© 1999-2009 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-Penguinlady Recent reviews written by member Penguinlady en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_490576973444?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Penguinlady - If you look at a map of British Columbia, or all of western Canada, for that matter, you’ll notice, down at the bottom of the province along Highway 95, an inch or two north of the border, the town of Skookumchuck. Canada, like parts of the US,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~490576973444 Wed, 4 Nov 2009 14:54:55 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_490576973444?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_489472691844?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Penguinlady - The drive south along the Icefields Highway from Jasper to Banff is one of the most glorious I’ve ever done. The road meanders north-south for 180 miles along the top of the Rockies, following the Continental Divide, snaking between incredible... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~489472691844 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 19:35:25 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_489472691844?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_488288325252?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Penguinlady - We couldn’t believe how hot it was in British Columbia. I mean, Canada is the Frozen North, right? We expected to see Sgt. Preston, and stalwarts in ski sweaters yodeling among the snow-capped mountains. But what we got instead was temps that... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~488288325252 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:48:43 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_488288325252?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_486386208388?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Penguinlady - The next stop in our continuing quest to escape the heat of British Columbia took us about 270 km north, to Clearwater. We didn’t go the most direct route from Hope because of the passes we’d have to climb, so our trip was a little longer,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~486386208388 Sun, 27 Sep 2009 14:29:27 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_486386208388?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_485757783684?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author Penguinlady - We had a very early flight one morning last week, and didn’t want to have to do the slightly-more-than-an-hour drive to the Sacramento airport in the middle of the night. In the past when this has happened, we’ve stayed at the ... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~485757783684 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:49:52 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_485757783684?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_485515759236?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Penguinlady - We crossed into Canada at Abbotsford, just east of Vancouver, and drove from there to the small town of Hope, BC. We knew nothing about it, but it seemed like a fairly easy drive. Based on nothing more than whim and the pretty name, we booked a site at... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~485515759236 Sat, 19 Sep 2009 16:04:05 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_485515759236?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_484123315844?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Penguinlady - I have two nieces in Seattle, so while we were staying in Hoquiam, WA, on our way to British Columbia, we made plans to see them; we would meet the older at her house for lunch and a leisurely afternoon, and then join the younger and her beau at a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~484123315844 Mon, 7 Sep 2009 18:27:45 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_484123315844?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_483684748932?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Penguinlady - Penguinman woke up on the morning of his birthday and announced that he wanted to spend the weekend in San Francisco.  He had business there on Monday anyway, and it was hot and muggy at home.So, despite not having finished the laundry from... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~483684748932 Thu, 3 Sep 2009 20:34:06 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_483684748932?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_483648835204?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Penguinlady - With temperatures away from the ocean nearing - and occasionally topping - triple digits, we wanted to stay coastal as long as possible on our trip up into Canada. So our last planned US stop before crossing the border was in Hoquiam, Washington, at the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~483648835204 Thu, 3 Sep 2009 14:22:16 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_483648835204?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_483457535620?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Penguinlady - The second stop on our trip up the northern coast of California and into Oregon and Washington was in Newport, Oregon. Newport is a fishing town, the largest city on the Oregon coast, and is about two hours north of the state... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~483457535620 Tue, 1 Sep 2009 23:14:25 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_483457535620?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_479141400196?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Penguinlady - We were in Trinidad in the summer of 1996, on a camping trip that took us through the northwestern part of California. We remembered it as a charming tiny fishing town perched on cliffs overlooking the ocean, so when we headed out in Elvis, our RV,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~479141400196 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 01:41:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_479141400196?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_475807321732?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Penguinlady - We had absolutely NO intentions of buying a motorhome. None whatsoever. What we did want to do is rent something with which we could do a one-month camping trip through eastern Oregon and Washington, southern British Columbia, and home... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~475807321732 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:26:31 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_475807321732?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_475214548612?