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This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-cr01 Recent reviews written by member cr01 en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_492534926980?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author cr01 - My work colleagues recently charged me with reading the first three books in the "Shardlake" series by C J Sansom, despite my protests that I did not appreciate medieval whodunits.  Dissolution (2003) is the first in the series, and is... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~492534926980 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:42:30 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_492534926980?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_492110777988?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author cr01 - As it was a while since I've travelled for work, my recent stay in (the UK) Birmingham was a welcome break from the office routine. My travel was made just a tad more exciting by spotting Charles Clark (UK politician) at Crewe train station. I don't... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~492110777988 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:47:01 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_492110777988?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_491180166788?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cr01 - As I'm still on the lookout for that perfect chocolate fix (heh, no calories but plenty of taste), I thought I'd try a bar of Lindt & Sprungli's (to use the company's Sunday name) Excellence Chilli. Chocolate is my dietary downfall, so I'm... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~491180166788 Mon, 9 Nov 2009 18:19:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_491180166788?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_491061022340?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author cr01 - As we were meeting up with our tour guide early the following morning, and had travelled all day from the UK, we were keen to stay somewhere in or near, Tana (Antananarivo), the capital of Madagascar for our first evening. Unfortunately, the UK... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~491061022340 Sun, 8 Nov 2009 18:39:16 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_491061022340?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_490100919940?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author cr01 - Kenya Airways - a few glitches in the air, badly let down by terrible service on the ground.I won't be the first to observe that the true customer service standard of a company is often only exposed during a complex transaction. My... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~490100919940 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:39:58 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_490100919940?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_489812758148?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author cr01 - Occasionally I read a book because it's just less hassle to do so. My work colleagues have been swooning and fawning over the Shardlake series of historical novels by C J Sansom for some weeks, and it was only a matter of time before they decided the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~489812758148 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:34:59 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_489812758148?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_489423605380?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cr01 - At 7:00 am we were in the middle of London's Heathrow Airport and fit only to drop. After waking some 24 hours earlier, we flew out of Madagascar with raging stomach upsets before spending an extended 7 hours waiting for our connection at Nairobi... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~489423605380 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 10:09:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_489423605380?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_489300135556?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cr01 - Given that the Scottish city of Glasgow lies some miles inland, the concept of a lighthouse in the city centre seems somewhat unusual. However, this particular lighthouse was designed and built by celebrated Victorian-era Architect Charles Rennie... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~489300135556 Sat, 24 Oct 2009 02:30:11 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_489300135556?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_486313201284?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author cr01 - On Friday evening I was tired, weak and vulnerable to dozing in front of a rubbish movie. Refreshed on Saturday morning, I realise The Transporter ultimately robbed me of an hour and a half of my life. I am angry and it's time for... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~486313201284 Sat, 26 Sep 2009 20:38:29 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_486313201284?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_485592370820?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author cr01 - As we are soon to be spending four nights rough camping in the middle of a Madagascar forest, I concluded that a reliable, powerful but lightweight head torch might be very useful for any necessary middle night excursions. Although there are no species... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~485592370820 Sun, 20 Sep 2009 10:11:52 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_485592370820?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_484956409476?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author cr01 - Our friends in Portadown in Northern Ireland just knew that unless they found us something to occupy our time, we would end up wasting the day in the local pub. As we were responsible for an irrepressible two year old, taking a couple of mile walk to see... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~484956409476 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:44:56 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_484956409476?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_484694396548?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author cr01 - With my beloved being away in Rome for the week I idly asked, as she was packing, for a book from her collection to read."You might like this" she murmured and tossed me a copy of David Benioff's City of Thieves. You might like... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~484694396548 Sat, 12 Sep 2009 07:11:08 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_484694396548?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_484393324164?