© 1999-2008 Shopping.com, Inc. 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_446213623428?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author cr01 - I'm the kind of person that makes a clothes designer wince. Although I do have a couple of "nice" things in my wardrobe, I can make Armani look badly fitted and creased within about 10 minutes of slinging it across my shoulders. Fortunately for my... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~446213623428 Sun, 28 Sep 2008 19:02:54 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_446213623428?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_445433089668?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cr01 - On the face of it, a fictional account of the lover, and daughter of actor Errol Flynn, living on a deserted and run down island just off the coast of Jamaica doesn't seem to have the best premise. Although the Pirate's Daughter is a little too... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~445433089668 Sun, 21 Sep 2008 07:31:16 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_445433089668?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_444717043332?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cr01 - The old cliché about the British loving their gardens is true, and many enjoy visiting the many grand and beautiful examples in the UK. I often find myself craning my neck trying to peep into somebody's private lands, just to admire the form and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~444717043332 Sun, 14 Sep 2008 13:51:27 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_444717043332?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_443979042436?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author cr01 - In an era littered with intriguing and interesting stories, the mystery of why Adolf Hitler's deputy Rudolf Hess flew into British hands has to be one of the most fascinating and unsolved from World War II. A further minor mystery surrounding... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~443979042436 Sun, 7 Sep 2008 13:20:56 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_443979042436?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_443478412932?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cr01 - I do get so very tired of those fake leather style camera cases, so I found myself in a bit of quandary after I recently bought my new camera. Fortunately, my beloved had spotted a suitable bag made by Finnish firm Golla during one of her innumerable... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~443478412932 Tue, 2 Sep 2008 19:16:10 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_443478412932?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_443090505348?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cr01 - Unfortunately, my old printer didn’t adjust well to a long period of storage under the stairs. Considering that printer technology has moved on so fast over the past few years, I decided it was time to upgrade. The sleek and shiny black body of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~443090505348 Sat, 30 Aug 2008 14:03:49 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_443090505348?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_442027511428?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author cr01 - For my recent annual 2-day work contract in London, I once again chose one of those seemingly endless cheapish hotels located on the edge of Bayswater. Last time I stayed in the area, I was pleasantly impressed with the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~442027511428 Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:52:16 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_442027511428?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_440896032388?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cr01 - While I enjoy photography, unfortunately I am a very lazy photographer. I know I should use an SLR for the best shots but I can never be bothered to carry around a heavier camera or struggle with the focussing. I know a choice of lenses would help me... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~440896032388 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:59:03 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_440896032388?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_439916924548?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author cr01 - I fondly remember the mother of a good friend, a very proper English lady who at 5:45 each afternoon would pour herself a generous Gin and Tonic and sit it on the occasional table in the sitting room ready to accompany her viewing of the BBC early... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~439916924548 Mon, 4 Aug 2008 18:55:45 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_439916924548?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_438808317572?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cr01 - One of the UK&#146s foremost and well-known artists has to be sculptor Antony Gormley. Gormley tends to mass-produce metal reproductions of his own middle-aged naked body and dot them around the rural, urban or coastal landscape. As my Epinions friend,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~438808317572 Sun, 27 Jul 2008 13:07:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_438808317572?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_437804764804?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author cr01 - A small point perhaps, but it’s fortunate that Jason Pierce (front man and main inspiration of the band Spiritualized) is British. Following his near death experience from pneumonia in 2005, Pierce and Spiritualized this year released an album, which... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~437804764804 Sat, 19 Jul 2008 13:13:10 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_437804764804?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_437476822660?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cr01 - While it&#146s true to say the Leaning Tower and Cathedral Square are Pisa&#146s main attractions, there is more to see. During our recent overnight stay, we had chance to wander through Pisa&#146s tangled narrow streets, stroll along the river bank and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~437476822660 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 09:57:49 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_437476822660?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_436523601540?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author cr01 - Author Iain Banks has been around since my teenage years (his fantastic debut was with 1984&#146s The Wasp Factory). Although I have enjoyed a number of Banks&#146 novels (The Crow Road in particular), his sheer longevity means he has somewhat... