backpack, backpack....

Advantages: educational, simple to play, enagaging storyline
Disadvantages: makes kids want more lol

...If you have young children, you most likely know who Dora the Explorer is and all about her talking backpack. This game is on a DVD format, so your child will need a DVD drive on the computer they play it on. This means, if like us, you tarted up a Freecycled PC so your child can leave YOUR PC alone, you will need to fork out a few quid for a DVD player for it. This game is a natural extension of the TV series it is spun off from. The TV series has a computer game feel, with the "mouse cursor" that appears on the screen after Dora asks your child a question, so this game is like suddenly actually being IN the show for your child. Like the series, your child will go on a walk (in this to the library) with Dora and her backpack, and along the way, meets up with Boots, Benny the bull, Tico the squirrel, and others. They solve puzzles...

Shroud 06.02.2007 · Read review
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Review of Dora The Explorer - Backpack Adventure Game (DVDi)

Maisy Mouse Backpack Sqeak Squeak

Advantages: Cute design, good quality, stores a lot
Disadvantages: Older children might not like it

...My 3 year old daughter loves Maisy Mouse. She's a small white mouse that looks like she has been drawn by an infant, but still he has all the features of a mouse and all the charm as well. Although very basic in design Maisy Mouse appeals to children's imaginations. Maisy always looks happy, smiling and appeals to children of all ages. There are many books about Maisy Mouse, there is also a television series so the chances are that your child already knows who she is. If your child is a lover of Maisy then this backpack would be perfect. The product that I am reviewing is the Maisy Mouse Backpack that is a large canvas backpack with two compartments and a red handle. It is neither too big nor too small to fit your child's prized posessions. If your child is a fan of Maisy Mouse then you really should invest in this backpack before...

Mickie26 28.03.2009 · Read review
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Review of Maisy Mouse Backpack

Time to grab your backpack?

Advantages: Entertaining, good characterisation
Disadvantages: Lightweight read, gets a bit silly at the end

...I enjoyed thisbook much more than I thought I would. While it belongs firmly in the "chick-lit" genre, it also evolves into something of a murder mystery as the plot progresses. Tansy, a conceited, drug-addled Londoner decides to escape fashionably to South-East Asia, but while there her life begins to take a less predictable course as self-awareness dawns. I read this in Malaysia while en-route around SE Asia and it was great to read descriptions of places I've been, as it accurately describes some of the stereotypes about backpackers in Asia and the party culture out there. It's interspersed with email-style interludes where Tansy is writing to/ hearing from people back home and others she's met on her travels, which work to a degree. Part of the appeal of the early part of the book is sneering at the arrogance and naivety...

cathy_m80 12.04.2008 (24.03.2008) · Read review
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Review of Backpack - Emily Barr

Who needs a backpack when you've got murder!?!

Advantages: Not a typical chick read!
Disadvantages: Puts you off travelling for life

...First of all, I would like to apologise to all the previous readers of this review! Unfortunately, through no ones fault but my own, I missed off a whole chunk of the review! Nevermind, so I have tried to rewrite it for you. Here goes :- I have never been one for 'chick lit' and I certainly do not like romance novels, which is the complete opposite to my friend Helen. Therefore when she recommended Backpack to me, I had severe reservations. I have to admit, I will never ignore her recommendations again! Emily Barr was 29 years of age when she wrote Backpack, her debut novel, which proved to be a British Bestseller. She had made herself known by writing columns for papers such as The Observer and The Guardian. She spent 1999 travelling and writing, before finally settling down in London. When you begin to read Backpack, it...

kerryzach 27.03.2004 (29.03.2004) · Read review
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Review of Backpack - Emily Barr

The perfect backpackers camera

Advantages: Small enough to fit into your pocket but with a powerful zoom!
Disadvantages: must use specific battery

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littlesjd 08.11.2009 · Read review
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Review of Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ7

Get backpacking

Advantages: Writing stories is fun
Disadvantages: Can be hard work thinking of a story!

...BACKPACK ~~~~~~~ I am about to start on a journey - a journey of discovery. All I have with me is my bicycle, a backpack, and my darling dog, Jazz. She's a black and white King Charles Spaniel. She's 7 years old with a touch of grey around her mouth. A sign of getting old. It will never cease to amaze me where she gets the enery from. Certainly not from me! The love that flows between us is so special. It's like a magnet, pulling at each others heart strings as if we instictively know what the other is feeling. How does she know when I'm in trouble or sad? But somehow she's always there when I need her. It's mid-morning nad have been cycling for the past hour or so. I love bike riding, and quite often went on journeys with my dog. The sun is shining brightly and there's not a cloud to be seen in the brighy blue sky...