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Penguinlady - For the past 20+ years, our friends Jack, Max, and Eric have spent three or four days in June diving for abalone in Ft. Bragg, California. They usually bring their loot back to LA for a big ‘lone party, but of course, we don’t live there any... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~475214548612 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:58:58 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_475214548612?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_473399201412?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Penguinlady - The 400-mile long San Joaquin Valley of California, also known as the Central Valley, stretches from the north side of the Tehachapi range, about 75 miles north of Los Angeles, to a point somewhat south of Mt. Shasta. It’s wide and flat provides a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~473399201412 Tue, 9 Jun 2009 21:44:41 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_473399201412?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_472712777348?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Penguinlady - Until recently, we've been going to Los Angeles about four to six times a year; it's where our family and closest friends are, and where we each lived for 37 years. This year, though, has been different.  We've had issues with family that have... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~472712777348 Wed, 3 Jun 2009 21:59:57 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_472712777348?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_470652718724?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Penguinlady - I wish I could complete the series on the Ring of Iron, King Edward I’s amazing castles encircling northern Wales, but I’ve written about the ones I’ve visited and can’t do the same for the ones I haven’t. So... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~470652718724 Sat, 16 May 2009 22:27:03 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_470652718724?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_464805072516?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Penguinlady - In honor of our long-term Epinions friend ifif1938, who loves France and its people, Stephen Murray has organized a write-off related to all things French. Please visit his profile page to sign up to participate... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~464805072516 Wed, 25 Mar 2009 22:30:45 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_464805072516?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_464218852996?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Penguinlady - I haven’t had very wonderful experiences at the Days Inn chain of budget motels. But when we registered a few months ago for the Solvang Century biking event, we quickly found that both Solvang and nearby Buellton were completely sold out of rooms... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~464218852996 Thu, 19 Mar 2009 02:18:00 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_464218852996?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_461570608772?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Penguinlady - One of Penguinman’s dreams is to someday rent a house somewhere nifty, maybe in Hawaii or Ireland, and gather his kids and their families for a nice leisurely vacation together. We haven’t been able to pull it off so far, but for the past two... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~461570608772 Fri, 20 Feb 2009 15:50:55 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_461570608772?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_461505334916?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Penguinlady - If you were a Medieval king, needing to subdue an extremely rebellious peoples, how would you go about it? Air defense would be out of the question, of course, as would any other means than mechanical. And the primary machines would be arrows, which... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~461505334916 Thu, 19 Feb 2009 23:22:45 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_461505334916?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_461161729668?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Penguinlady - Men of Harlech, march to glory,Victory is hov'ring o'er ye,Bright-eyed freedom stands before ye,Hear ye not her call?That’s probably one of the best-known military marching songs in the world, right up there with... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~461161729668 Mon, 16 Feb 2009 16:23:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_461161729668?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_458746007172?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Penguinlady - In my recent review of Caernarfon Castle, I commented on its innovative design, modern appearance, and impressiveness. I also noted that this is not a very castley castle - no knights in shining armor at Caernarfon. Well, it's the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~458746007172 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 19:05:52 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_458746007172?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_457654832772?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Penguinlady - Anyone with an interest in Medieval history needs to visit Wales, and once there, you’ll want to visit its incredible castles. By any standard of measurement, Caernarfon (cuh-NAR-von, with the F pronounced halfway between an F... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~457654832772 Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:31:26 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_457654832772?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_457486601860?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Penguinlady - Normally, when we drive to Los Angeles, we leave at night and stay at a place called Flag City. It’s about 40 minutes south of Sacramento and 15 north of Stockton, and is actually a truck stop. It has a half-dozen fast food joints, a stand-alone... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~457486601860 Sun, 11 Jan 2009 22:27:04 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_457486601860?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_450820345476?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Penguinlady - The Sierra Nevada range is some of the most rugged country in the US. If you want to escape civilization, this is a good place to do it; you can hike for days, either along the Pacific Coast Trail or off it, and not see another human being. But... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~450820345476 Sun, 9 Nov 2008 17:00:24 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_450820345476?linkin_id=8003929