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~436523601540 Tue, 8 Jul 2008 18:41:52 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_436523601540?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_435005329028?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author cr01 - A less than half-full flight is never a positive sign for a budget airline. They rely on flying with almost full seats, so they can at least take some profit from the food and drink orders passengers purchase en-flight. That the budget airline in... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~435005329028 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:55:54 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_435005329028?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_434587733636?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cr01 - Considering our few days in Copenhagen was supposed to be a cheap break, I knew I’d have a battle on my hands to find a reasonably priced hotel in one of the worlds most expensive cities. In the end, the Ascot Hotel provided a reasonable compromise... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~434587733636 Sun, 22 Jun 2008 08:22:31 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_434587733636?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_432115977860?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author cr01 - Stef Penney’s The Tenderness of Wolves, is set in the harsh world of 1860’s Canada. This is a place of frontier trading posts, and vast snowy wilderness. As winter starts to extend its icy fingers over the region, a French hunter and fur trader is found... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~432115977860 Sun, 8 Jun 2008 07:02:27 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_432115977860?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_431589658244?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cr01 - Ballet choreographer and director Matthew Bourne specialises in producing ballet classics with a twist. He made his name a decade or so ago by creating the fantastic all male Swan Lake (the production was featured in the smash hit film, Billy Elliott)... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~431589658244 Tue, 27 May 2008 10:00:48 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_431589658244?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_430481444484?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cr01 - St Petersburg&#146s Mariinsky Theatre Company, founded in the 1740&#146s, are better known by their communist era international touring name of the Kirov Ballet. Having already seen the Bolshoi and the Moscow City Ballet, and although the ticket prices... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~430481444484 Sun, 18 May 2008 09:24:36 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_430481444484?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_429913378436?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cr01 - In our busy world, I allow myself two precious luxuries, which no amount of money can buy. First, I live close enough to my workplace to be able to walk in most days (although the two and a half miles home are uphill all the way), and second, I don’t... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~429913378436 Tue, 13 May 2008 17:53:00 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_429913378436?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_429056822916?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author cr01 - I’m fortunate enough to live within a couple of hours travelling time from Whitby on the North Yorkshire coast. Whitby is a busy and attractive fishing town with a fascinating history, and we visit at least twice a year. Whitby Abbey If... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~429056822916 Tue, 6 May 2008 17:55:27 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_429056822916?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_428560322180?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author cr01 - 1985 It was a rare night of passion for them both. Usually too mixed up to commit to another, they just clicked one night on the dance floor of the indie nightclub. Both just 20, skinny and fashionable, they made a good-looking couple... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~428560322180 Fri, 2 May 2008 15:30:25 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_428560322180?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_427245407876?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author cr01 - The town of Whitby on England’s Yorkshire East coast is our favourite bolthole. We never tire of wandering through the ancient cobbled streets of this beautiful fishing village. So, when a friend recently invited us (and 25 others) to celebrate his... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~427245407876 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:13:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_427245407876?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_426530344580?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cr01 - My favourite European red wines come from Spain and Portugal. As the climate is dryer and sunnier than France, wines from Spain and Portugal tend towards the stronger and gutsier. Unfortunately, subtlety tends to get lost on me when it comes to red wine;... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~426530344580 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 11:48:24 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_426530344580?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_425137901188?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author cr01 - Why is my opinion so often at odds with those of professional book reviewers? Yet, a book cover still occasionally suckers me with their glowing plaudits splashed over its glossy front. Joshua Ferris&#146 Then We Came to the End is one of those... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~425137901188 Sun, 6 Apr 2008 18:19:23 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_425137901188?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_423640600196?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author cr01 - The cost of living in Scandinavia is expensive; it is renowned for it. However, when confronted with a choice of a £6 ($12) half litre of beer, or a £3 ($6) soft drink in Copenhagen, it still came as a bit of a shock. With some set menus at... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~423640600196 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:55:31 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_423640600196?linkin_id=8003929