creative Children's Learning Center, in Seoul
Inje English Village
Avalon, Suji
Jungchul Seochang Campus
Little America Academy in Gimpo
SPEP: QUICK FACTS Speaking Proficiency Enhancement Program, Apgujeong, Seoul
CDI Gimhae Jangyu branch
Grace Academy in Migeum
CDI/ Chungdham Sangin, Daegu
CIS/NAIS/Canada International School- Uijeongbu
EIE/IBC English Town in Daegu
Gangnam English Academy in Sinsa-dong, Seoul
Korea POLY School Suwon Campus
Kids Club Willy Campus
Paedeaplus Icheon
Chungdahm Institute Yeongtong
DUKE English Literature Academy Daechi
iChristmas Korea in Seocho-gu
CDI Songdo Branch
Avalon Yongin campus
Gwangmyeong SLP
SEODAEMUN POLY
Kids College Pyeongtaek
Elan Preparatory in Mokdong
Poly Mokdong campus, Seoul
Jungchul English Academy Geoje
CDI Chungdahm Daejeon Review
Chungdahm Learning (CDI) Incheon Cheongna Branch
Gangnam English Academy (GEA), Apgujeong
LIA Seocho
Wingsturn Kindergarten/Academy near Sindang
Norian Kindergarten, Dong-gu, Ulsan
Korea Christian International School, Yeong-deung dong
Jung Chul academy
Redwagon Academy
English Book Ladder, near Jeongja
Roy's English Academy in Songjeong-dong, Gumi
Mapo Youth CenteKEST
Hwajeong POLY
TOPLY English Institute, Bucheon
Junggye POLY
Daegu Chungdahm/April
SLP Gwanak-Gu
JC English School in Jecheon
ABC LEARNING CENTER in Haendang
Pyeongtaek English Education Centre
Lighthouse English Center, Hagwi
SOT (school of tomorrow) in Seocho
Global Aviation college
English Kindergarten, just outside Migeum & Dongcheong-dong in Bundang/Suji
5 Touch Language in Giheung, Yongin
Triple A English Academy near Seohyeon Station in Bundang
Worwick Franklin Institute - Wirye (New town/ Shindoshi)
Kaylee English School in Cheonan
SPEP/One-Stop Prep, Based Out of Gangnam in Seoul
Bambini Edu in Songpa
Avalon, Tae Jon Dong, Gwangju, Gyeonggi-do
Worwik franklin institute Ulsan
Gimpo POLY, Seoul
Songdo International Language Center (SILC) in Songdo, Incheon
Nagwon Feinschule Hagwon in Bonseon-dong in Nam-gu, Gwangju
Dr.Jung E Class - Gwangjin-Gu Branch v
Gyeongsang National University
Dongtan kids College
Daegu, Sangin April/CDI
iSponge branch located in Geomdan Sageori
Jungchul Academy, Cheolsan Dong, Gwangmyeong
Banana Kids school, Uijeongbu, South Korea
SLP Jungnang
Evine (Junggye-dong branch in Nowon-gu).
Brain Talk English Academy, Mokpo/Namak
Dongrae Yonje SLP in Sajik, Busan
I-garten in Cheongdahm
Kim & Lee Language Institute in Suwon
International Language School (ILS), Bongdam-eup
Talkster Waegook Hagwon in Suwon, Gyeonggi-do
Aphabet Street School in seoho
Edu Pro in Bangi Dong
JLEE Preparatory, Bundang area
GrapeTree Academy/GrapeTree English Learning Center, Gangdong gu, Gildong, Seoul
Chungdahm Institute I-Garten (formally IDEA KIDS ASSETS) Cheongdam, Seoul
KJC21 hagwon, Jangyu, Gimhae
Bono language world- Gumi, Okgye-dong
Chungdahm Institute in Uijeongbu
International Life Long Learning Center in Yeonsu-Dong, Incheon
Prime Academy (Prime Junior) in Yeonhui-dong, Seoul
Noumena Education Initiative - Gangnam, Seoul
Cambridge Institute in Gangnam
Pagoda, Gangnam Branch
NY English Studio, Haehwa-dong, Seoul
Jin Myung Language School, inside the Jin Myung Fitness Center, Jakjeon, Incheon
BPA (Best Prep Academy) near Jeongja station in Bundang, Korea
Berkeley Language School, Haeundae, Busan
Sogang Language Program (SLP) in Songpa Gu
Pagoda Junior Hwajeong
Yeonsei language school Gumi
Genesis English Academy, Ilsan
Avalon/Langcon Academy in Pyeongtaek
Wiz Island - Janghanpyeong / Dongdaemun Branch
PalsLab Hagwon in Yeontong-gu, Suwon-si
Boramae UBestA Language School/ UBestA Language Institute in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul
Youngseon Middle School in Jeollabuk-do
Maple Bear Songpa or Maple Bear Bundang
Global Tesol
SLP's Hwajeong branch
YBM ECC Suseong-gu Daegu
Miracle Academy, Suseong-gu, Daegu
KDLP Korean Dual-Language Program, Gimhae South Korea
Dongnae Yeonje Gu SLP (Seogang Language program) in Busan
ESL Academy in Yeonsu-dong, Chungju (aka FTK ESL Academy, Chungju)
BaeUm Kids English Village, Haan dong, Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi do
Best Prep Academy (BPA) in Jeongja
JungChul English Academy, Palyong-dong, Changwon
CCLE (Canadian Cultural Language Experience)
Jeongja Worwick Franklin Institute, Jeongja
Chungdahm and CDI April Gwangmyoung, Cheolsan Station
Geumjeong Corem in Busan
Namcheon Eastern English Academy in Busan
LOTIS, Leaders of Tomorrow International School in Jamsil
UACE International Language Institute, Suji
Woosong University in Daejeon, South Korea
Kings Kids English Academy in Gangnam and Songpa
Wonderland in Hyangnam, near Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi-do
World Prep School in Geoje
Seoil Foreign Language Institute in Yullyang-dong Sangdang-gu (Cheongju, Chungbuk)
E. Bo Young Talking Club, Chungju
Advanced Junior English in Bundang
SLP Dongnae in Busan
TLBU GLOBAL school in goyang
MLS (My Language School), in Kyungsung University area, Busan
JC English academy in jecheon South Korea

