Epinions Recent Reviews for FoxTamer

Lincoln Logs

Mon, 16 Sep 2002 14:56:52 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author FoxTamer - 07/28/02

I have just moved to Lincoln, Nebraska from the Bay Area of California. My first impressions: the city is surprisingly green and verdant, crisscrossed by bike trails and grassy parks. The downtown area is dusty and compact,...

Archived Hotels & Travel Reviews: Dry, hot, and remote

Thu, 14 Dec 2000 16:12:47 GMT

rating: 0/5 by: Epinions Author FoxTamer - I don't want to represent this opinion as an overview of life in Needles, or even a comprehensive visit to Needles. This is just a brief sketch of my experience there.

I visited the town while driving from Atlanta to Los Angeles, in a rental...

North meets South

Fri, 1 Dec 2000 18:45:23 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author FoxTamer - Santa Cruz lies at the northern end of the seal-frothed Monterey Bay (you can see the lights of Monterey twinkling on the far shore on clear nights), and at the foothills of the Santa Cruz mountains, shaggy with redwood forests. It can be approached...

Inner Spaces

Fri, 7 Apr 2000 04:40:13 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author FoxTamer - Note to the reader: I have not endeavored to supply any practical information about reaching or traveling in the Hebrides. The Hebrides are not a practical kind of place, and if you are a practical kind of person, you’ll probably be happier in a...

Rustic Appalachian hideaway

Fri, 24 Mar 2000 04:51:40 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author FoxTamer - Some 60 miles northeast of Asheville, North Carolina lies a small, unregarded village which remains one of the state's best-kept secrets. Little Switzerland nestles in Gillespie Gap, a densely forested pass in the Blue Ridge range of the...

A sloppy kiss in the dark

Wed, 22 Mar 2000 06:08:26 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author FoxTamer - I spent one year living in Glasgow, as a sophomore college student on an exchange program. I attended the University of Glasgow, and had some time to explore the surrounding areas of Scotland. That year went into the making of my adult soul like no...

There are alligators.

Wed, 22 Mar 2000 06:03:28 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author FoxTamer - The Everglades represent a unique ecosystem now occupying roughly the lower fifth of the Florida peninsula. There is no similar ecosphere anywhere in the world, and as such has recently been declared an International Biosphere Preserve. The Everglades...

Epicenter of America

Wed, 22 Mar 2000 05:58:06 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author FoxTamer - I am a southerner currently enduring the last months of a year-long exile in the Los Angeles area. I cannot help but make comparisons to my own greener and softer land, but I experience this city like so many others have: as an archetype rather than a...

Paroxysm of Patriotism

Tue, 21 Mar 2000 04:17:38 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author FoxTamer - "Stone Mountain Confederate Memorial" is actually a misnomer for this Georgia attraction. Officially it is called simply "Stone Mountain Park," and the Confederate Memorial on the face of the mountain is simply one of its most...

Jordan Robert: You, sir, are no JRR Tolkien

Sat, 18 Mar 2000 04:14:15 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author FoxTamer - I have read up to "The Fires of Heaven." My admiration for the skill and fecundity of this author only increases, but I find myself starting to skip over entire paragraphs, and I'm less likely to go tearing off to the bookstore to buy the...

Paradox of gritty and sacred

Sat, 18 Mar 2000 02:00:33 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author FoxTamer - The Gedächtnis-Kirche stands as a shattered monument in a modern square reminiscent of a (slightly) toned-down Times Square, surrounded by ugly visions of modern, boxy concrete buildings. Cartoonish light from massive marquis signs spills into the...

Seedy, dirty town

Wed, 15 Mar 2000 03:18:11 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author FoxTamer - I have lived in the San Bernardino area for 6 months now due to a temporary work situation. The city of San Bernardino itself occupies the flat valley floor between the San Bernardino Mountains and the more westerly coast ranges. I cannot recommend...

A spiritual journey that requires preparation

Wed, 15 Mar 2000 03:01:20 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author FoxTamer - I visited the Outer Hebrides as a student at the University of Glasgow and again on my honeymoon. Many words have been used to describe this lonely fringe of the world: lonely, bleak, stark, peaceful...they are all true, but the fact is that words are...