I’ve been watching all the free YouTube videos but curious to see if there any recommendations for paid courses that would be worth it?
I’d love to learn in person but so far, I haven’t found too many workshops/events in my country.
I’ve found one person and will be connecting once my hand pan arrives.
Thanks!
Just ordered my first hand pan and can’t wait! Been wanting one for a solid three years and have been watching tutorials/covers nonstop.
Just curious, does anyone like listening to Fred again and have some covers or would make one? Preferably from the secret life album.
Looking for some advice from the handpan community.
I’m about to buy my first quality handpan and have narrowed it down to MAG Instruments or Ayasa.
I’m pretty set on D Kurd with 12+ notes, tuned to 440 Hz. The kind of music I want to learn and eventually create is more cinematic, emotional and atmospheric, along the lines of Hans Zimmer/Interstellar, but I also really like the rhythmic and melodic style of Fred again..
For anyone who has played or owned both MAG and Ayasa, I’d love to hear your thoughts.
How would you compare them in terms of:
- Tone and warmth
- Sustain
- Clarity and note separation
- Harmonics
- Responsiveness/dynamics
- Tuning stability
- Build quality
- Overall character of the instrument
I’m less concerned about saving money and more interested in buying something I can grow into and keep for years.
If you were choosing a D Kurd 12+ specifically for cinematic/emotional playing, which maker would you go with, and why?
Also open to recommendations on the ideal number of notes/layout. I’m currently thinking somewhere around 12–14 notes rather than a standard 9-note Kurd.
Would especially love to hear from anyone who has had the opportunity to play both MAG and Ayasa.
I’m trying to understand a pattern in my dating life and would genuinely appreciate perspectives from men and women.
I’ve had successful long-term relationships one around 10 years, another around 4, etc so once I’m actually in a relationship and there’s mutual sexual attraction, intimacy has generally been good. I’m very comfortable being affectionate and sexual once that door is open, and I’ve always cared a lot about my partner’s pleasure rather than treating sex as something centered around me.
The issue seems to happen before that stage, in dating.
Women consistently describe me in very positive ways: handsome, masculine/manly, kind, safe, emotionally intelligent, reliable, someone they respect and can open up to. They’ll often say there’s a strong mental and emotional connection and that they really enjoy being around me.
But occasionally I’ll get some version of:
“I feel everything else with you, but the physical/sexual desire isn’t as strong as I wish it was.”
Sometimes they’ll say they don’t understand why, or that it’s more about where they’re at than something wrong with me. Obviously I realize that can also simply be a kind way of rejecting someone, and I don’t want to rationalize away a lack of attraction.
What confuses me is that the behavior afterwards often doesn’t look like straightforward disinterest. They continue initiating contact, wanting to spend significant one on one time together, rearranging schedules to see me, suggesting future plans, introducing me to meaningful parts of their lives, etc.
So I’ve started wondering whether one of my weaker areas is creating erotic tension early on.
I’m naturally very good at creating safety, emotional depth, reliability and connection. What I may not naturally project as strongly in the dating stage is that more embodied, sensual, sexually confident energy the feeling some people describe as “oozing sex.”
I don’t mean being overtly sexual, pushy, playing games, acting like an asshole, or trying to manufacture attraction where none exists.
I’m talking about things like presence, eye contact, embodied confidence, flirtation, tension, playfulness, mystery, being comfortable with my own desire, and allowing a woman to experience me as a sexual man rather than primarily as a safe/emotionally connected man.
Once mutual sexuality exists, that part of me comes out naturally. I’m wondering whether I keep it too contained until I already know it’s safe to express, which may mean women experience almost all of my relationship qualities before they experience much erotic energy.
For people who understand polarity, attraction, or eroticism:
How do you actually develop this in a healthy way?
- How do you become more embodied and sexually expressive without becoming performative or pressuring?
- Can someone be too weighted toward emotional safety early in dating, even if masculinity, confidence and leadership are otherwise present?
- And for women especially: have you ever really liked, admired and emotionally connected with a man, actively wanted him in your life, but still found the sexual desire wasn’t there? Did it ever grow, and if so, what changed?
I’m less interested in pickup tactics and more interested in understanding what separates “this man feels amazing to be around” from “I want this man.”
I recently did some workshops… and absolutely loved it. It’s been on my todo list for two years and it’s never left my mind.
I want to invest in my own so I can practice in my own time as well.
