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This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-realtraveller Recent reviews written by member realtraveller en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_468034621060?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author realtraveller - The Comfort Suites Davis California is okay so long as you don't want to soak your tired bones in the hot tub.  The small pool and hot tub aren't much anyway.  They sit just outside the main portico to the entry lobby.  It's a very... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~468034621060 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:58:14 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_468034621060?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_437702856324?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author realtraveller - We booked the Super 8 Anchorage for three reasons: (1)We would be arriving after midnight and thought we should get a place with an airport shuttle; (2) Although we booked in February, June reservation dates for the downtown hotels were already... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~437702856324 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:02:28 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_437702856324?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_437699972740?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author realtraveller - Unless you are sport fishing for salmon or halibut, the reason you're going to Seward, Alaska is to see the wildlife. The best way to do that is to take one of the cruises out on Resurrection Bay and to Kenai Fjords National Park... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~437699972740 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:27:46 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_437699972740?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_437514636932?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author realtraveller - When I'd pictured myself driving Alaska's highways, I had images of my lonely car on a ribbon of highway crossing tundra and taiga, with vast expanses of nothingness in the windshield and the rear view mirror. I thought if I didn't know where every gas... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~437514636932 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:20:00 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_437514636932?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_436889423492?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author realtraveller - Traveling around Alaska, I had questions that either my guidebooks didn't answer or were hard to look up. One night in a B & B, I found The Alaska Almanac, an older edition, and it was fascinating reading. So when I found the new edition in the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~436889423492 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:38:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_436889423492?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_436783058564?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author realtraveller - Valdez, Alaska and the surrounding green/blue gem of Prince William Sound is a must for an Alaskan vacation. A bumper sticker I saw in town that said "Switzerland: The Valdez of Europe" is just about right. Except that Switzerland has wonderful... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~436783058564 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:28:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_436783058564?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_436631277188?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author realtraveller - I Know I Have To Take A Bus, But Which Bus? Private car travel is not permitted in Denali National Park past the park road's 15 mile marker at Savage River. Past that point visitors have to take a bus. I understand why the National Park... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~436631277188 Wed, 9 Jul 2008 15:31:26 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_436631277188?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_436500467332?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author realtraveller - For nature and wildlife lovers, there are three big things to do in Alaska: Denali National Park, a cruise of Prince William Sound out of Valdez and a cruise of Kenai Fjords National Park out of Seward. For cruising, Kenai Fjords National... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~436500467332 Tue, 8 Jul 2008 15:07:21 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_436500467332?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_436490374788?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author realtraveller - The Comfort Inn Fairbanks is showing its age. It's a standard Comfort Inn, similar to those in the lower 48, but this one looks like it's seen a few too many harsh winters. The carpets in the hallways are rippled and stained, the halls and the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~436490374788 Tue, 8 Jul 2008 13:31:03 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_436490374788?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_436406357636?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author realtraveller - This hotel was designed to capture the view of Mt. McKinley, the highest point in North America, from its lobby, the surrounding deck and its restaurant. Unfortunately, the mountain is only 'out' 28 days, or 1 in 3 days in summer, on average. So... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~436406357636 Mon, 7 Jul 2008 20:34:06 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_436406357636?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_436374048388?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author realtraveller - Just returned from a two week tour of Alaska and this was the best hotel, beating out runner-up, the McKinley Princess Wilderness Lodge, because of its stunning views of Mt. Drum and the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and its relatively small scale and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~436374048388 Mon, 7 Jul 2008 15:37:37 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_436374048388?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_409855430276?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author realtraveller - Entertaining by Martha Stewart was the book that launched a home decorating/food/gardening/ phenomenon. The book, originally published in 1982, was republished in paperback in 1998. It's the same book with a different cover. I didn't really... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~409855430276 Thu, 6 Dec 2007 21:24:53 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_409855430276?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_409511956100?