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A Case of Distrust
ADOM (Ancient Domains of Mystery)
AI War 2
Aaero
Aegis Defernders
Ageless
Aliens vs. Predator Collection
Almost There: The Platformer
Ara Fell
Aragami
Automachef
Aven Colony
Backbone
Battlestar Galactica Deadlock
Beholder
Between the Stars
Beyond the Wire
Bionic Commando Rearmed
Blade Assault
Bleed 2
Book of Demons
Boomerang Fu
Boreal Blade
Capitalism 2
CastleStorm
Chroma Squad
Circuit Breakers
Cities in Motion 2
Colt Canyon
Command & Conquer Remastered Collection
Crazy Pixel Streaker
CryoFall
Cyber Hook
Dark Future: Blood Red States
Darq
Dead Effect
Dead In Bermuda
Dead In Vinland
Deadly Days
Dear Esther: Landmark Edition
Deleveled
Desert Child
Disciples: Liberation
Do Not Feed the Monkeys
Double Kick Heroes
Driftland: The Magic Revival
Dungeons 3
EXAPUNKS
Eliza
Embr
Epic Chef
Espire VR
Eterium
Eternal Edge +
Etherborn
Evergarden
Evoland Legendary Edition
Fallout 1
Family Man
Farmer's Dynasty
Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark
Final Exam
First Class Trouble
Five Dates
Fling to the Finish
Fluffy Horde
Forged Battalion
Founders' Fortune
Freaking Meatbags
Frog Detective 2: The Case of the Invisible Wizard
Full Metal Furies
Full Throttle Remastered
GemCraft - Chasing Shadows
Genesis Noir
GoNNER
God's Trigger
Golf Gang
Good Robot
Grand Ages: Rome
HackyZack
Hammerting
Hard Reset Redux
Holy Potatoes! We're in Space?!
Homefront
Hotshot Racing
I'm not a Monster
Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition
If Found...
In Other Waters
Infectonator: Survivors
Interplanetary: Enhanced Edition
Iris and the Giant
Iron Harvest
Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth
Kill It With Fire
Kill the Bad Guy
Late Shift
Layers of Fear
Leisure Suit Larry - Wet Dreams Don't Dry
Leisure Suit Larry - Wet Dreams Dry Twice
Levelhead
MOLEK-SYNTEZ
MOTHERGUNSHIP
Mad Games Tycoon
Main Assembly
Midnight Protocol
Monster Prom 2: Monster Camp
Moving Out
Mr. Shifty
NAIRI: Tower of Shirin
NBA Playgrounds
Nether: Ressurected
NeuroVoider
Night Call
Nimbatus - The Space Drone Constructor
Not Tonight
Opus Magnum
Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You
Out of Space
Out of the Park Baseball 17
Override: Mech City Brawl
Pac-Man 256
Paradise Killer
Paratopic
Partisans 1941
Peaky Blinders: Mastermind
Pesterquest
Pivot Pilot
Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition
Planet Alpha
Popup Dungeon
Primordia
Project Winter
Punch Club
Purrfect Date - Visual Novel/Dating Simulator
Puss!
Raiden V: Director's Cut
Railroad Corporation
Railway Empire
Rapture Rejects
Rebel Cops
Regions of Ruin
Regular Human Basketball
Replica
Retimed
Reverse Crawl
Revita
Running with Rifles
Rustler
SHENZHEN I/O
SIMULACRA
SIMULACRA 2
Sam & Max: Season 1
She Remembered Caterpillars
Shoppe Keep 2
Size Matters
Skulls of the Shogun
Slipstream
Spellcaster University
Splasher
State of Mind
Still There
Sudden Strike Gold
Super Daryl Deluxe
Super Magbot
Surgeon Simulator: Experience Reality
Surviving the Aftermath
Sword Legacy Omen
Swords and Soldiers 2 Shawarmageddon
Tabletop Playground
Tales of the Neon Sea
Tannenberg
Telltale Texas Hold'em
The Adventure Pals
The Ambassador: Fractured Timelines
The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav
The Haunted Island, A Frog Detective Game
The Hex
The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
The Shapeshifting Detective
The Shrouded Isle
The Spiral Scouts
The Wild Eight
This is the Police 2
Through the Darkest of Times
Total Tank Simulator
Tower of Time
Train Station Renovation
Tumblestone
Undead Horde
Underhero
Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York
Verdun
Vikings - Wolves of Midgard
Volcanoids
Waking
Warstone TD
Weaving Tides
Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Heart of the Forest
Where the Water Tastes Like Wine
White Noise 2
Wurm Unlimited
X-Morph: Defense
Yoku's Island Express
Yooka-Laylee
Zombie Night Terror
Zwei: The Arges Adventure
Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection
60 Parsecs!
8Doors: Arum's Afterlife Adventure
Blacksad
Forward to the Sky
Lacuna - A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure
LiEat
Love is Dead
Pool Panic
Super Cloudbuilt
Voidigo

Firstly, when Sonic first encountered Knight, a Squid is just randomly stationed nearby as if waiting for Sonic. Could someone be controlling it to help Sonic escape this first encounter?
The voice talking to Sonic could probably be the one, because she needed Sonic to get the Emeralds. Sage is another good guess because she's beginning to see just how impossible Sonic can pull things off, and she has been stated to be controlling the tech while also having something preventing her from doing so with the Titans.
And my second question. You use the purple gate to go fishing at different ponds across the islands. Given that these gates are clearly different than the other gates, what could their original purpose be?
The regular gates relive memories. So, what could these purple gates had been for? The Ancients' home world? Could be simply pulling stuff from Sonic and Big's memories to fill in the ponds...but...
I just get the feeling these purple gates are something different than just regular memories and plain fishing. What are some of your thoughts? Thanks for reading and giving feedback. ^{^}

I've been collecting vinyl for well over a decade, but as I've gotten older my priorities & interests have shifted a bit. Additionally, the film industry strike has affected my income, so I figured that now is as good a time as any to start passing on my music to someone else.
I plan on keeping the core of my collection for now, but here's a bunch of stuff I either never got around to listening to, or don't see myself listening to much in the future. By the end of this month I plan on making another post with used vinyl, but that requires a little more work.
Shipping is...

