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Walt Disney World, WOW!

Mon, 1 Jun 2009 05:39:59 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author popsrocks - I remember getting married in June of 1971 and shortly thereafter enjoying our honeymoon in Bermuda. Later that year my wife and I joined a couple we met on our honeymoon and packed, four in our car, to vacation down in Florida. We did some sunning and...

Omaha's Old Market: Restaurant Central, Nice Place to Stroll

Tue, 3 Jun 2008 13:26:04 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author MsHooterville - As a Nebraska native who has lived in Omaha for nearly years, I remember when Omaha's Old Market was mostly just -- well, OLD. Many of the buildings in the area are the heart and soul of where the city began more than 150 years ago. And in the name of...

Foxes of Africa: Off the Beaten Path in Tanzania - 2009 update

Mon, 12 May 2008 18:27:03 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author huntzinger - So you're thinking about going on an African safari. That's great! Now the hard part begins, for there's scores of countries and within each one, hundreds of operators. --------------------------- ---------------------------Thi
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was...

Shopping Del Sol in Old Mesilla

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:18:21 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author stopthenoise - We found Old Mesilla by mistake one day while traveling through New Mexico on our way to New Orleans. We love this place. We bought a beautiful hand made rug from Del Sol and got a great deal on some fine Indian jewelry for our daughter and me. We...

Tarangire National Park

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 23:17:37 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author TheSmartTraveler - During our recent trip in January 2008, the last park we visited in Tanzania was Tarangire National Park. Tarangire National Park is over 1,000 square miles and about 75 miles Southwest of Arusha. The park is renowned for more than 500 varieties of...

Still hungry at the MET BALCONY BAR!

Fri, 7 Mar 2008 19:56:35 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author ickick - We ordered the "Artisanal" cheese plate last night... the waiter was embarrassed to put it on the table. The smallest piece of blue cheese I have ever seen, some strange misshapen orange bit of cheese that looked like they had rescued it from a...

It's a World of Hope (And We Hope It Stays That Way)

Mon, 3 Mar 2008 07:57:30 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Liffey - Perhaps you've heard that the reason for the current 10-month rehab of this gentle flume attraction is because the boats are sinking? (I'm bolding "rehab" so, if you're planning a trip during 2008, you'll realize that this ride is mostly off the...

Leanin' Tree Museum of Western Art, Boulder, Colorado: Art with humor, history, and beauty rolled into one: Leanin' Tree Museum

Sun, 2 Mar 2008 13:29:11 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pilarzmom - I've always thought that western art was sort of corny and dismissed it as something that you'd only see on a commemorative plate sold in Parade Magazine. Nonetheless, I decided to put aside my negative views of it and visit the Leanin' Tree Museum of...

Great Moments with Mister Satan

Sun, 2 Mar 2008 10:52:32 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Liffey - As mentioned elsewhere, I started my Disney park adventures in 2001 with Walt Disney World in Florida. (As also mentioned elsewhere, I'm trying to keep my reviews to under 300 words, but this is hard for a flibberdigibit like myself. Which is exactly...

I'm Screamin' on Sunshine, Oh Yeah

Sun, 2 Mar 2008 09:48:56 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Liffey - As I said in my last review, I'm trying to write reviews in under 300 words, but things keep happening. Like, adjectives. And asides. I've been bad, I know. Maybe I need a time-out hanging upside down inside a giant Mickey Mouse-shaped head? Well,...

Keeping My Ruddy, Trembling, Excited, High-Fiving Hands Inside the Boat

Sun, 2 Mar 2008 09:11:51 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Liffey - I've been on long leave from Epinions, and every time my husband (a passionate Games Advisor) watches me write another review on my web site, he wonders why I don't port these musings over to Epinions, where more consumers are likely to read them and...

PRAGUE - It's not just for communists anymore!

Sat, 1 Mar 2008 19:33:06 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author desslok - After four months of writing nonstop reviews, I'm running out of stuff to review. While some people would take this as a sign and shut the hell up, I see it as a challenge and decided to branch into areas that I've never reviewed in before. And so march...

