© 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-samiambar Recent reviews written by member samiambar en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_483350318724?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author samiambar - I flew from London to Geneva on British Airways (BA) economy class. I also purchased a one way ticket for my sister from Geneva to London.Purchasing the ticket was easy. One pleasant surprise is that the one way ticket was only $110. Until... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~483350318724 Tue, 1 Sep 2009 02:16:26 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_483350318724?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_483163147908?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author samiambar - I wanted to fly from Geneva, Switzerland to Olbia, Sardinia. The fare by charter flight; Brussels Airlines was $500. The fare on Easyjet was only $190. The web site to buy the ticket was easy to navigate. The fare included $15 for my suitcase... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~483163147908 Sun, 30 Aug 2009 13:37:24 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_483163147908?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_483098529412?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author samiambar - I just flew from New York JFK to London on American. The flights were on a comfortable 777 in economy class.Agents on the phone were polite, efficient  and patient.  The web site was very easy to navigate. I was able  to see which... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~483098529412 Sat, 29 Aug 2009 22:23:31 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_483098529412?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_482710097540?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author samiambar - We spent one week in Porto Cervo located on the Costa Smeralda on the north eastern coast of Sardinia, an Italian island located south of Corsica.  It was the Agha Khan who made this area famous and began developing it in the late 1960s. It... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~482710097540 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 21:17:13 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_482710097540?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_454640569988?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author samiambar - I always wanted to visit Cozumel, off the Yucatan coat of Mexico  because it is known to have the clearest water in the Caribbean. Cousteau made it famous in the 1960s when he made a documentary about the Palancar  Reef. The island is popular... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~454640569988 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 19:19:06 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_454640569988?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_438981267076?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author samiambar - In mid June we visited the north of Corsica. My first suggestion would be to visit after June 20th as the weather was too cool for swimming in the ocean until June 18th. Apparently July and especially August should be avoided as the island is full of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~438981267076 Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:36:37 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_438981267076?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_438974910084?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author samiambar - I flew on Continental Airlines from Geneva to New York. The aircraft was a Boeing 767. Reservation Agents were very polite and efficient. The web site was also easy to navigate. Check in in Geneva took about 20 minutes in wait time. The flight left... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~438974910084 Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:40:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_438974910084?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_399231848068?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author samiambar - The island of Cyprus is located a few hundred miles from Lebanon. I don't want to discuss politics but to understand the island, one has little choice. The population of the island is predominately made up of Greek Christian Cypriots (about 85%) and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~399231848068 Fri, 27 Jul 2007 14:28:45 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_399231848068?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_394639085188?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author samiambar - The Anassa Hotel is located in the North Western part of Cyprus. Closest airport is Pathos about 1 hour away but most flights land at Larnaka, about 2 1/2 hours away by car. The hotel grounds are like paradise / heaven with spectacular grounds full... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~394639085188 Sun, 22 Jul 2007 13:45:53 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_394639085188?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_393466252932?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author samiambar - I flew on Lufthansa from Geneva, Switzerland to Larnaca, Cyprus via Frankfurt. Geneva to Frankfurt is a short 45 minute flight and on to Cyprus is close to 4 hours. Check in in Geneva was fast and in Cyprus on the return we waited about 20 minutes... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~393466252932 Fri, 20 Jul 2007 11:42:37 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_393466252932?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_361188068996?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author samiambar - On long haul transatlantic flights the overall service is borderline acceptable but don't expect too much. One advantage is that even cheap tickets are valid 90 days compared to only 30 days on most other airlines and one can make a date change for a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~361188068996 Sun, 13 May 2007 04:46:58 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_361188068996?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_360564887172?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author samiambar - I flew from New York to Geneva on Iberia via Madrid. If one books less than one week before departure, the fares can be astronomical. I found nothing on the major web sites and decided to check directly on the Iberia site. To my amazement I found a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~360564887172 Fri, 11 May 2007 19:06:27 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_360564887172?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_313944608388?