• $5 for a 1xLP
  
• $6 for 2-3
  
• or $7 flat for 4+
  

All items will be shipped in new mailers with padding and/or stiffeners, and box sets (or 4+ LPs) will be packaged in bulk LP boxes with plenty of protection.

ALL LP's ARE SEALED

M/M unless otherwise noted

Jazz/Soul/Funk/Hip Hop

• James Brown - Get On The Good Foot (2xLP) - $22
  
• James Brown - Soul On Top - $22
  
• Prince - Sign 'O The Times (4xLP box set) - $35
  
• Ornette Coleman - Genesis Of Genius: The Contemporary Albums (deluxe 2xLP box set) - $50
  
• Floating Points & Pharoah Sanders ‎– Promises (marbled indie exclusive) - $22
  
• Arica - Heaven (limited to 500) - $22
  
• Pharoah Sanders - Karma (audiophile Acoustic Sounds series) - $31
  
• Alice Coltrane - Ptah The El Daoud - $25
  
• Childish Gambino - Awaken, My Love (blue Walmart exclusive) - $25
  
• The Bogie Band ft. Joe Russo ‎- The Prophets In The City - $20
  
• Otis Redding - Pain In My Heart (MOV pressing) - $16
  
• Marvin Gaye ‎- Dream Of A Lifetime (numbered blue MOV pressing) - $15
  
• Sly & The Family Stone - Original Album Classics (5xLP discography box set) - $85
  
• Otis Redding - The Definitive Studio Album Collection (7xLP box set) - $100
  
• Kendrick Lamar ‎- Good Kid, M.A.A.d City (2xLP clear black w/ alt cover) - $32
  
• Various Artists - Space Jam OST (2xLP red/yellow vinyl) - $22
  

Rock/Indie/New Wave/Alt

• The Rolling Stones - Goats Head Soup (clear 2xLP, alt cover) - $30
  
• The Rolling Stones - Aftermath (limited violet vinyl) - $40
  
• Neil Young - Homegrown - $14
  
• Various Artists - Glastonbury Fayre Festival (3xLP colored vinyl w/ extras) - $55 - Never played, but never sealed - sleeve is closer to EX/VG++ due to nature of packaging, which is pretty extravagant.
  
• The Who - Odds & Sods (2xLP red & yellow RSD release) - $26
  
• Bill Wyman - Bill Wyman - $10
  
• David Bowie - Diamond Dogs (limited red vinyl) - $36
  
• David Bowie - Low (limited orange vinyl) - $20
  
• Shuggie Otis ‎- Here Comes Shuggie Otis (numbered orange/gold MOV pressing) - $20
  
• Eric Clapton - 461 Ocean Boulevard (modern pressing, edition unknown) - $13
  
• Fleetwood Mac ‎- Mr. Wonderful (MOV pressing) - $18
  
• Julee Cruise - The Voice of Love (deluxe 2xLP) - $35
  
• Various Artists Twin Peaks OST (limited green vinyl) - $64
  
• Various Artists - Gary Crowley's Lost 80's Vol. 2 (2xLP clear vinyl) - $20
  
• Cleaners From Venus ‎- A Dawn Chorus: Early Cleaners And Beyond 1967-1985 - $15
  
• New Musik - From A To B (numbered yellow MOV 2xLP) - $24
  
• New Musik ‎- Warp (numbered red MOV 2xLP) - $28
  
• New Musik - Anywhere (numbered blue MOV 2xLP) - $28
  
• Oingo Boingo - Boingo (numbered smokey MOV 2xLP) - $43
  
• Nirvana - In Utero (45 3xLP 20th anniversary) - $165
  
• Type O Negative ‎- October Rust (2xLP green/black vinyl) - $65 - sharp sealed sleeve, but couple light splits on top edge
  
• Faith No More ‎- Album Of The Year (MOV pressing) - $19
  
• Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks - Sparkle Hard - $15 - one minor corner ding
  
• Quilting - Quilting - $13
  
• Hooverphonic ‎- Their Ultimate Collection (silver vinyl) - $15
  
• The White Stripes - Elephant (2xLP EU press) - $25
  
• Lorde ‎- Pure Heroine - $26
  
• John Lennon - Lennon (9xLP box set) - $85
  

Country

• Johnny Cash - With His Hot And Blue Guitar! (blue/orange vinyl, includes fanzine) - $20
  
• Willie Nelson & Bobbie Nelson ‎- Willie’s Stash, Vol. 1: December Day (2xLP white numbered MOV pressing) - $16
  

Other

• Soundtrack - La La Land - $13 - A couple light crease marks on sleeve

Hi, I’m flying to Cairns for a work trip landing the Sunday 11/6/23 night and leaving Sunday 16/6/23 late arvo. I will be staying on the esplanade working from 8am to 4pm in the afternoon every day.
I would enjoy checking out Cairns although with my limited time in the morning in the evenings I know they’re probably isn’t much I can do.
But I’d love to hear recommendations no matter how big or small.
For example, Your favourite coffee shop?
Any cool independent stores.
Walks or things to do around the city.
Your favourite place to get a snack or a meal? ( there will be 10 of us for work and I’ll do this with the team the other things I’ll likely do solo).
I also love fishing, and I wonder if it’s worth taking a travel rod to do some early-morning fishing somewhere off the Esplanade? Any bream ect around? I would take a light spin rod.
Cool bar or drink
All suggestions appreciated!

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- Recipes for Disaster: An Anarchist Cookbook
Helping Women and Society Escape Violent Relationships
Women exist in a "domesticated" combat zone. On any given day in the United States, an average of 480 women will be raped, 5,760 women will be assaulted, and 4 will be murdered by a [cis] male partner. Domestic violence [against women] is an assault on women's bodies and minds by those who claim to love them and love to claim them. The success of this violence depends on the complicity of community. If we intend to bring about true liberation, we must foster explicitly antiauthoritarian behavior in both personal and political life. No hierarchy is acceptable and no domination is justifiable—not even "behind closed doors." Because one in four women will be assaulted (likely including someone you love), we must wage war on domestic violence. We serve to empower our communities best by fighting the violence and hierarchy closest to home… or in the home.
Ingredients

• Outreach materials
• Shelter
• Childcare
• Basic safety materials—pepper spray, whistles, deadbolts, phone
• Knowledge of local resources
• A network of safe communities/spaces for women
• Personal dedication to the complete annihilation of authority
• Instructions

