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Last few photos in NYC Cutting hair costs US$35 as for cut and shave will be US$65. My cut and shave in Thailand is 100m baht or $4 Common sight in MYC Noticed many traffic enforcers are of the Indian descent Colourful Shop selling bonks Police came to chase these roadside vendors away Noticed all corner shops are of the Indian descent

https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Electronics/50-000-turntables-amp-up-tunes-for-affluent-vinyl-fans?utm_campaign=GL_JP_update&utm_medium=email&utm_source=NA_newsletter&utm_content=article_link&del_type=4&pub_date=20221011090000&seq_num=11&si=44594 $50,000 turntables amp up tunes for affluent vinyl fans Success of niche manufacturer Esoteric rescues parent Teac from financial abyss Esoteric's Grandioso T1 turntable uses a magnetic driver for contactless rotation. (Photo by Shuhei Yuzawa) SHUHEI YUZAWA, Nikkei staff writerOctober 11, 2022 00:03 JST TOKYO -- High-end Japanese audio equipment maker Esoteric has launched its first analog turntable -- at a sticker price normally reserved for new cars. The Grandioso T1, released last month, sets itself apart by using a magnetic driver and platter to achieve contactless rotation. Unlike conventional turntables, it reduces vibrations that would disturb the playback of a record. The device does not come cheap: its suggested retail price starts at 7.15 million yen ($49,500). Esoteric's parent company Teac, an electronics maker, invited this reporter to the company's headquarters to take a listen to the turntable. The equipment was hooked up to Teac speakers priced at 40 million yen. The Grandioso played a powerful instrumental piece, and the ear was able to pick out the most minute notes. Although the experience was overwhelming, it was hard to tell whether the credit goes to the turntable or the high-end speakers. A request was made to play a song this reporter was more familiar with, so Teac put on "Wrapped in Kindness," an early release by Yumi Arai that was featured in the Studio Ghibli feature film "Kiki's Delivery Service." The occasional crackle heard during the listening added flavor to the experience. Teac gave a demonstration of the new turntable, hooked up to a 40 million yen speaker system. Turntables found at cafes and similar establishments normally sell for hundreds to a few thousand dollars. The target market for the Grandioso will be wealthy customers overseas, and the machines will be sold through dealerships. Esoteric "has achieved increases in sales and profits for six consecutive years," said President Hiroshi Oshima. The company's success owes largely to growing shipments outside of Japan. Overseas markets now account for over 60% of overall revenue, with many customers in mainland China and Hong Kong. In 2020, Esoteric signed its first distributorship deal in South America. Esoteric's performance has contributed to an upswing in Teac's earnings. After five straight years of net losses through fiscal 2016, the company returned to the black for the next five years through fiscal 2021. Teac's medium-term plan released in May set out a strategy of taking the lead in a specific niche, then expanding into related products. It targets operating profit of at least 1.1 billion yen in fiscal 2024, up 70% from fiscal 2021. This is a difficult time for the audio equipment industry, with Onkyo Home Entertainment filing for bankruptcy in May. Developing a strong lineup of high-end products, along with carving out a unique niche with equipment for streamers and content creators, will be key to ensuring continued growth.

Finally the non-stop flight to Singapore 18 and a half hour Salad Rice and lemon chicken Ben & Jerry The second meal Prawn salad Dimsum Fruits and chocolate mousse Arrived in Singapore about 5.40am then caught a flight back to Bangkok at 7.50am. Arriving in Bangkok finally at 8.40am

Flight home was 10.30pm so basically had an entire day in NYC. I decided to go lunch alone as wife don't want lunch. Bar Classic Menu Gin and tonic Started with crab cake Delicious Here comes my wine https://i.imgur.com/qvn7PiX.jpg[/img] A Faust Oysters Rockefeller Main course New York Steak Finally dessert

Once again craving for spicy food so our last dinner in NYC was another spicy restaurant Mala House This is a pretty new restaurant only 6 months old Starter Spicy pork Dou miao Spicy fried chicken Spicy beef So tender the beef

So it was our last night in NYC we are here again to catch our flight back to Bangkok and also to return the car. From collecting the car to returning it, I did 1,973 miles or 3,175 km - NYC to Boston to White Mountains to Qubec to Montreal to Toronto to Niagara Falls to Scranton back to NYC. All was good.