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author realtraveller - For the past 10 years, each time I ventured off to the Eastern Sierra either to enjoy the Mammoth area, or on the way to Yosemite or points north, I'd book the Sierra Lodge. When I first found this place it was new and was one of the first all... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~409511956100 Wed, 5 Dec 2007 13:57:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_409511956100?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_409401003652?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author realtraveller - It looked good from the interstate. Looked new, looked easy off, easy on. Tired of driving, I stopped. I should have kept on going. My first clue should have been the 'manager's special rate' of $124, from which he wouldn't budge. I was right, it... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~409401003652 Tue, 4 Dec 2007 14:44:28 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_409401003652?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_409299881604?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author realtraveller - With the holidays approaching, I'm really in a mood to try new recipes. What better way to entertain than by wowing my guests with French food with French names. After all doesn't chocolat pot de creme sound marvelous and in no way gives away... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~409299881604 Mon, 3 Dec 2007 18:15:21 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_409299881604?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_409280941700?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author realtraveller - If you're getting ready for that butt-numbing ride up or down interstate 5 between Los Angeles and San Francisco or Los Angeles and Sacramento, there's not much to look forward to other than the occasional glimpse of the California Aqueduct system or for... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~409280941700 Mon, 3 Dec 2007 15:33:30 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_409280941700?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_409271897732?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author realtraveller - Traveling north from Southern California to Oregon on Interstate 5, there are two 'trouble' spots: The Shasta Summit near Dunsmuir and Mount Shasta and the Siskiyou Pass north of Yreka. I don't drive those stretches in the dark in winter. There's... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~409271897732 Mon, 3 Dec 2007 14:12:44 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_409271897732?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_404085575300?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author realtraveller - Review based on a three night stay in July, 2007. Great Location Rome is a big city, but in many ways a very walkable city. Rome has wide boulevards with sidewalks and in the evening the Corso which links many of the sites in the historic... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~404085575300 Tue, 25 Sep 2007 13:04:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_404085575300?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_403776507524?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author realtraveller - There are two types of travel guidebooks. The ones you use to plan the trip at home and the ones you take with you to use on the road. Rick Steves' Italy is the book you take. In planning my trip to Italy this summer, I used many... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~403776507524 Fri, 21 Sep 2007 15:27:48 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_403776507524?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_403423530628?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author realtraveller - Review based on a three night stay in June, 2007. Location, location, location The Hotel Londra is ideally located if you are coming into Florence by train. The station is just a block away. But if you're like me and the ideal location is... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~403423530628 Mon, 17 Sep 2007 13:57:39 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_403423530628?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_403043815044?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author realtraveller - We stayed at the Doria Grand Hotel for two nights in June, 2007 as part of a Perillo Tour. Location For me the most important factor in choosing a hotel, especially in Europe is location. The Doria Grand Hotel is not in... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~403043815044 Wed, 12 Sep 2007 14:40:53 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_403043815044?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_390514642564?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author realtraveller - My family, two adults, two teens and two seniors, just recently returned from two weeks on the Perillo Italy North Continental tour. My husband and I have been to Europe on three previous visits seeing England, France, Germany (twice), Austria, Norway... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~390514642564 Fri, 13 Jul 2007 14:50:11 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_390514642564?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_390026071684?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author realtraveller - Location: Of prime importance in a walking city like Venice, the Starhotels Splendid Suisse was literally a two-minute walk to St. Mark's. (I timed it). The location really couldn't be better. The hotel sits on a picturesque canal (probably a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~390026071684 Thu, 12 Jul 2007 14:25:16 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_390026071684?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_230109712004?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author realtraveller - This movie is a masterpiece, period. If you miss it because you feel that you just can't look at the terror, the horror, the evil, or you just don't want to open the wound again, you'll be missing out on the best movie in years. The filmmakers had a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~230109712004 Sun, 7 May 2006 15:58:05 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_230109712004?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_210833149572?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author realtraveller - Opened in April, 2005 with a lot of hoopla, the Lincoln Library and Museum has been praised for its use of special effects in telling the Lincoln story. It has also been called "Six Flags Over Lincoln", "Disney-esque" and "Madame Tussaud's comes to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~210833149572 Thu, 10 Nov 2005 16:57:32 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_210833149572?linkin_id=8003929