Stage One: Helping Her
Educate yourself. Domestic violence (DV) is rarely a single instance of battery, but instead a pattern of power and control. It may involve sexual or physical violence, or it may be a complex web of threats, property destruction, isolation, and emotional, financial, and mental abuse. Understanding this will help you recognize abuse if it comes without physical bruises.
If you are truly ready to have your mother, friend, or daughter tell you what is happening in her private life, invite her to come to you. If you are speaking against violence and rape, she will know you are ready. Wheatpaste neighborhoods with posters about domestic violence, hold street fairs against violence in residential neighborhoods, plaster infoshops and collective homes with signs that invite women into a safe space. If she, her children, or her animals are in immediate danger, however, you may need to approach her. Never approach the abuser: most abusers are paranoid and will quickly assume their victims have exposed them, and may retaliate against them.
Follow her lead. The most important thing you will do is be there for her, even if you feel useless. Trying to be a hero can only undermine her autonomy. Let her make her own decisions, even bad ones, and never tell her what to do. Give her back control: refuse to dominate her and recreate the abuse.
Give her a phone number or a way to contact you or someone in the community. Best is a cell phone that will always be on, or a collective house's number where someone is usually awake.
Let her talk. Don't wince or gasp: tales of [rape] and strangulation are not easy to listen to, but they are harder to tell. Survivors are often terrified of either tainting someone else's world with their trauma or not being believed. Tell her you believe her. You will be changed by what you hear; thank her for that. Confirm what may seem obvious.
An abuser spends a lot of time telling her she is crazy, and that no one would believe her. Tell her that you are listening, and offer eye contact and physical closeness if she is comfortable with it. Assure her that the way she feels is okay. There is no "normal" way to respond to abnormal acts of violence. Understand that the shield of invulnerability has been shattered (41% of rape victims and 89% of domestic violence victims expect to be assaulted again). She may be hyper-vigilant; the best way to help is to make her feel safe and legitimize/recognize her fears.
Focus on practical and immediate concerns. Where can one buy mace? What organizations work with DV issues? Ask her what she needs in order to leave: shelter? transportation? a job? childcare? money? Help her find these resources. Then ask what she needs to stay out of the relationship. For most women, it takes seven to fourteen attempts to leave their abusers. If she doesn't have the resources to stay gone, she may return because he can support her. Many abusers manipulate these needs. This is what makes DV such a pernicious crime: the perpetrator is the person who knows her best.
Address her immediate safety. If she is living with the abuser, make sure she has a plan to get out during a violent episode (contact your local coalition against DV for safety plans). Offer to keep personal papers and a packed suitcase for her and some extra money. Make sure she has a phone. An old cell phone without service can still dial 911 if charged. Consider establishing code words for her to use if she needs help, or other signals—a porch light off, for example, could let the neighbors know they should contact the police. If she doesn't live with her abuser, offer to find someone to stay with her or nearby. Do a safety check: make sure phone lines can't be cut, doors have deadbolts, and windows are nailed shut. If she wants to stay in hiding, help her cover her tracks by getting all mail sent to another address or post office box; offer to put your name on utilities. If she rides a bus or bike, find a car for her to borrow. Find community members who can do errands with her, pick her up from work, watch the children, etc. 90% of stalking cases are former intimate partners, not strangers.
The anti-DV movement started as an underground railroad of homes. Consider where she stays carefully. If the abuser knows where she is staying, she can feel like a sitting duck, especially if she stays with a [cis man]—an abuser's insecurity and suspicions can easily turn to rage. The majority of extreme violence and murder occur when the woman tries to leave, because the abuser feels he is losing control of her. Taking a survivor into your home is a serious commitment; unless you are prepared to internalize her constant vigilance and your home is very secure, she may be safer with someone else.
If she wants, help her use the legal system to file charges, obtain a protective order, file for custody, or get a divorce. Discuss the pros and cons of this in relation to safety, not politics. Until we develop an alternative, we cannot criticize a woman for using "the system." It is imperative, however, that she doesn't invest her safety or emotional wellbeing in the criminal justice system, as it often fails.
The community might want to deal with or "out" the abuser. Some communities have ostracized abusers, boycotted their businesses, refused to speak to them. You could make posters of his face, or spray paint his house. You can run abusers out of town, though understand this has the potential of resulting in his abusing someone somewhere else. You can threaten him with violence. No matter what is done, it must be acceptable to the survivor, because her well-being is at stake.
Stage Two: Helping Us
There are many steps we must take as communities and collectives to be welcoming and radicalizing spaces for survivors. At the same time, we must each take personal responsibility for shifting the public conscience toward abhorrence for violence. In a patriarchal state, violence toward and the rape of women prop up sexist oppression and exploitation. We cannot transform "rape culture" without committing ourselves to resisting and eradicating all patriarchy.
We must redefine sex and relationships away from terms of violence, power, domination and status. In our relationships we can try to create a new vocabulary that [prioritizes] consent and equality.
[Cis] men in particular need to organize. [Most] DV is a [cis] man's problem—women just suffer the consequences. A radical [cis] heterosexual male must give up the privileges of his gender—only then can he be approachable, only then will he be capable of offering meaningful help to a survivor. You cannot aid a survivor while allowing for other forms of sexism to prevail. [... Cis m]en can unlearn their gender construction and undermine patriarchy; imagine if every boy grew up around men who were struggling against patriarchy and violence.
Account
Taheera called the police after Mark had threatened to take their five-month-old baby, Juan. There were bruises on her neck from a previous incident, and Mark was arrested. It had been Mark's idea to move to the city when Taheera was 3 months pregnant. Taheera started to go to a low-cost clinic for prenatal care, but stopped going when Mark accused her of sleeping with the doctor. The first time Mark hit her was after she made a list of baby names. He was jealous of the attention the baby was getting.
I am a social worker, and an agency referred her to me. When we first talked, Taheera kept looking behind her. I suggested she push her chair against the wall, and promised her that I would keep checking down the hallway for Mark (even though Mark was in jail and wasn't going to be coming).
She was scared of Mark and of what he might do to her and the baby, especially now that he had been arrested. Mark's job was their only source of income, and he might be fired if he didn't get out of jail soon. She had a lot of questions about the legal system and was curious to know if I had talked to other women who felt like she did. We talked about local groups and shelters that could help, but mostly I just listened. I gave her my number and a 24-hour crisis number. Taheera chose to bail Mark out, using all their savings, but not to speak with him. The state had Mark sign a "no contact order" telling him he couldn't contact her or move back home, so he got an apartment upstairs from Taheera and made a point of bringing lots of "bitches" home so Taheera would see. Taheera didn't show up to court and the case was dropped.
Two weeks later, Taheera called and said that Mark was upstairs, Juan was asking for him, and that she was trying to resist going up to him. She missed him. I simply listened, and told her, as best I could, that her feelings were normal. She kept asking, "What's wrong with me?" I tried to refocus on Mark's problems. Taheera finally agreed to walk downtown and sign up for a support group that had childcare. But she never did, and instead went upstairs to Mark.
Eight months later, Taheera called from a payphone. Mark had held a gun to her head because he was angry that they now lived together in the upstairs apartment but he still had to pay for the downstairs apartment. He cut the phone cord so she couldn't call out. Things had been okay for a while: Mark had let her get a job and was being a "good daddy." Taheera told me that she had left several times, but each time he had found her or threatened her family Taheera felt too tired to leave, and just wanted things to "stay sane."
Taheera decided to save up money. We met for lunch one afternoon and made a list of what to do, which I kept so Mark wouldn't see it. I also gave her an old cell phone to call 911, which she hid in a cabinet. She got a separate bank account and started funneling part of her paycheck into it. She told a neighbor what was happening and gave the neighbor a packed suitcase to keep for her. I researched Section 8 housing in her hometown, and had the papers sent to my office. Taheera asked me to look up domestic violence resources in her hometown on my computer, because Mark made a point of checking out which websites she had visited when he got home from work. Mark grew suspicious, probably because Taheera seemed to be happier. Mark started calling her work and hanging up, and kept this up until she was fired. He bought her a cell phone so he could call her repeatedly any time she was out. He started not letting her leave the house with Juan, so that she would have to come back. He took her car keys. Eight months before, Taheera might have given up, because Mark seemed to be catching on.
I don't know all the details, but one night Taheera got someone from her church to park outside the apartments and start shouting. Mark, easily annoyed, went out to shut them up, and she and Juan got their suitcases from the neighbors and left through a back door, where the church friend picked them up.
I don't know if Taheera's story is a success story, but it is a real story. Since then, Mark has found out where she lives and has gained visitation rights to Juan through a court. Mark has also assaulted her twice since she left, once running her and Juan off the road. Taheera, however, has broken her connection to Mark and broken the cycle of abuse. Sometimes I think about her friend from church and the neighbor, and wonder what would have happened without them.
Recently, she read an article about my being arrested for protesting and asked what I was doing. I told her that I fight violence and hierarchy on all levels and she muttered, "Oh." But yesterday she left a message saying she was reading a lot and did I have any favorite authors? I'm thinking Emma Goldman or a little Naomi Wolfe.