Museo della Tortura (Museum of Torture) San Marino: Museo della Tortura: Tearing Up People's Private Parts in the Good Old Days

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 23:54:49 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bettega - Do you think that items used to rip up people's genitals and condemn them to a hideously slow death can be tastefully displayed? Well I sure do, especially after having seen it firsthand at the Museo della Tortura ("Museum of Torture" in Italian)...

The heart of Ukraine

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:42:45 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author lena4ka - I was born in Kiev and was riesed there. The green streets with chestnuts at summer and the golden parks in autumn still visit me in my dreams. Now I am at the other part of the earth in Utah,far, far form home, and I am waiting for that day when I...

Sharjah - Land of Culture and Tradition

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 01:37:26 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author peachgulp - Sharjah is known as the cultural and traditional hub of the UAE. It is the third largest emirate after Abu Dhabi, and Dubai. All in all there are 7 Emirates: Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Umm Al Quwain, Fujairah, Ajman and Ras Al Khaimah. Situated next to...

Interesting historic spot, just don't expect to be blown away.

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 18:49:05 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author wackeddout - As anyone who paid attention in elementary school is likely to know, this where the settlement of New England began back in 1620 (although this is sometimes forgotten, the first English settlers of all were 12 years earlier in Jamestown, but since they...

Houston, TX - a Vibrant and Culturally-Diverse City

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 06:49:15 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author reginafug - Welcome to Houston! It is nearly impossible to cover everything there is to do, see and experience in Houston in one short review. However, I will attempt to list a number of qualities and attractions that make Houston an exciting city to visit and/or...

Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum Pittsburgh: Not an Immaculate Reception at the Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum But It Was Good Enough

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:08:09 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author quasar - The Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum is a fully self contained museum located inside the H
einz
History Center. They call it a museum within a museum and that's exactly what it is. The sports museum is included with...

Heinz History Center Pittsburgh: Explore Politics, Industry, Sports, Art, and Life in Western Pennsylvania

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:07:29 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author quasar - The Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh is a five story museum with a little bit of everything. It includes exhibits specific to Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania as well as exhibits with a more general appeal. It looks at politics, industry, sports,...

Carnegie Museum of Natural History Pittsburgh: A Few Highlights Jump Out from the Mediocrity of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 21:27:46 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author quasar - Located in the same building as the C
arnegie
Museum of Art, the Carnegie Museum of Natural History shares a single admission price with its sister museum. While the Natural History halls are scattered about the...

Carnegie Museum of Art Pittsburgh: A Mixed Bag of Art in Pittsburgh

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 21:27:02 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author quasar - Located in the same building as the C
arnegie
Museum of Natural History, the Carnegie Museum of Art shares a single admission price with its sister museum. While the two main exhibit halls are segregated from the...

The surreal wonder of Valle de la Luna in the Atacama Desert

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 18:19:52 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author neatdesign - I lived in Santiago, Chile as an expat for two years after moving there, sight unseen, one month after college graduation. I had a lot of interesting and life-changing experiences in Chile, but one experience stands out above the rest: The night I spent...

Fountains of Bellagio~The Waters Dance To The Music~And So Will You

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 02:54:04 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ifif1938 - One of my favorite sights in Las Vegas are the dancing waters of Fountains of Bellagio. I remember the first time I saw and heard them I was amazed and stood on the street watching and listening to this fantastic display as the complex water and...

Hotel Don Carlos: If you HAVE to stay in San Jose, stay at Hotel Don Carlos!

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:22:48 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author neatdesign - My first experience in Costa Rica was as a college student on a study abroad program in 1993. I lived with a host family in San Jose, the country's capital, so that's where I spent most of my time. But I quickly discovered that the goal of being in San...

Explorer II Balcony Room

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 18:08:39 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author obsoperator - Because I found the Epinions review helpful in planning our January, 2008 trip, I wanted to update this topic. We were in a small (20) group set up by General Tours, a big U.S. tour supplier. Their local contractor in Ecuador, Canodros did a very good...