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Would you like to hear your music in the airplane or a car? Try these!

Mon, 23 Oct 2006 23:14:47 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author profesadora - For several years my husband and I have been bothered by excessive road and airplane noise while traveling, and we finally decided to bite the bullet and try the new Bose Quiet Comfort 3 noise cancelling headphones with their 30 day moneyback guarantee...

Key West Inn is a refreshing place in a tiny river town....

Mon, 23 Oct 2006 22:29:32 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author profesadora - We have been traveling on business to Sebastian, Fl, for many years and enjoy our stays at the Key West Inn located on US One a block from the Indian River. There are a few rooms and an outdoor bar and indoor restaurant are located across the street on...

Nantahala Outdoor Center Is the Place!

Sun, 16 Jul 2006 12:07:07 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author profesadora - NEED A PLACE TO CHILL OUT FOR A FEW DAYS? Last July my family spent a few relaxing days at NOC about 90 minutes southwest of Asheville in Western NC. Take I-40 West from Asheville to Hwy 74; NOC is about 13 miles west of Bryson City and can be found at...

Can You Survive Two Weeks in Alaska with Your Teens?

Sun, 28 Aug 2005 23:25:43 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author profesadora - INTRO Let's face it...traveling with teens anywhere is a supreme challenge. This review tells how we survived a trip to Alaska with our two teen sons. The key is to plan in January your summer itinerary. It also helps if you or a close friend have lived...

The Challenges of Seeing the Fabulous Denali Park

Fri, 26 Aug 2005 13:37:38 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author profesadora - INTRO. A visit to Alaska would not be complete without the bus tour of Denali National Park. But sometimes it is difficult to enjoy this tour because of the weather and the logistics. The point of this review is to increase your odds of seeing and...

You Won't Want to Leave the Inn at Biltmore Estate...

Mon, 9 May 2005 08:12:34 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author profesadora - INTRO Having lived in NC for 17 years, we have visited the Biltmore Estate several times, and have always come away feeling inspired that such a fine place is a part of our state. We have always wanted to spend the night on the Estate, and finally got...

A Village Visit in Chile May Be Just What You Need...

Thu, 31 Mar 2005 12:27:50 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author profesadora - INTRO In the tiny village of Olmue (about two hours by car north of the Santiago airport), there is a quiet resort called Hosteria el Copihue (at www.copihue.cl.) Its clientele is Chilean; we saw only one foreign family there during our ten days in...

Hilton Myrtle Beach Resort: This hotel was a major disappointment for us...

Wed, 11 Aug 2004 23:00:30 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author profesadora - We went to the Myrtle Beach Hilton with high expectations because it was expensive and rated high...by someone else. We spent two miserable nights there earlier this month...you can find a general description of the place in the reviews above...

Fearrington House: Are You Ready for Some Serious Dining in Central North Carolina?

Sat, 26 Jun 2004 07:56:36 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author profesadora - The Fearrington House Restaurant is a landmark in NC...with a 5 Diamond AAA and 4 Star Mobil rating. When you want to enter another world, this is a perfect route!Just take 15/501 eight miles south of Chapel Hill or drive 64 West from Raleigh and go...

=Can You Survive a Week in London with Your Teen?

Fri, 18 Jun 2004 13:43:44 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author profesadora - This is the fourth in a series of reviews about traveling with your teenager...you can read my reviews about similar trips to LA, NYC, and Paris if those towns interest you more at the moment. PLEASE NOTE: The first part of this review is similar to...

Can You Survive a Week in Paris with Your Teen?

Fri, 18 Jun 2004 08:56:11 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author profesadora - This is the third in a series of reviews about traveling with your teenager...you can read my reviews about similar trips to LA and NYC if those towns interest you more at the moment. I spent two months in Europe at age 16, and it changed how I view...

Renaissance Hotels: Attention art lovers: New Orleans Renaissance is out of this world!

Mon, 5 Jan 2004 00:30:45 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author profesadora - We recently visited New Orleans and had the misfortune of spending the first two nights at the Holiday Inn Garden Hotel near the convention center because the Renaissance Arts was not available until our last two nights there. This Renaissance just...