**Prices are for PayPal friends and family.** **Add $5 for shipping**.
Interested in samples of less common indie / niche houses ( I have tried a lot)
**Valentino Donna Noir Absolu** - $8 6ml official mini in box (dabbed twice)
**Miu Miu Fleur D’Argent Miu Miu** - 7/7.5ml mini $5
**BDK - Wood Jasmine** 3ml - $11
**Arquiste - No. 57** 10ml official rollerball - $12
**Room 1015 - Purple Mantral** 7.5ml scentbird spray (sprayed 2x) - $11
**Room 1015 - Hollyrose** 7.5ml scentbird spray (sprayed 2x) - $11
**Hermes - Eau Des Merveilles Bleue** 12/15ml official travel spray - $15
**Chanel - Gardenia** 3.8/4ml official mini - $17
**Commodity - Gin (discontinued version)** 5ml decant (can make multiple) - $9
**Aether - Rose Alcane** 5ml decant (can make multiple) - $9
**DS Durga - I Don't Know What** 5ml decant (can make multiple) - $12
**Memo - Irish Leather** 5ml decant (can make multiple) - $15
**Frederic Malle - Synthetic Jungle** 5ml decant (can make multiple) - $15
**Chanel - Egoiste** 5ml decant (can make multiple) -$9
**Boucheron - Iris de Syracuse** 5ml decant (can make multiple) -$9
**Nomenclature - Lumen_esce** 5ml decant (can make multiple) -$9
**Tsvga - XXX** 5ml decant (can make multiple) - $45
Scent Trunk - Moon Jasmine 4ml spray $9
Bvlgari - Eau Parfumee au the blanc 4ml/5ml Mini $5
Bvlgari - Eau Parfumee au the vert 3ml/5ml Mini $5
Carolina Herrera - Iris Empire 4.5/5ml Mini $18
Cartier - Roadster 12/12.5ml Mini $16
Scents of Wood - Sandalwood in Oak 7.5ml/8ml $9
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Samples Listed Below: https://i.imgur.com/w37z1OS
Around $3-4 per sample, more for larger niche ones, less for smaller ones or designers, plus $5 for shipping. Most samples > 1ml are official samples (ask for specifics).
Armani - My Way Parfum 1.2ml
Aerin - Rose De Grasse Joyful Bloom 1.5ml
Aerin - Amber Musk 1.5ml
Amouage - Meander 1ml
Amouage - Myths 2.5ml
Amouage - Opus IX 2ml
Amouage - Opux VI 2ml
Aromas de Salazar - Cafe Fiesta 0.6ml
Bravanariz - Agost 0.5ml
Bravanariz - Gener 0.5ml
Bravanariz - Maig 0.5ml
Bravanariz - Octubre 0.5ml
Bravanariz - Muga 1.2ml
Bravanariz - Bosc 1ml
Creed - Aventus 1.5ml
Creed- Spring Flowers 1.5ml
Carolina Herrera - Very Good Girl 1.5ml
Centauri - Om 0.6ml
Chloe Atelier des Fleurs - Herba Mimosa 3.9ml
Chronotope - Spite EDT 1ml
Chronotope - Playalinda EDP 2.5ml
Chronotope - Playalinda EDP 2ml
Comme Des Garcons - Stussy Laguna Beach 0.3ml
Clandestine - Vert 1.5ml
Clandestine - Astoria 1.5ml
Dixit & Zak - Emperor's Court 0.4ml
Dior - Homme Parfum 1ml
Dolce and Gabanna - Light Blue EDt 1ml
Etat Libre - She is an Anomaly 0.6ml
Elisire - E-rose 0.8ml
Francesa Bianchi - Libertine Neroli 2ml
Friendly Fur - The Green Carnation 2.5ml
Floraiku - Volcanic Flowers 0.8ml
Gucci Guilty - Pour Femme 1ml
Givenchy - Gentleman Boise 0.8ml
Gucci - Bloom Intense 1ml
Heeley - Iris de Nuit 1.2ml
Houbigant - Fougere Royale 0.7ml
Honore des Pres - Nu Green 0.3ml
Initio - Mystic Experience 2ml
Imaginary Authors - A city on fire 0.5ml
Imaginary Authors - O Unknown 2ml
Issey Miyake - L’Eau d’Issey Eau & Magnolia 0.8ml
Jo Malone - English Pear & Freesia 1.5ml
Kenzo - Flower 1ml
Lancome - La vie est belle l'eau de parfum 1.2ml
La Curie - Incendo 1ml
La Curie - Geist 0.5ml
Les Indemodables - Oriental Velours 1.5ml
Les Indemodables - Iris Perle 1.5ml
Les Indemodables - Chypre Azural 1.5ml
Les Indemodables - Cuir de Chine 2ml
Les Abstraits - Belle Ame 1.2ml
Masque Milano - L'Atessa
Maison Martin Margiela - When the Rain Stops 1.7ml
Matiere Premiere - French Flower 1.6ml
Matiere Premiere - Crystal Saffron 1.2ml
Matiere Premiere et Gantier - Garrigue 0.6ml
Matiere Premiere et Gantier - D'Habit 0.2ml
Matiere Premiere et Gantier - Ambre Mystique 0.7ml
MDCI - Cuir Cavalier 0.4ml
MDCI - Cuir Garamante 0.5ml
MDCI - Chypre Palatin 0.5ml
MDCI - L'Elegant 0.8ml
MDCI - L'Elegant 0.8ml
MDCI - Les Indes Galantes 0.5ml
MDCI - Fêtes Persanes 0.4ml
Meleg - Vietnamese Oud 0.5ml
Memo - Italian Leather 0.5ml
Meo Fusciuni - Notturno 0.7ml
Nobile 1942 - Fougere Nobile 2ml
Nobile 1942 - Patchouli Nobile 2ml
Noteology - Blood Orange Chocolat 2.5ml
Orto Parisi - Cuoium 1ml
Perris Monte Carlo - Patchoulli 0.5ml
Prada - Paradoxe 1.2ml
Parle Moi - Orris Tatoo 29 1ml
Perris Monte Carlo - Oud Imperial 0.7ml
Perris Monte Carlo - Ambre Oris 0.4ml
Penhaligon's - According to Arthur 0.6ml
Prin - Saringkarn 0.4ml
Prin - Ganja Kasturi 0.7ml
Pineward - Nocturnis 0.4ml
Pineward - Ponderosa 0.2ml
Pineward - White Fir 0.4ml
Pineward - Katabatic 0.4ml
Rasei Fort - Cielito Lindo 0.4ml
Roja Dove - Creation S (Scandal) 0.7ml
Room 1015 - Electric Wood 2ml
Room 1015 - Sweet Leaf 4ml
Room 1015 - Blomma Cult 1.5ml
Rook Perfumes - Undergrowth 1.8ml
SHL 777 - Crying of Evil 0.7ml
Thameen - The Hope 0.6ml
Thameen - Amber Room 0.6ml
Tsvga - Goochi 1ml (attaoil)
Vero Profumo - Rubj 0.7ml
Widian - Black I 0.7ml
YSL Libre - Le Parfum 1.2ml
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April 9 - April 26: Tokyo - Nanyo - Hakone - Kyoto - Osaka - Koyasan
We had two main goals for this trip to Japan: eat great food and see cherry blossoms. We had the best of both in the city of Nanyo in Yamagata prefecture. It's not a place that I've ever seen mentioned on Reddit or the western internet, so I wanted to share it with you all here.

