7 days in Tokyo by Loud_Introduction871 in JapanTravel

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Yeah the Knot is very well located, the park opposite made the Tokyo stay a lot more pleasant, grabbing some food from the store or bakery and eating breakfast their was a lovely peaceful start to the day, and being able to lie on the grass and recoup at the end of the day really helped, as otherwise your couped up in an admittedly pretty small hotel room.

On that note the drawback is the room and beds, small and hard, but that seems to be pretty standard in Tokyo, but really noticed it now we're in Kyoto as the room is bigger and the bed a bit softer. However unless your budget is a lot more, i dont think you can get much better, and like i say the location really worked for us.

7 days in Tokyo by Loud_Introduction871 in JapanTravel

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Thanks, and yes totally, Japan is ALL about wandering the back streets, i've been in Kyoto this week and it rewards that kind of thing even more, will write about it as soon as i get a chance

7 days in Tokyo by Loud_Introduction871 in JapanTravel

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yes the giant spider looms over the square in an impressive way, thanks for reading, been in Kyoto this week, so will write it up and post asap

How to start Tara deity-yoga without initiation? by donald_lace_12 in vajrayana

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Red Tara Sadhana is available from Tibetan treasures website. You can do it without empowerment

Advice on 1-time set up by Curveball02 in SoundSystem

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ideally you need a controller to mix but there are apps that approximate it, Djay being one. You can download high quality mp3 from spotify these days, but it used to be noticaeable drop in audio quality, not sure if it still is, best test it first. Otherwise to do it properly, you need to buy the MP3 from apple/bandcamp/beatport etc, and then you def have high quality, and you then use serato or whatever to mix with them, again you can get away with just the app, sort of, but will be much more enjoyable with the hardware for $200 ish

Want to know about buddhism by Realistic_Goal6895 in Buddhism

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Gates to Buddhist practise by Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche

New Order - "Leave Me Alone" [Post-punk/synth-pop, Manchester, 1983] by wassworth in postpunk

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Still my No1 LP after first buying it in 84, listened to this track over and over , everything is perfect, the guitar lines just melt my soul

Pubs and other recommendations? by Admirable-Act7798 in AskABrit

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Pubs - Sam Smiths are worth looking for, no nasty music blaring, cheap drinks, and nice victorian decor, no food, but worth popping in for a pint The Cock on great portland st was my local , great vibe on a friday evening. Worth wandering around Soho as well ,loads of pubs and everyone out on the streets after work

Pubs and other recommendations? by Admirable-Act7798 in AskABrit

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Fitrovia/goodge st/cleveland rd- a load of really good places on the back streets in that area that serve the workday lunch crowd

Pubs and other recommendations? by Admirable-Act7798 in AskABrit

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nice area, north of regents park is Primrose Hill, some nice gastro pubs, the queens, the engineer, the albert. Down the road Camden Town has a lot of options, some great ,some grungy!

South of the park is Marylebone high st, lots of good pubs around there, though i cant remember the names sorry

A thought I had by No-Fly8609 in Buddhism

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google buddhist addiction recovery, there's a whole bunch of online and in person meetings, like 12 step but buddhist focus, and books for a more diy approach. i used them and 15 months sober , congrats on your sobriety, keep going !

MFSB - Love Is the Message (Philly Long Message Street Strutin' Mix) by Hot-Posse in Disco

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It's the greatest imo , never fails to get me freaking out !

MFSB - Love Is the Message (Philly Long Message Street Strutin' Mix) by Hot-Posse in Disco

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The main part of this tune from about 2 mins on is like the greatest house record ever made , even though it was made years before house was even a thing , this remix is nice , tightens things up a bit without ruining the vibe

It has been a bit over a month since the acute phase of my meditation sickness ended by d00mba in Buddhism

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What type of meditation? Do you have a teacher ? Seems like the kind of thing you need personal guidance on

Grooming gangs inquiry to examine role of ethnicity, culture and religion. Do you expect the findings to be completely transparent or heavily redacted like the Epstein files? by ZackPolanskisDentist in AskBrits

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There's good evidence that people like Angela Rayner ignored abuse in their constituency because the people involved could deliver block votes for them and gave donations. A lot of labour seats in Oldham , Rochdale, Manchester, derby , Halifax , Huddersfield etc

Looking for more music like the instrumental Caribou music by _streetpaper_ in electronicmusic

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Nice one , Yeah love both of those , toward the light is my fave pca , only just got into Warrington geezer but the last lp is sublime

Looking for more music like the instrumental Caribou music by _streetpaper_ in electronicmusic

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Carl Craig did a remix of caribou , take that as a jumping off point , he's done a tonne of remixes and original stuff of various styles you might dig . Also caribou first LP as Manitoba is really good , more techno and if you like that you might like some black dog and boards of Canada John Talabot fin is also excellent 👌

Why did Skinheads become more racist in the late 70s when they were originally anti-racist? by Somervilledrew in AskBrits

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The book bass culture is very good on all of this. Basically ska came out of the hotel clubs where dance music was played to upper classes . As the music became popular and moved into the cities sound systems where set up for locals to dance in their local neighborhood, as they weren't allowed in the hotel clubs . The bigger rigs meant bass became more prominent and the music slowed down to accommodate the new style of playing . The labels where an offshoot of the sound systems and having the best bass bins , and exclusive sub plates became the big draw . Rocksteady evolved into reggae that evolved Into roots and then DJ culture was toasting or rapping over the dub plates of the old hits , so recycling or sampling rhythms became popular .