Louise90 19.10.2003 · Read review
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Review of Essays

Ultimate photo/laptop backpack

Advantages: large capacity, lots of pockets, computer storage
Disadvantages: empty weight is heavy

...This is a fantastic bag if you?ve been thinking of buying a photo/laptop backpack It has so much storage you would be hard pushed to fill every pocket and pouch, I?ll start off with the main camera compartment this is 6 inches deep so will accommodate even the Pro Sized digital SLRs, to give you some idea of its capacity in my backpack I have 2 DSLRs plus booster grips, an 80-200 f2.8 lens, 4 assorted lenses of varying focal lengths and 2 flashguns and there is still room for at least another 2 lenses and a flash/light meter. On the flap there are three pockets for filters or even film if your back up camera is a film camera. On the outside or the front of the bag is an elasticised pouch that u can stuff food and a drink into if your out in the field for several hours, also close to this pouch is one of the three tripod...

Gareth_Bailey 01.11.2004 · Read review
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Review of Tamrac Cyberpack 8 Photo/Computer Backpack

Great Central Hostel to see Melbourne

Advantages: Friendly Hostel, clean and cheap
Disadvantages: Can get noisy

...The Melbourne International Backpackers The Melbourne International Backpackers is in a great location for the CBD. Located on Elizabeth and Franklin Street, the nearest station is Melbourne Central just 5 mins away and Flinders Street station is only (15 mins away). Rooms: Hostel dorm rooms are available from 4 ? 10 bed, these are all priced the same, the winter prices are $24 a night or $143 for a week. You will need to give a refundable $20 deposit for your key card. All rooms are bunk bed style with free linen and blankets, all rooms have a full length mirror and lockers. Social Areas: This hostel has a large kitchen which was part of the appeal for me, clean and tidy with enough pots and pans for everyone. You can get a cutlery box from reception; you just have to make a $20 deposit which you will receive back...

LIZKEMPO 04.06.2009 · Read review
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Review of Melbourne International Backpackers, Melbourne

Travel is MURDER at times...

Advantages: Very good character development and all of them believable, excellent debut novel.
Disadvantages: The ending is a little too neat and clinical, could put you off travelling for life!

...planned, the tickets booked and all other assorted preparations made Tom backs out; cashes his tickets in and leaves Tansy completely in the lurch. With a great deal of persuasion from her friends she decides to ?go it alone? and prove she can be independent, that she doesn?t need Tom; the allure of swanning around Asia filling herself with peace and serenity are just too tempting. Tansy?s lifestyle back in Soho is just not conducive to backpacking however. White linen designer clothes coupled with an addiction to cocaine and skinny lattes clashes quite considerably with her first port of call ? Vietnam. The country just isn?t how she expected it to be; it?s too dirty, smelly, hot and overcrowded for prancing about in her fancy clothes, the locals are an ungrateful bunch in her eyes. She looks at backpackers with disdain and cannot even...

rachels_ratty 30.04.2004 · Read review
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Review of Backpack - Emily Barr

Finally! A comfortable camera backpack!

Advantages: Very comfy, ample space for lenses, room for personal effects
Disadvantages: Not laptop-suitable, fabric absorbs liquids too easily

... - INTRODUCTION - I'd wanted a bigger bag, a step-up from the previous bag I had which was a lowepro, which had the bare capacity to carry one camera body and a small lens. My 18-55mm lens with its body struggled to fit, I'd worry that if I pushed it in too hard, the lens would snap. Thankfully it never happened. It was awkward to use it so I was more willingly to pay for this bag. - THE BAG ITSELF - Most of the camera backpacks that I researched had spaces entirely for the camera body, lenses, filters, batteries and other accessories for camera. The most important aspect of the bag was missing in most camera bag which was personal space for drink, food and such. This bag is split into 2 compartments; a reasonably sized top part for the personal effects- drinks, food or maps. It is suitably padded to ensure...

Annallon 28.07.2009 · Read review
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Review of Kata DR-465 Digital Rucksack