What we learned

• Ship your luggage - The airport as well as every convenience store we walked into let us ship our luggage. This made traveling between cities significantly easier, and prices were always very reasonable. For single-night stays, we just packed what we needed for a single day and shipped our suitcases to the subsequent hotel.
• Google Maps is very helpful, but don't trust them for transfer times in public transit. We thought we were transit experts because we live in NYC, but the stations in Japan are even more complicated. Leave early if you need to catch a train.
• Almost all restaurants in Japan are good, but I'm somewhat of food snob. If you're like me, I recommend using Tabelog for reviews to find places that are a bit more special. The scoring is very different from western reviews. In general, anything above a 3.3 is very good. Scores are also significantly biased towards more expensive restaurants, so I'd recommend higher scores for fancier restaurants.
• Fruits and vegetables are relatively expensive and difficult to come by in Japan. We were able to get them at supermarkets, which can usually be found in the basement of any department store. Next time I'm in Japan, I'll consider bringing fiber supplements.
• Cherry Blossoms blooming times are very unpredictable. The Japan Meteorology Agency has a website with up to date cherry blossom predictions of over 1000 locations. Even if it doesn't have the exact cherry blossom site you want to visit, you're definitely going to see something close by. Websites of popular tourist destinations update the status of cherry blossoms as well.
• I recommend that you book hotels within 5 minutes walking distance from well-connected subway stations. A couple of our hotels were 10-15 minutes away from the station we needed to go to, so it was mildly irritating to repeat the same walk so often. In those places, there was actually a closer station, but if we took those, we'd have to transfer to a main station anyways.
• Standard hotel rooms have a double bed, which are about the same size as full sized beds in the US. If you're a move around a lot in your sleep like I do and want your partner to be well-rested, it's worth upgrading to a room that has a larger bed or two twins.
• If you're shopping, don't forget to bring your passport, so that you can get a duty free discount or refund.