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Scranton to NYC was a 2.6hr drive and half an hour into our drive we bump onto this beautiful family restaurant so we had breakfast there - The Barrel - https://goo.gl/maps/Kpoxu9YoeJmVovVs8 We really enjoy the food and the people in this restaurant

Because the journey from Toronto to New York City was a 9 hour journey I planned to stop over at Scranton for a night before NYC. Checked into the Radisson Hotel in Scranton which used to be Scranton's railway station. By the way Scranton is the birthplace of Joe Biden. Classic Scranton seemed to be a sleepy old town as most of the businesses were closed very early. So I had my dinner at the bar. Fantastic burger

After a few hours and a bottle of wine it was time to cross the border Crossing the border was once again very easy there were no question asked simply passed the passport to officer her looked and scanned and hand back to you. Off we went.

I made 3 videos at Niagara Falls

So after the Pakistani meal the journey continues to Niagara Falls Amazing and majestic Niagara Falls

Like to back up a couple of days on our way out of Montreal to Toronto, we came across a breakfast place which is very local and rather nice - Resto de la Montée Was surprised its rather crowded Our pretty breakfasts - club sandwich Crepe and sausages

On our last day in Canada we are supposed to leave Toronto then visit Niagara Falls and then drive back to the States (Scranton to be exact, Joe Biden's birthplace) Leaving Toronto in the morning for Niagara we passed by a rest place and decided to have brunch there. Saw a Pakistani food shop who serves only take away, Zeerah Location - https://maps.app.goo.gl/zttwJaTFfiAeU63h8?g_st=ic I love Pakistani biryani so I went into the store. Ordering counter Waiting area for customers I explained to the owner a lady that I love Pakistani food and asked her if she will allow us to eat there, she told us they only serve with food packed and told us if we don't mind we can stay and eat there So this was what we got Opening them - Chicken biryani, beef curry, chicken curry, spinach The biryani. All I can say is this is one of the best meals we had in terms of the quality and taste. I highly recommend.

Singapore’s Changi Airport the lounge is so so much better than JFK really cannot compare

We love this restaurant so much that we went again the second night Boiled chicken Fish porridge Chunky fish is very fresh Guangzhou noodle Chicken tofu Ginger crab Dinner

This is one very good Chinese restaurant in Toronto Very crowded so must be very popular Cantonese soup Lobster noodle (ee mee) is so so delicious There were 2 lobsters in this dish Clams Long beans Dinner Green beans dessert

Miss my dogs badly. Looking forward to spicy food in Bangkok. Glad to be going home.

Took Uber from Manhattan to JFK, costs US$124 with tips I paid US$137 Checking in The lounge in JFK is hmmmmmmmmm . . . . . . such sorry lounge Anyway I will post the rest of the photos later

Montreal do have an Old Montreal like Quebec went there nothing much to see really. My hotel is walking distance to Chinatown so I went there for Vietnamnese Pho on the second night Its the eve of China's national day so some commies were there to decorate Crowded restanrant Have to say its pretty authentic

Took a walk around Montreal's Chinatown

When we arrived in Montreal we headed straight for late lunch at Chinatown as we were looking for spicy food The restaurant Beer Spicy stir fry pork belly Beef Long beans Mapu tofu https://i.imgur.com/0xkqE50.jpg[/img]

Apparently gasoline in Canada is more expensive compared to the US. Americans are so lucky.

So it was our first time in Canada and Quebec of course, kind of strange for us to see everything in French like we're in Europe hahahaha Nice experience in McDonalds (in french) McGriddles never seen this before

They say all visitors to Quebec have to visit the Old Quebec, so this is it. This is a beautiful and historical part of Quebec