It will be hard to leave this place!

Sat, 13 Dec 2003 18:23:34 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author profesadora - Last week I spent four nights at the Esmeralda and hated to leave. The daytime highs were in the 70's, which is wonderful for December. With the raging blizzard on the East Coast, half of the folks at my meeting there did not want to leave the hotel and...

Can You Survive a Trip to LA with Your Teen?

Wed, 21 Aug 2002 13:28:25 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author profesadora - A year ago I survived a trip to NYC with my teen son and posted a review under NYC. (You may want to read that review, which asks some basic questions required for traveling with a teen.)

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Our NYC trip went so well that I...

laughing is good for you!

Mon, 21 Jan 2002 14:05:34 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author profesadora - First of all, I am not and do not claim to be a movie reviewer.

Most current movies are so lame that no once could pay me enough to sit through them. And I have no idea which movies this cast has starred in because I have never heard of them...

This movie has substance...believe it or not!

Sun, 2 Dec 2001 14:10:18 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author profesadora - I was skeptical about seeing this one until my neighbors recommended it; we had not been able to find a decent movie at Blockbusters for months, so we watched it out of desperation... and loved it!

The umpteen other reviews provide more than...

Birkenstock Central Online Store: These don't look like Birks to me!

Mon, 26 Nov 2001 00:29:41 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author profesadora - Let's face it...until recently, most Birkenstocks looked clunky and left over from the 1970's. While that didn't stop me from wearing them, I longed for better looking shoes. I was bored with their old styles and wanted a new look after wearing about 30...

Building a home or rearing a teen? God help you!

Sat, 24 Nov 2001 08:22:56 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author profesadora - Reviewers of Life as a House tend to love or hate this movie. It may be that they are not involved in either rearing a teen or building a home. For those of us immersed in these life threatening events, the movie draws blood.

Few...

Can You Survive Taking Your Teenager to NYC?

Tue, 4 Sep 2001 09:57:50 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author profesadora - The time comes when you must ask if you can survive a visit to NYC with your teenager. It depends... When your child (or child substitute) reaches 13, you may want to expose IT (includes hims and hers) to more culture than is available in Mayberry...

shhhh.....the silent problem of ......(ohmygod) .....leakage

Thu, 19 Apr 2001 13:34:27 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author profesadora - There seems to be a silent epidemic raging through America. No one wants to talk about urinary incontinence, but it is popping up in all neighborhoods. And those of us who have been lucky enough to escape it so far know oodles of friends and relatives...

an interesting city with lousy hotels

Sat, 31 Mar 2001 12:19:30 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author profesadora - We go to Florida frequently on business and get to Miami about twice a year. While there are many interesting things to do in the Miami area (see the many other reviews), there is a critical shortage of decent, clean hotel rooms in the under $200 price...

Courtyard by Marriott: seems like home away from home

Thu, 29 Mar 2001 23:20:33 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author profesadora - I have been a big fan of Marriott's Courtyards for about fifteen years. While I sometimes stay there alone on business travel, I always try to stay in one when on pleasure trips. My husband travels a lot on business, and when I can, I go along to help...

the next stop must be heaven!

Tue, 27 Mar 2001 00:27:34 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author profesadora - If you can spend only a day in Glacier, is it worth the trip? By all means. I've visited all of the major national parks in the fifty states, and Glacier ranks up there at the top for its astounding scenery. Just don't expect much in the way of...

a movie that makes you feel good...

Tue, 13 Feb 2001 22:58:49 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author profesadora - This is a movie that makes you feel good about life if...

-you understand the closed nature of French society,

-you identify with the trials of small town living,

-you believe that the Catholic Church is full of baloney,

-you side...

Utne Reader: my students are amazed by the contents of Utne Mag

Thu, 7 Dec 2000 01:05:01 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author profesadora - I've been using the Utne Reader in my marketing courses for about ten years, and the students are always amazed that such a magazine exists.

None have heard of it, so it is a wonderful way to expose them to something new. We spend a lot of...