Planning

• We booked our Hakone ryokan in January
• In February, we booked 3 fine dining restaurants, hotel in Kyoto, and temple lodging in Koyasan
• Saiho-ji (the moss temple in Kyoto) says that they require you to write an international postcard to request a reservation, and I saw that too late. Fortunately, there was also a Japanese website that let you make reservations, and we filled that out about a month in advanced with the help of Google translate. One of the fields required a Japanese address. We just used a friend's address, but you can probably use a hotel as well.
• Besides that, we booked all our other lodging and a week before our stay or less. A few times this wasn't best decision because our hotels were significantly more expensive this way.
• We left the first week in our trip very flexible, so that we could go somewhere that was in peak bloom during this time. We had a few places in mind, and ended up booking a ryokan in Nanyo the night before our stay there.
• Besides a few bucket list items, we figured that we'd be happy going anywhere. My wife and I made a shared Google map with all the sites that we found interesting without the intention of going to all of them and used that as a guide to choose what was convenient.

Tokyo Highlights

• I bought strawberries from a random department store, and an absurdly priced mango and orange from the Sembikiya flagship store. The strawberries were some of the best I had and worth the price of 1200 yen. The orange was tangier than any other orange we've had. However, you have to peel the thick membrane to fully appreciate it, and even then, I don't think it was worth anywhere close to 3500 yen. The mango was the most expensive at about 12000 yen, and everything about it was perfect. It was fragrant, the skin was thin, the texture was creamy, and it was as sweet as candy. It's hard to believe that this was grown from a plant.
• The real reason to go to Mori Art Museum is the stunning view of Tokyo. The main museum was closed, but we got to see an exhibit of Heatherwick Studio instead, which was more interesting than I expected.
• We loved the garden the Nezu Museum
• We went to Hotel Sara Kinshicho, a love hotel, and it was as fun as it looks on Youtube. The room was both more spacious and cheaper than most of our other hotel rooms. That said, it's a bit out of the way, so you should definitely ship your luggage to your next destination.
• We wanted to go to a conveyor belt sushi restaurant and settled on Kura Sushi. Considering that you're paying $1-$3 per plate, you shouldn't expect the highest quality of fish, but the eel was absolutely incredible. It seemed to be fresh off the grill and it was so saucy and fatty. I honestly enjoyed it more than the eel that I got from a dedicated unagi restaurant.
• The yakitori at New Torigin was amazing, especially the chicken skin. Perfectly charred and crispy.

Nanyo

As I mentioned before, Nanyo was the highlight of our trip. Despite being a small town, it had it's own distinct feeling and cuisine, and I think it deserves more love. I definitely shouldn't have been able to book a last minute ryokan reservation during peak Cherry Blossom season.

• After arriving in Nanyo, we ate some dessert near the station nearby. We then took a train known as the Flower Nagai Line. On the train, you can see cherry blossoms, snowcapped mountains, and pass sleepy villages. We stopped at Koguwa Station.
• There is a famous soba restaurant close by. It was a 30 minute walk, but I was really in the mood for some soba. Unfortunately, we arrived, we found out that the shop is temporarily closed because the owner broke his arms. It was around this time when I think I spotted an eagle catching a snake.
• Fortunately, we still had some sweets leftover and the weather was perfect for walking. We walked to a spot which has a small cherry blossom festival. One of the trees there was over 1200 years old, yet it was still blooming strong!
• We took the Flower line back to Nanyo and checked into our ryokan, Morinoyu. We didn't see any English speakers in their staff, so my wife's basic Japanese was definitely helpful. Service was excellent, despite our communication barrier.
• For dinner, we went to 食楽亭 旭屋, which specializes in beef. Despite going to several more expensive restaurants, this was by far my favorite meal in Japan and one of the top two meals of my life. We had their specialty Shabu Shabu with their local Yonezawa beef. I don't think it was graded A5, but I honestly don't think that mattered as it still had wonderful marbling and melted in your mouth. To eat it, you take a thin slice of beef and wrap it around a bunch of spring vegetables. The mild freshness and crispness of the vegetables perfectly compliments the fatty beef. It's kind of like eating a Korean ssam but in reverse, which is so much better because you primarily taste the beef instead of the vegetable.
• After dinner, we walked around Eboshiyama Park, nearby. It's a hill with hundreds of cherry trees in full blossom. It also features the largest torii made out of a single stone. It was after dark, but they light it up at night which gives the park its own sort of beauty.
• We went back to our ryokan and soaked in the public onsens. The water had a slight sulphurous smell though I think that actually enhances the authenticity of the spring water.
• The following day, we went back to Eboshiyama Park. During the daytime, the park was even more beautiful. It felt like I was walking in Shinkai film. The best part is that there were the perfect number of people. Sometimes, you feel like you have to the park to yourself, but there are still enough to make the atmosphere more lively.

Hakone

• We went up the Hakone Ropeway. Fortunately the sky was clear and we got to see Mt. Fuji on Owakudani. We didn't have time to complete the entire loop, so we turned back from there. If you're in a hurry like us, I definitely recommend taking the bus instead of the train and cable car, which were painfully slow. We barely made it to our ryokan before their last check in time.
• Our ryokan we stayed in was Yama No Chaya. Despite being highly recommended on this sub, I personally would not recommend it. Don't get me wrong. We had fun, and it met 90% of our expectations, but it's fair to expect that extra 10% after spending almost $700. Our meals were rushed, especially breakfast. Our attendant kept on reminding us that check out was at 10:00 am despite having plenty of time. I think they were short-staffed because he always had the expression of being overwhelmed. One of the public onsens had a thin layer of oil in it, which likely came from a guest who didn't shower themselves properly. Our private onsen was beautiful, but they locked the door to the outside because there was construction underneath.
• The Open Air Museum featured a lot of interesting sculptures, and we took the bus there this time.

Kyoto Highlights

• Fushimi Inari is as lovely as it appears on social media. We arrived at 9 am, which we thought was late, but there were fewer people than I expected, especially in the upper area.
• Roketsu is a fun studio where you can make your own indigo textiles. It is much easier than it looks to make something beautiful.
• Saiho-ji is a Japanese Buddhist temple that features a large garden covered in 120 types of moss. Due the limited reservations, our visit was quite peaceful.
• My favorite overall dinner in Kyoto was Soba-no-Mi Yoshimura. They have an English menu, but their Japanese menu has a lot more options, such as the 100% buckwheat soba that I ordered. My wife got the traditional nishin (herring) soba, which was also delicious. The best part was honestly the tempura.
• We had a couple of traditional Kyoto-style kaisekis, and both were excellent. Iharada was a great overall value and service was impeccable. Kiyama was more of a splurge, but also worth the price. Every other tasting menu I've experienced has aimed to present dishes with a wow factor, but each course here elegantly embodied delicacy.