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cr01 - Although I'm desperately trying to lose weight for our forthcoming trip to Madagascar, which includes 8 hour hikes in the heat, and a trip down a river in a traditional dug out canoe, one thing I can never cut out of my diet is chocolate. Unfortunately,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~484393324164 Wed, 9 Sep 2009 18:20:59 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_484393324164?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_483550203524?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author cr01 - I enjoy reading novels about different cultures, but sometimes it seems the gap between my cosy and privileged view of the world and that considered to be normal elsewhere is too great. I found Yalo by Lebanese author Elias Khoury interesting, but... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~483550203524 Wed, 2 Sep 2009 18:33:19 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_483550203524?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_482691157636?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author cr01 - Earlier in the year I spotted what looked like a good deal in a plush old 4 star hotel, the MacDonald Crutherland House, just a few miles south of Glasgow. As we used to be frequent visitors to Glasgow until a dozen years or so ago, we... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~482691157636 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:21:09 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_482691157636?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_481328729732?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cr01 - For our recent Glasgow trip, we decided to go on the trail of one of the cities most famous and influential sons, architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh. The highlight of our dip into design history was a tour around one of his masterpieces, the Glasgow... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~481328729732 Sat, 15 Aug 2009 11:13:05 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_481328729732?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_480400674436?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author cr01 - I'm always on the lookout for a new and interesting curry cookbook, and so the recent issue of Peter Kuruvita's Serendip: My Sri Lankan Kitchen caught my eye. This is a rather lavish publication for these financially straightened times. In... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~480400674436 Fri, 7 Aug 2009 18:04:03 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_480400674436?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_479787191940?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cr01 - It's not too often I get suckered by good marketing, but the recent spate of Brain Train adverts on UK TV made me realise that the Nintendo DSi system isn't just for hard core gamers. Following a chat with my elderly and fairly socially isolated... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~479787191940 Sun, 2 Aug 2009 10:28:09 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_479787191940?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_478507273860?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cr01 - It's always difficult to know what to do for best for a hotel in Venice. While staying in Venice itself is the prettiest, any hotel will be very expensive, and physically getting your luggage to the hotel on the traffic free streets can become a bit of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~478507273860 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:28:31 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_478507273860?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_477766651524?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author cr01 - Some very generous friends recently splashed out for a birthday celebration by inviting us and a few other couples to two Northumberland country cottages owned by Bee Hill Properties. While the two properties weren't cheap to rent (I believe the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~477766651524 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:17:54 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_477766651524?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_476618591876?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author cr01 - Aah, sweet Janice - well, who hasn't heard of Janis Joplin? Actually, over the east side of the pond, Janice never did particularly well, so while some in the UK have heard of Janice, many fewer have actually heard her... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~476618591876 Tue, 7 Jul 2009 17:43:25 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_476618591876?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_476359265924?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cr01 - As my father recently celebrated his 80th birthday, and is a stroke victim, he receives regular health check ups. At his most recent, he received what for him was shattering news; the doctor fully expects him to be around to celebrate his 90th in 2019... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~476359265924 Sun, 5 Jul 2009 17:28:28 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_476359265924?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_475072532100?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author cr01 - The best legacy from John Major's UK Conservative government of the mid 90's, beyond the beginnings of the Northern Irish peace process was the foundation of the National Lottery. Having experienced the downsides first hand during my days in... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~475072532100 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:38:55 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_475072532100?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_473904680580?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author cr01 - Having a little time and spare cash is a fatal combination at an airport. It wasn't long before I convinced myself I needed a new summer smell, and was soon wandering out of the duty free with a fresh bottle of Marc Jacobs Men. Marc Jacobs launched the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~473904680580 Sun, 14 Jun 2009 11:09:56 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_473904680580?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_473055661700?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cr01 - In the traditions of Huxley and Orwell, Maggie Gee's The Ice People (1998) considers the natural conclusions of current social and environmental trends, and places them in the near future. While the result is a little hysterical and unrealistic in... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~473055661700 Sat, 6 Jun 2009 20:30:17 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_473055661700?linkin_id=8003929