Great Value Unit for UK and Europe!

Advantages: Cost, Portability, Ease of Use
Disadvantages: Annoying voice, postcode search a bit primitive

...We wanted a Sat Nav system that would cover the whole of the UK and Western Europe (all roads), and was portable so it could be used in all our cars. This unit fits the bill exactly, and was also very good value for money! We invested in a few extra power cables and have had them 'hard-wired' into the ignition (instead of using the cigar lighter/power socket) which makes the installed unit much neater with no cables visible. The unit is very easy to use and gives clear concise directions and has been tested on two cross Europe trips and numerous UK journeys. The only issue we have had on two occasions is where it seems to get a little 'muddled' in cities. This happened once in Aalborg (Denmark) and once in London, where it told us we were at the destination but were in actual fact about 1/4 mile short in both cases. We were actually...

scottcharlton 30.11.2007 · Read review
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Review of Pioneer AVIC-S2

There is more to Denmark than Copenhagen

Advantages: lovely countryside, nice people
Disadvantages: quite expensive

..., sit by the fire or use the house-own sauna - that's my perfect holiday. As I am not sure whether this kind of holiday will appeal to you, too, let me get to the point. Copenhagen - yes, it's nice. It's got some nice tourist attractions and it's "buzzing" in the summer. BUT ... *Jutland* Or Jylland, as the Danes call it, is the Danish mainland. It is much quieter, calmer, more relaxed. There are no "big" towns, all the towns Danes'd call big like Aarhus, Aalborg, Odense or Esbjerg are hardly big by British or German standards. They are, however, still nice and worth seeing. RIBE for instance, in the Southwest of Jutland, has its own night-guard as in the Old Days, who walks around the picturesque town centre shouting out the hours. LEGOLAND near Billung is something you may have heard of - expensive, but...

Heksen 18.03.2003 · Read review
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Review of General: Denmark

MOOSES GUIDE TO DENMARK

Advantages: Not as expensive as expected, friendly people, easy to get around, great beer!
Disadvantages: More expensive than the UK, gets ignored when thinking about a short break

...In another of my travel guides I had to write an opinion about this wonderful (but small!) country. I would never have even considered taking a trip to Denmark had it not been for a conference I was required to attend for work. I had heard it was expensive and the weather was very similar to that of the UK...so really no great appeal to a twenty something female - how wrong was I! This opinion is not meant to be a complete run down of Denmark, more of an account of the areas that I visited in the week I was there. Denmark - General ----------------- Believe it or not, Denmark is made up of 450 islands, most quite tiny and uninhabited. It is divided up into 3 regions; Sjaelland, Fyn and the peninsula of Jylland. The two cities I stayed in; Aalborg and Aarhus were situated to the west of Jylland so this is where I will...

moose 18.05.2001 (31.07.2002) · Read review
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Review of General: Denmark

  Shopping with Danish pastry in hand

Advantages: Shopping
Disadvantages: No money left

...is to the South East of Holstebro. Goods Things to look out for in supermarkets.  Beer – the price does not include cost of the bottle – this will be shown separately (+pant) and generally at a cost of DKK 1.5 or so. The cost of the bottles is a deposit that is returned when you return the bottles. Danes are great at this as 98% of bottles are returned – this includes soft drink bottles but not wine bottles. The return deposit is often in the format of a receipt which you can take off the cost of any further goods – most bottle returns are automated machines.  Schnapps – you can’t have beer without schnapps! The most famous one is Red Aalborg, but there are some more reasonably priced alternatives such as Svenborg. Again the bottles are returnable to the supermarket...

northern_lights 15.08.2002 (15.11.2002) · Read review
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Review of Member Advice on Shopping in Holstebro