Epinions Recent Reviews for Leprof

Tibet, Tibet: A Personal History of a Lost LandEby Patrick French.

Fri, 26 Dec 2003 22:59:03 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Leprof - Patrick French's "Tibet, Tibet" is part memoir, part travel narrative and part history. The title indicates that there are two Tibets: the real one and the imaginary Shangri-La we all think we know. French has done a great job out of demythifying the...

If you like Sandra Cisneros and Isabel Allende, you will enjoy Christina Garcia as well.

Sat, 14 Jun 2003 13:17:17 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Leprof - "Monkey Hunting" by Christina Garcia is an emotionally charged story of emigration, assimilation, an...

An eloquent and candid portrait of a region, a monarch and his young American wife.

Fri, 13 Jun 2003 11:54:56 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Leprof - "Leap of Faith": Memoirs of an Unexpected Life, by Queen Noor of Jordan. Miramax Books, $25.95, 440...

real women have curves

Wed, 30 Oct 2002 16:13:24 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Leprof - Director Patricia Cardoso's first feature film, "Real Women Have Curves", is the story of Ana, a Mexican girl living in the barrio in East L.A. with her family. Ana is curvaceous, to say the least, but has a refreshingly healthy sense of self. When she...

Paris on a budget

Wed, 8 May 2002 15:55:18 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Leprof - Is it still possible to travel to Paris on a budget? Yes, now more than ever.I bought a round trip ticket, from San Diego, through priceline.com for $475, all taxes and airport fees included. This was $125 cheaper than the cheapest fare cited by my...

A chick flick for older chicks.

Fri, 31 Aug 2001 12:09:58 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Leprof - Silvio Soldini's "Bread and Tulips" is a chick flick for older chicks. There's an Italian saying, "vecchia gallina fa buon brodo" which means that an older hen makes a good broth. Rosalba, played by Licia Maglietta is the vecchia gallina.She is a good...

Tahoe, ideal vacation spot

Wed, 22 Aug 2001 13:56:30 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Leprof -

I just spent a weekend at Lake Tahoe, Squaw Valley to be more specific, and had a wonderful time. The weather was perfect, hot, dry and sunny with deep blue skies and the most amazing cloud formations I've ever seen.My friends and I drove up from...

Guilty pleasure

Wed, 22 Aug 2001 13:18:53 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Leprof - Like many of the other reviewers, I felt that Greece was the real star in this movie. The island of Cephallonia looks like Paradise on earth,an excellent place to visit, but not to live on. Why? Because, just like in Zorba the Greek, and every other...

Another good one by Tom Tykwer

Sun, 8 Jul 2001 19:46:16 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Leprof - Forget all the silly summer blockbusters. Go to the movies, pay your $8.50 and enjoy a sober, elegant,engaging movie. If this was an American production it would have been melodramatic; if it was a French production it would have been boring. The Germans...

Great place to visit

Mon, 4 Jun 2001 11:34:41 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Leprof - I've been living in San Diego for 17 years, and never tire of taking our frequent visitors around. San Diego is at its best in full sunshine, but we do have May grey and June gloom, so I always tell my family and friends that the best time to come is in...

With a friend like Harry

Sat, 2 Jun 2001 21:07:50 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Leprof - When I first saw this movie I was disturbed and upset. I remember thinking at one point "if he goes near the children, I'm leaving". And then I got caught, not in the suspense that, as some viewers have pointed out, is not that suspenseful, but at the...

A Little Piece of Europe in North America

Sat, 2 Jun 2001 14:57:15 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Leprof - A Little Piece of Europe in North America

Visiting Vancouver is almost like going to Europe. For travelers from California it is closer and cheaper to get there, and the exchange rate is fantastic. You can sense the difference as soon as you...

Patagonia, Arizona

Thu, 21 Oct 1999 16:49:52 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Leprof - Patagonia, Arizona is a two hours' drive from Tucson through the desert. It is a tiny community on the Mexican border near Nogales, and is home to a large colony of artists. The quality of the light is similar to that of Santa Fe, and the afternoons are...

The Sea of Cortez

Thu, 21 Oct 1999 11:49:37 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Leprof - In the spirit of Cortez, my husband and I decided we would explore the Sea of Cortez on our own. with another couple and their young daughter, we flew to La Paz where we chartered a sailboat. The staff at Moorings were extremely friendly and helpful, and...

Paradise on earth

Tue, 19 Oct 1999 20:38:28 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Leprof - My husband and I went to Maui in August with another couple and their teenage daughter. We rented a condo, by far the cheapest and most comfortable...