Epinions Recent Reviews for mayhewga

The Pacsafe foiled them!

Mon, 9 Jun 2008 00:11:35 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mayhewga - On our latest trip to Spain having had previous experience with the low-life on the Barcelona Metro who work in twos and threes to distract you as they undo your bag, I wanted a day bag that isn't as obvious and vulnerable as my usual day-pack. My...

Royal Brunei, not your average Asian airline.

Wed, 5 Nov 2003 01:41:51 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author mayhewga - Royal Brunei Airlines connects many of South East Asia's cities with Australia, New Zealand, The United Arab Emirates, London and Frankfurt. This review is of their longest journey from Brisbane Australia to London and return. I have written Epini...

Bordeaux, it will be nice when its finished.

Wed, 16 Jul 2003 03:55:16 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author mayhewga - We hadn't intended staying for a week in Bordeaux, but due to the rail strikes, and our dependence o...

Wizcom QuickLink Pen Hand-Held Scanner: QuickLink Pen sounds better than it is.

Wed, 4 Dec 2002 03:44:04 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author mayhewga - I bought my QuickLink here in Australia 2 years ago after doing some research on the subject and was looking for something to pull short passages out of technical manuals to then store in my palm or notebook for reference at customer sites.

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Luxembourg's Old City is delightful.

Tue, 6 Aug 2002 22:46:01 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mayhewga - As part of our 4 week holiday in France this year, we made a last minute decision to jump on a train from Metz in Northern France for the 20-minute journey to Luxembourg. We are very glad we did!

As we hadn't planned this excursion, we knew...

CDG Roissy Paris airport is hopeless

Mon, 5 Aug 2002 01:35:59 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author mayhewga - My apologies for originally placing this review under the CDG Holiday Inn site.

My review of CDG Roissy airport comes from one who travels a lot by plane and who sees the main airport of any country as its front door, a place to get you into...

The most over-rated city in Europe.

Thu, 13 Jun 2002 01:19:10 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author mayhewga - Like many people my wife and I had seen the photos, read the books and seen the movies about Florence and so we booked a weeks accommodation and looked forward to a lovely time in what is described as Italy's most beautiful area; Tuscany. We arrived a...

Evergreen Deluxe and Business Class on different Aircraft Types

Wed, 12 Jun 2002 23:12:20 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mayhewga - In 2000 my wife and I flew from Brisbane Australia to Paris on Singapore Airlines in their Business Class which I described at the time as the only way to fly (see my review there).

In 2002 after reading the reviews here, and having lost our...

Lyon, lots to see and do.

Tue, 30 Apr 2002 22:05:51 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mayhewga - As the final leg of our 4 weeks in France celebrating our 50th birthdays, we spent 4 days exploring the interesting sights of Lyon.

We arrived by TGV from Nimes (in Provence), changed to the metro, and walked a couple of blocks to our 2 star...

A perfect week in Nimes

Tue, 12 Mar 2002 00:36:44 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mayhewga - During our 3 weeks holiday in France in 2000 to celebrate our 50th birthdays, we stayed for almost a week in Nimes (pron. neem) and it was fantastic.

We got off our train from Paris and immediately saw why the great French artists flocked to...

Raffles (business) Class on Singapore Airlines is the only way to fly.

Sat, 2 Mar 2002 21:24:15 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mayhewga - With 400,000 FF points to burn I took my wife on a once in a lifetime trip from Brisbane (Australia) to Paris flying Business (Raffles) class on Singapore Airlines. This is a very long journey of around 24 hours flying time so it is important to be...