© 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-ulysses4 Recent reviews written by member ulysses4 en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_489472626308?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author ulysses4 - Once in a while, one winds up in a place almost at random. A long driving trip needs to be cut into smaller pieces. A business or social function is scheduled in a place you have never needed to stay over in before. If that overnight stop is in small... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~489472626308 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 19:54:46 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_489472626308?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_488897416836?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author ulysses4 - SAME OLDThere are over 1700 Hampton Inns, mostly run by franchise owners, and the vast majority look alike from the cookie cutter architectural plan right down to the mini-fridges in each room. Somewhere out there Hilton bought half a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~488897416836 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:28:27 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_488897416836?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_487910510212?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ulysses4 - I can't imagine someone who doesn't love Paris, or at least don't want to meet them. If you have been there more than once, you begin to adopt or feel drawn to a particular neighborhood. Each of the 20 arrondisements inside the peripherique ring road... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~487910510212 Sun, 11 Oct 2009 10:28:09 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_487910510212?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_487641943684?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ulysses4 - Less than a quarter of the size of Paris, Lyon has plenty to offer tourists, business folks and especially anyone who is interested in good food. The old saw is that three rivers run through town: The Rhone, the Saone and the Beaujolais. The Carlton is... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~487641943684 Thu, 8 Oct 2009 19:24:06 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_487641943684?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_487523192452?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author ulysses4 - An ideal quiet and convenient location (near some of the nicest shops and a few minutes from the Promenade des Anglais), a reliable business brand, a good value are all things to say in favor of this hotel. Our contacts with the staff were cordial and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~487523192452 Wed, 7 Oct 2009 21:44:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_487523192452?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_487537806980?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ulysses4 - This is a medium sized (42 rooms) old hotel with considerable nineteenth century character, but nicely renovated, with air conditioning, a young and caring staff and an exceptionally convenient location just a few yards or meters from the ancient port... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~487537806980 Wed, 7 Oct 2009 21:42:27 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_487537806980?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_478366174852?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author ulysses4 - This is a perfectly fine hotel, for someone else. The extended stay market niche makes sense, if you will be away from home for weeks on end. It also might be attractive if you plan to use the basic kitchen, have need of two bedrooms in one suite or plan... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~478366174852 Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:54:56 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_478366174852?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_475428458116?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author ulysses4 - It has been nearly two weeks since my overnight stay at this hotel in conjunction with a fairly intense seminar. I had better get some thoughts together before the bland experience fades even more from view. In this economy, I hesitate to say anyhting... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~475428458116 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 14:48:00 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_475428458116?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_473800937092?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ulysses4 - I would much rather write about and stay at boutique hotels in Manhattan, such as ones I have previously reviewed (ex. The Muse;  Library; Giraffe and Casablanca). But in these financially lean times, whether you are traveling on your own or an... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~473800937092 Sat, 13 Jun 2009 12:36:13 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_473800937092?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_471884009092?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author ulysses4 - My wife grew up near this lovely college town south of Akron and for many years we headed there frequently to visit family. Now, the family is gone and we only go back once in awhile to visit friends. While we could stay with friends, for attending a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~471884009092 Wed, 27 May 2009 17:21:21 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_471884009092?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_471878897284?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author ulysses4 - One of my Navy friends who "wintered over" at McMurdo Sound (The South Pole) used to say that you are beginning to be in trouble when you can distinguish between the male and female penguins. You are in need of professional help when you begin to think... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~471878897284 Wed, 27 May 2009 16:44:23 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_471878897284?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_471417130628?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author ulysses4 - It isn't quite as plain looking as the above picture. Still, we were looking for a decent low cost place to stay on a drive home from Ohio last weekend and ready to go a little down market. Heading East on I-80, from here on settlements are pretty... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~471417130628 Sat, 23 May 2009 15:12:36 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_471417130628?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_469633764996?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ulysses4 - It has been a long time since I was passionate about baseball. I grew up three blocks from Ebbets Field, and back in those days, there was only one team for people in Brooklyn. Now, I live in Red Sox Nation, and one can't entirely ignore the pull of an... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~469633764996 Thu, 7 May 2009 21:49:36 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_469633764996?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_469624917636?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ulysses4 - Coming home from our first extended trip to Italy many years ago, I felt compelled to buy a gelato machine. France made both espresso and cafe filtre new necessities. Spain, a hankering for churros. After returning from six weeks in Greece a year ago, we... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~469624917636 Thu, 7 May 2009 19:58:11 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_469624917636?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_469511868036?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ulysses4 - I like movies that don't do all the work for you. Of course, you need to care about the characters, or at least find them plausible. It is also helps when for ninety to a hundred minutes everything but the screen and its story fades to black or gray... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~469511868036 Wed, 6 May 2009 18:49:37 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_469511868036?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_469502103172?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author ulysses4 - Half (well maybe 20%) of the fun for me is in planning a trip. Consequently, I usually buy as many guide books as I can on a prospective destination. The shelf life of guide books can be short, particularly if you are relying on them for suggestions on... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~469502103172 Wed, 6 May 2009 17:15:30 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_469502103172?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_468573523588?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author ulysses4 - What can you expect from a hotel with 1980 rooms? I usually avoid these behemoths, but was attending a meeting at the even more depressing Sheraton a few doors away. This is prime New York real estate, on the Avenue of the Americas (formerly 6th Avenue)... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~468573523588 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:45:58 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_468573523588?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_468568673924?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ulysses4 - In surveying, you usually want to wind up right back where you started. In visiting a city for the first few times, that might not be the case. We started our vacation in Morocco by flying in to Casablanca, and our departure would be from the same... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~468568673924 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:07:08 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_468568673924?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_467592449668?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author ulysses4 - There is a time and place for budget hotels. I had been avoiding Ibis dilligently for years. In France, one can usually find some place more interesting than the chains at virtually every price point. I had visions of Motel 6 (another ACCOR brand) and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~467592449668 Sun, 19 Apr 2009 19:27:54 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_467592449668?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_467546771076?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author ulysses4 - WILTING TULIPWhile my preference is for small individual hotels, there are some temptations with the chains. In a couple of minutes, on the computer, you can have your reservation in a predictable, competent sort of place that meets some... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~467546771076 Sun, 19 Apr 2009 11:15:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_467546771076?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_467413143172?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ulysses4 - A SINGULAR COASTAL TOWNAfter three weeks in Morocco, we arrived here. It is a place to which we will return. I live about a hundred miles from salt water. That is, perhaps, as far as I can stand being away from the sea. Many of the ancient ports... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~467413143172 Sat, 18 Apr 2009 02:25:59 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_467413143172?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_467275452036?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author ulysses4 - WHY IBERIA?Certainly a logical choice for Spain and Latin America. Less obvious for Morocco (albeit the area around Tangier and Tetouan is more Spanish speaking than the rest of the country.) Or, if you like to gather miles in the One World... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~467275452036 Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:49:11 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_467275452036?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_467161943684?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author ulysses4 - GETTING THEREEven if you haven't been to Ouarzazate, you have probably seen some of it-at least if you are a movie fan. Home of Atlas Studios, many successful films have had some of their footage take advantage of the nearby desert scenery,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~467161943684 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:59:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_467161943684?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_467126881924?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author ulysses4 - Why were we staying in Er Rachidia? A number of people asked me that question in Morocco both before and after we got there. As courteous and hospitable as almost all Moroccan are, the implication was that it was a strange choice. Only one of my guide... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~467126881924 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:39:05 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_467126881924?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_467034148484?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ulysses4 - Whatever your passion: music, food, sport, exceptional travel experiences: I hope you have known the rare exhiliration of being in the presence and moment of something extraordinary. That rare experience after which you will reflect back on it for a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~467034148484 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:52:25 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_467034148484?linkin_id=8003929