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author samiambar - We went for lunch to this Italian restaurant. It was restaurant week and the cost of the menu was $24. However during the rest of the year the cost is $29 for a special lunch menu. The New York location at 240 Central Park South is very nice. From... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~313944608388 Thu, 1 Feb 2007 03:38:37 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_313944608388?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_307926240900?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author samiambar - Le Bernardin is listed among the top restaurants in New York yet all 3 of us would rank it as overpriced, overrated and really not particularly good at all. The restaurant focuses on fish. The lunch menu was priced at $57. We were first served toast... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~307926240900 Thu, 18 Jan 2007 16:13:03 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_307926240900?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_265253392004?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author samiambar - Location: Madeira is a Portuguese island located about 600 miles south of Portugal in the Atlantic Ocean. It is about 100 miles off the coast of Morocco, south of the Azores and north of the Spanish Canary Islands. The capital city is Funchal. Flying... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~265253392004 Fri, 13 Oct 2006 13:11:24 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_265253392004?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_264582041220?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author samiambar - We spent our first 5 nights at the Cliffs Bay Hotel and then moved to the Reids for 2 nights. We are very happy that we experienced staying at Reids. However though it's a great hotel, it is way over priced; yet I still recommend it. We payed $640 a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~264582041220 Wed, 11 Oct 2006 18:36:41 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_264582041220?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_263716638340?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author samiambar - We spent our first 5 nights at the Cliffs Bay (on the island of Madeira) and the final 2 nights at Reids. Overall we preferred Cliffs Bay though we also liked Reids. We payed $300 a night at the Cliffs compared to $640 at Reids. Reids is way over priced... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~263716638340 Mon, 9 Oct 2006 13:57:51 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_263716638340?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_262649908868?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author samiambar - Air France offers the best economy class service. Much better than Swiss, Continental, British or American Airlines. We flew from Geneva to New York roundtrip via Paris and were very satisfied. Check in in Geneva and in New York was fast and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~262649908868 Fri, 6 Oct 2006 17:45:48 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_262649908868?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_262599577220?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author samiambar - We flew from Barcelona to Funchal, Madeira and from Funchal to Geneva via Porto on TAP. Due to bad weather in Barcelona our flight was cancelled. The incoming flight landed in Valencia instead and returned to Lisbon empty. We were put on a later... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~262599577220 Fri, 6 Oct 2006 14:31:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_262599577220?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_231837372036?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author samiambar - I love Austrian food as I had lived in Vienna so we went to the Danube for dinner. The restaurant is way downtown in Tribeca. So the taxi from mid town Manhattan cost us about $15. The dining room is beautiful. On the wall are paintings similar to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~231837372036 Thu, 18 May 2006 14:31:11 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_231837372036?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_220361821828?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author samiambar - We only had one full day in Dublin. We took the Hop On - Hop - off "City tour". These are double decker buses which are open on top and are green and yellow. There are 2 other similar tour buses. The driver talks on a microphone and discuses the major... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~220361821828 Fri, 10 Feb 2006 11:39:54 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_220361821828?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_220325056132?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author samiambar - We spent 2 nights at the Westbury Hotel which is owned by the Irish Jury chain but part of the Luxury Hotels of the World. It is considered a 5 star hotel. It is located in the best part of Dublin. Right off the pedestrian street of the city called... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~220325056132 Thu, 9 Feb 2006 22:33:11 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_220325056132?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_220322631300?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author samiambar - We flew from New York to Geneva via Dublin roundtrip; a total of 4 segments. Check-in at JFK was fast. We got our boarding cards from a machine and then checked - in. Everything went very fast. The Airbus 330 was clean and we departed on time. The... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~220322631300 Thu, 9 Feb 2006 22:10:28 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_220322631300?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_193133514372?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author samiambar - We took advantage of the $20 lunch special offered in the summer. It was a real bargain and delicious. A much more enjoyable experience than Daniel (owned by the same owner), the more expensive restaurant which had left us disappointed and had cost 5... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~193133514372 Mon, 15 Aug 2005 02:59:12 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_193133514372?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_188203044484?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author samiambar - The Turks and Caicos Islands are made up of 8 inhabited islands with Grand Turk, the political capital and Providenciales, the island with the nicest beaches, where most resorts are located. The islands are located south of the Bahamas and north of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~188203044484 Thu, 30 Jun 2005 13:09:56 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_188203044484?linkin_id=8003929