Epinions Recent Reviews for ilselieve

The Insider’s Guide to Manaus for the Adventurous Budget Traveler

Mon, 6 Jan 2003 21:51:22 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ilselieve - I was a resident in Manaus from 1999 to 2002 and noticed that most tourists miss a lot of Manaus’s local character by staying outside town in the Tropical Hotel and shuttling upriver directly to Ariaú Towers. I’ve put together a guide that will...

Roraima, the lost world

Fri, 8 Feb 2002 21:53:32 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ilselieve - The mists of Roraima swirled protectively around its summit during our three-day approach, and I soon discovered why it has been referred to so often by authors as The Lost World. In the mist on the top, it appears to host the ruins of ancient...

Northern Wonderland

Thu, 28 Dec 2000 04:31:52 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ilselieve - We had little idea what a magnificent and unusual place this Canadian province is when my father and I decided to make a road trip to the northern tip of Newfoundland in the summer of '97. We followed the highway up the west coast of the island and were...

fairytale fishing village in the sands

Wed, 27 Dec 2000 02:54:24 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ilselieve - At sunset every day, village residents and visitors climb the dune pictured above to see the sun set over the ocean to the west. Because of the peculiar geography of Jericocoara, one can see the sun _rise_ over the ocean to the east on the other side of...

Amazon tested: good, but not for shooting monkeys&termites!

Thu, 21 Sep 2000 12:15:42 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ilselieve - I'm a graduate student doing research in the Amazon and have not regretted our project's decision to purchase two Nikon Coolpix 950 cameras.

Durability

These cameras have stood up fairly well under daily use and abuse for the last...

rugged, beautiful, some shortcomings

Tue, 19 Sep 2000 23:02:44 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ilselieve - I'm a graduate student in the Amazon and have used my Toughbook daily for over a year. Five units were purchased for our research team, and all of them have stood up well under daily transport in field vehicles and backpacks; so far none have required...