It’s seems a bit overwhelming which to choose but I’m okay with spending up to 1000€
Open to any and all recommendations and don’t mind spending a bit more for something that will be a “buy once, cry once”
Thanks so much!
Hi everyone,
I’m looking for feedback from other Airbnb hosts who have dealt with a guest opening a refund request/case after checkout.
I recently had a guest stay at my property with a heated pool. Before arrival, the guest asked if the pool could be preheated so their family could swim when they arrived. I confirmed through Airbnb messages that I would set the pool to 80°F.
The pool system records the full temperature history, and the records show the pool was preheated for their arrival and stayed above the agreed 80°F during the stay. It was around 82°F and later I increased it to 85°F at no additional charge after the guest said it felt cold.
My listing states pool heating is normally an additional $50/day, but I included it as a courtesy for this reservation.
Now the guest has opened a refund request claiming the pool was unusable/not heated properly. I declined the refund and explained that I have the pool temperature records, Airbnb message history, and listing disclosure to support my side.
After the refund claim, I also reviewed the disclosed exterior security camera footage. The footage clearly shows the guests using/swimming in the pool during the stay, which makes the “unusable” claim confusing.
So I have both the pool temperature records from the system and exterior footage showing the pool area was used.
I’m trying to keep everything factual and documented through Airbnb, but this is frustrating because the amenity was provided, the heating was included for free, the temperature was above the agreed amount, and the pool appears to have been used.
Although, I was unable to upload any documents/photos when I did my reply in the resolution center.
A few questions for experienced hosts:
- How does Airbnb usually handle refund requests like this when the host has objective system records showing the amenity was provided?
- Can the guest still leave a review after opening a refund case?
- If they leave a negative review claiming the pool was not heated/unusable, but I have records showing it was heated above the agreed temperature and footage showing the pool was used, is that something Airbnb may remove?
- Should I proactively send the guest the heating chart in the Airbnb thread, or just wait for Airbnb Support to ask for it?
I’m not looking to argue with the guest. I just want to understand how Airbnb usually handles this and whether a clearly inaccurate review can be removed if the guest leaves one & the chances of me winning as I’ve heard Airbnb has been shit lately.
Appreciate any advice from hosts who have dealt with similar refund/review situations.
By the way, I am a super host, top 5%, all 5 star reviews.
Not sure if that matters.
I’m currently looking into buying a Toyota Land Cruiser 250, also known as the Prado 250 in some markets, and I’m trying to understand the real pricing differences across Europe.
For anyone who has recently purchased or ordered one in the EU, could you share:
- Country
- Trim level
- Diesel or 48V mild hybrid
- New or used
- Final price paid, including VAT
- Any dealer discount
- Estimated delivery time
- Whether the price included registration, taxes or optional extras
I’m based in Malta, where availability and pricing can be limited, so I’m trying to determine whether it would make sense to buy one from another EU country and bring it over.
I’m particularly interested in the VX
Grazzi !
I’m currently looking into buying a Toyota Land Cruiser 250, also known as the Prado 250 in some markets, and I’m trying to understand the real pricing differences across Europe.
For anyone who has recently purchased or ordered one in the EU, could you share:
- Country
- Trim level
- Diesel or 48V mild hybrid
- New or used
- Final price paid, including VAT
- Any dealer discount
- Estimated delivery time
- Whether the price included registration, taxes or optional extras
I’m based in Malta, where availability and pricing can be limited, so I’m trying to determine whether it would make sense to buy one from another EU country and bring it over.
I’m particularly interested in the VX
Grazzi !
Hey everyone,
I’m based in Malta and I’ve been seriously considering a Suzuki Jimny. For Malta, it honestly feels like the perfect vehicle: small roads, easy to park, simple, capable, and fun. But I’m also interested in using it for longer trips through Europe, mainly for camping/very light overlanding.
The use case would be a mix of solo trips and trips with my partner. I’m not looking to build a huge expedition vehicle or live out of it full-time, but I would like something that can handle road trips, campsites, light trails, mountain roads, and carrying the basic gear needed for a few days away.
My main concerns with the Jimny are:
- Is it too small for two people plus camping gear?
- How tiring is it on long motorway/highway drives?
- Is the lack of power a real issue when driving through Europe, especially with hills/mountains?
- How comfortable is it for multi-day trips?
- Does the fuel economy/range become annoying on longer drives?
