© 1999-2009 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-reality_check Recent reviews written by member reality_check en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_88767368836?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author reality_check - For an exotic but delightfully low-key Caribbean experience, try the tiny desert island of Aruba. Part of the &#147A-B-C&#148 chain of Netherlands Antilles, (Aruba, Bon Aire and Curacao) Aruba is nestled against the coast of Venezula 19 miles from the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~88767368836 Sun, 2 Feb 2003 02:04:41 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_88767368836?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_30239723140?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author reality_check - My girlfriend and I vacationed in SoCal recently and visited Disney’s new California Adventure park for a bit of brain-dead summertime fun, to get sweaty and eat junk food. I’d read a few lukewarm reviews saying the park was overpriced and small, that it... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~30239723140 Fri, 6 Jul 2001 12:15:45 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_30239723140?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/musc-review-1E43-172AEF21-3A147866-prod2?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author reality_check - Let me tellya, Cher, if you're achin' for a huge big dollop of smokin' sizzlin' simmerin' slinky nasty dirty Cajun slide blues guitar and killer-hook songwriting to keep you warm on those cold winter nights, look no further than Sonny Landreth's latest... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~736677 Thu, 16 Nov 2000 22:23:59 GMT http://www.epinions.com/musc-review-1E43-172AEF21-3A147866-prod2?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/auto-review-7DD5-CBB8399-39256784-prod3?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author reality_check - The last of the aircooled rear-engined Porsches is the 993, final permutation of the fabled and long-lived aircooled 911 line. The very first 911 (Actually badged as a 901) was built in 1964. The car I’m reviewing is a 1995 Porsche 993 with the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~1319083 Fri, 19 May 2000 13:22:59 GMT http://www.epinions.com/auto-review-7DD5-CBB8399-39256784-prod3?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/trvl-review-5D17-BB304F2-3922C27B-prod4?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author reality_check - Where’s the best bar-be-que in Austin? According to the May 2000 Austin Chronicle, it’s the Salt Lick. The Chronicle also says the Salt Lick is the Best Place to Take Your Parents, and the Best Restaurant Within 60 Miles of Austin, too. The ‘Lick has... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~1273201 Wed, 17 May 2000 13:10:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/trvl-review-5D17-BB304F2-3922C27B-prod4?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/elec-review-401F-3EA3CB-3912F918-prod2?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author reality_check - I needed a small point-and-shoot 35mm camera to complement the trusty but heavy Nikon F4 I normally carry. Nikons are amazing cameras but way too bulky for skip 'n run street shooting and lighthearted vacation snaps. I made up a short list of features,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~1216862 Fri, 5 May 2000 13:44:10 GMT http://www.epinions.com/elec-review-401F-3EA3CB-3912F918-prod2?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/auto-review-491D-596F442-38F676D9-prod1?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author reality_check - Say "Ducati" and most people immediately think of the latest & greatest Ducati offering, the 996. While shiny new bikes are fun, there is a certain noveau rich air about the whole "Newcati "circus. It’s a herd mentality: wannabe... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~1322304 Thu, 13 Apr 2000 22:54:38 GMT http://www.epinions.com/auto-review-491D-596F442-38F676D9-prod1?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/auto-review-4CB9-37B0049-38D183F3-prod4?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author reality_check - To lots of people, Ducati is a synonym for 996, the latest & greatest offering from the Bologna motorcycle factory. While brand-new bikes are fun, there is a certain noveau rich air about the whole circus. Part of it’s the herd mentality: monkey see... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~1324849 Thu, 16 Mar 2000 22:10:24 GMT http://www.epinions.com/auto-review-4CB9-37B0049-38D183F3-prod4?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/trvl-review-623D-28AD238-38C46278-prod7?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author reality_check - I have visited all 3 of the Eiffel Towers: the original Eiffel Tower in Paris and the new Paris casino in Las Vegas, which sports a scaled-down version of Guistav Eiffel's fanciful monument. Finally there's a small chunk of the original tower that... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~1282766 Mon, 6 Mar 2000 23:21:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/trvl-review-623D-28AD238-38C46278-prod7?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/auto-review-2F3-13A7AA05-3808159F-prod1?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author reality_check - The Porsche 911 has benefitted from the longest continous production run of any car imported into the US. Launched in 1964, the 911 (then called the 901) has been uprated and massaged almost every year since. I've had direct experience with the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~1342385 Sat, 16 Oct 1999 03:13:31 GMT http://www.epinions.com/auto-review-2F3-13A7AA05-3808159F-prod1?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/trvl-review-1ACB-11FCDCFA-380424DB-bd4?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author reality_check - You can’t enjoy the most exclusive, elaborate and richly historical high Sierra holiday feast by simply flipping down your credit card. The Bracebridge Dinner performed at Yosemite’s Ahwahnee hotel uses a lottery system to insure that everyone, rich and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~1301449 Wed, 13 Oct 1999 03:28:43 GMT http://www.epinions.com/trvl-review-1ACB-11FCDCFA-380424DB-bd4?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/trvl-review-F1-FF48C87-380179E6-bd3?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author reality_check - East of Yosemite, over the Sierra and down the awesome Lee Vining grade lies the eerie and haunting Mono basin. Jewel of this high desert wilderness is Mono Lake, a remnant of ancient Lake Lahontan, a sprawling inland sea that once covered much of the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~1301550 Mon, 11 Oct 1999 02:59:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/trvl-review-F1-FF48C87-380179E6-bd3?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/trvl-review-286E-F44DB71-37FFB817-bd3?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author reality_check - Say the word "Cabo," and most everyone thinks of Cabo San Lucas, that loose and swingy Baja beach town where spring break kids party till dawn and toss back cheap tequila while dancing on the tabletops. But there are actually two towns at the tip of the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~1301612 Sat, 9 Oct 1999 19:00:00 GMT http://www.epinions.com/trvl-review-286E-F44DB71-37FFB817-bd3?linkin_id=8003929