Osaka Highlights

• I've never seen dolphins so active than the ones at the Osaka Aquarium.
• Hajime is a 3 Michelin star restaurant where I had the most exquisite meal I've ever had in my life. Every course was a work of art. I posted a full review on /finedining.
• We had Okonomiyaki and yakisoba at Ajikuraya. It was a tiny fraction of the price of our previous dinner, but equally as memorable.

Koyasan

• Our last stop was Koyasan, a mountain with a Buddhist temple settlement. Honestly, at this point, we were all templed-out, but it still offered a distinct experience from the other ones we've visited.
• We stayed at Ichijo-In, which is a functioning temple and lodging of pilgrims. We aren't religious, but almost all of the other guests seemed to be quite serious. The walls of the temple are quite thin, and it got quite chilly in April, so I'd be cautious if you want to book this in the winter.

My girlfriend and I met back when we were in high school, different highschools. She lives in Canada, and I in Florida. She has always had it rough, poor growing up, fucked up family, small town that often discriminated against her and her family. We met through a mutual friend, and our dating was more of a friendship than anything at first. Eventually we grew to love each other. Once we weee finally getting settled the first bombshell went off; her mom overdosed from cocaine. My girlfriend found her. My girlfriend, we’ll just call her P, was distant after that. Naturally, of course. Despite my attempts to cheer her up, she was very depressed. She and her dad obviously didn’t want to stay in that house so they moved in with her grandparents, in City A. It wasn’t good, but it was better. However, this didn’t last; everyone grieves differently, but her father chose to turn to drugs. Again. If it wasn’t clear earlier, she grew up in a drug house. This time he was using “Hiesenberg’s blue,” methamphetamine. He eventually grew distant, too. Left alone with her grandparents, she had nobody really to take care of her. A roof over her head was nice, but there was no schooling, and minimal food. For her birthday she asked me to send her beef jerky. Eventually she moves in with her aunt, in city B. Things get better. She gets therapy, antidepressants, and goes to school. This is about a year in, mind you. She makes friends, she seems happy. She always has smoked a little weed, but now it’s a regular thing. I thought it was sexy sometimes so I didn’t mind, plus it seemed to help her mood. Things stay good for a while, friends come and go but that’s part of school. Eventually she feels overwhelmed. She wants to take a break. We talk, I love her and tell her it will be ok. It was more than that but the point is that we stay together. All the time she tells me “L, if I did want to Be with you, I wouldn’t be talking to you right now.” I think she’s perfect. I often wonder why a 10/10 is with a 4/10 like me. We stay healthy for a while. We stop sleeping on call because it’s eating all of her wifi data. That’s fine, it was the same with me for a while too. Then she stops texting me completely after 10pm. No calling either. Then she only calls me every 2 days. Then every two or 3. Until 3 weeks ago. She gets grounded, she’s finishing highschool now, so no it’s not weird. I’m normal, I promise, don’t call Chris Hanson. Anyways, she told me she skipped gym. So she’s grounded. I think “ok, understandable, gym sucks ass.” I figured a week, 2 at most of being grounded. Eventually I cave and ask her friend K&J what’s going on. They tell me that P got caught skipping class, and they searched her and found weed. She got suspended for two days. Because of that, her aunt finds out about her “addiction” (I know that’s not what it is, don’t yell at me, she just smokes a lot.) K&J go on to tell me that P has been skipping out on them, blowing them off to go smoke during lunch. Given my girlfriends traumatic past, I understand wanting the escape that a high brings. While this wasn’t good, it eased my mind. I knew she wasn’t cheating, which was my suspicion. Yet again, I find out that this isn’t the whole story. J&K knew that P had a smoking buddy. They didn’t want to betray her trust, but seeing the situation, and empathizing with the distraught boyfriend, they cave. I didn’t badger them or anything either, just wanted to know what my gf was up to. I missed her, after all. My gf apparently has a crush on a guy named Eddie. Fuck you, Eddie, first of all. He’s been flirting with my girlfriend. Staring at her, and helping her get weed. Apparently this has been going on for months. About the same time when my gf stopped sleeping on call. Coincidence?! I wish, dude. She likes him because weed, and he’s actually there. He’s in person. He’s not 4,000 miles away. Part of me understands. The rest of me is angry. he gave her stickers. She put them on her phone. The pictures from our anniversary’s. For my birthday. Her daily selfies. They’re on her phone. It’s been under my nose this whole time. J&K will confront her Monday. They say that she talks about both of us. Good things. She’s never cheated on her ex’s. I will be confronting her Monday night. She’s been ghosting everyone. Well, almost everyone. Can you guess who she’s not ghosting? Eddie. She got her phone taken when she was grounded. J&K say that she’s using her moms old phone to talk to Eddie. Nobody else. I’m left on read at 7:30 every morning. They haven’t kissed, or fucked, or anything like that. So I’m told. I’ve looked at boobs before during our relationship, I’m not going to lie. I don’t think that’s the same though. Boobs aren’t a person. Boobs don’t give me stickers or buy me food. As far as I’m concerned, her and I are still together. I feel betrayed. I was lied to, for who knows how long. But this is the only time something like this has ever happened. I’m mad, but my heart has already forgiven her. All of this to say, what do I do? I’m so lost. I love P with all my heart. My schooling, my career building, it’s all for her. I finished trade school a few months ago, and I started my real job this week. I’m burnt and stained and drained of all my energy. All for her. For us. For the future with the girl of my dreams. What do I do? I don’t want to lash out. I don’t want to hurt her. I’ve tried loving her harder than I ever have for the past 3 weeks and I get ghosted in response. I know she cares. I want her back. I haven’t lost her yet, but I feel like I’m fighting a losing battle. To those who cared to read, what do you think? To those who have more experience, what do I do? How do I fix this? To those who need a TLDR: top 2 least favorite animals? Aardvarks suck ass. Also bugs and fish dont count, they’re not real.
Thank you all for your time.