- Is it realistic for this kind of travel, or is it more of a weekend/local adventure vehicle?
- For anyone who owns one or has travelled with one: how practical has it actually been?
And if the Jimny is not the ideal choice for this, what would you consider the next step up?
I’m looking for something still relatively compact, reliable, and capable, but with more comfort/space for European road trips and camping.
I’d love to hear from people who have actually used a Jimny or similar small 4x4 for travelling around Europe.
Would you do it again, or would you buy something slightly bigger?
I run a local home service business that has been operating for 12 years on an established domain.
For years, we ranked very well organically for our primary local service terms and generated a meaningful amount of business from Google Search. After a core update in 2025, our organic traffic fell off a cliff and has never recovered.
I’ve attached our last 16 months of Google Search Console performance. Before the drop, we were receiving roughly 40–70 organic clicks per day. Now we are often down to single digits. Impressions also collapsed.
This is not just a small ranking fluctuation. It has had a serious impact on revenue, and I am at the point where I am genuinely worried about having to close the business.
Background
- Local service business serving a defined geographic area.
- Domain/business is approximately 12 years old.
- Google Business Profile has 113 reviews with a 4.7 rating.
- We actively request new reviews, although getting customers to leave them consistently has been difficult.
- We used to rank near the top for many of our important local service searches for years.
What may have caused the issue
Previously, the site had 100+ city/service-area pages. Some were thin, duplicative, or could reasonably have been viewed as doorway-style pages.
Since the traffic loss, we have:
- Removed thin, duplicated, and low-value location content.
- Reduced and reworked the city/service-area page strategy.
- Rebuilt the website from the ground up with usability, local relevance, and Google’s people-first content guidance in mind.
- Written unique content for each remaining service and city page.
- Improved page structure, internal linking, technical setup, and conversion experience.
- Reviewed and cleaned up backlinks that appeared spammy or unnatural.
- Continued optimizing and maintaining the Google Business Profile.
- Continued working on earning legitimate customer reviews.
However, nothing has resulted in meaningful organic recovery.
What confuses me
When I compare our business to some of the local sites ranking above us, I struggle to understand what Google is rewarding.
Some competitors appear to have:
- Far fewer reviews.
- Weaker-looking websites.
- Less detailed service content.
- Less established branding.
- Pages that appear thinner or less helpful than ours.
I understand that a site does not deserve rankings just because it is older or has more content, and I am not assuming that “unique” content automatically means good content.
But after cleaning up the obvious problems and rebuilding carefully, I cannot identify what is continuing to hold the domain back.
Completely lost.
Did Airbnb remove the location of guests in a recent update? Any new requests I get don’t seem to show where the guests are from.
My reason is I try to avoid guest who live nearby as that helps reduces the chances of party goers.
I’ve seen Cialis mention here non stop and have two questions.
If you have a normal libido and no issues with ED, what’s the reason so many people take it? Won’t it cause reverse issues if the latter?
How much is it costing you to get brand name 5mg daily Cialis? Insurance or out of pocket?
Hi everyone,
I’m looking for feedback from other Airbnb hosts.
I had someone from a temporary housing company reach out on behalf of a family that needs a place to stay while repairs are being done on their home. The company said they would be paying for the Airbnb cost, but the family would be the actual guests staying at the property.
My instinct is that the actual guests who will be staying should book directly through their own Airbnb account so the reservation, guest details, communication, house rules, and liability are all properly tied to the people staying.
The request also mentions 2 pets, so I would want to confirm the type of pets, breed, size/weight, and make sure everything is clearly disclosed before considering it.
Has anyone dealt with CRS Temporary Housing or a similar company before? Is this usually safe to accept, or is it better to require the actual guests to book directly?
Would love to hear how other hosts handle this type of situation.
This is ideal for me and they're looking to book for 17 nights. I won't accept anything longer than 30 to keep it under the the tenants rights.
Hey everyone,
I’m trying to decide whether it makes sense to get the Virgin Atlantic / Virgin Red credit card or just keep using my Capital One Venture X as my main travel card.
My situation:
Virgin Atlantic is already my main airline, especially for flying between New York and the UK.
Right now I have the Venture X, which I like because it’s flexible, earns 2x on everything, has the travel credit/anniversary miles, and lets me transfer points to different partners, including Virgin.
I’m wondering if the Virgin card is worth adding since I already fly Virgin often or maybe uses it as a combo power?