Jars on a plain

Advantages: great place to visit
Disadvantages: getting around is not so easy

...The 'plain of jars' is one of the must sees in Asia - similar to Stonehenge and the figures on the Easter Island nobody knows the origins of these small to big stone jars. They are located close to Phonsavan in the north-east of Laos close to the vietnamese border. Phonsavan is easily accessible from all major cities. You can go by local bus or by minibus - Local bus from Luang Prabang was 50000kip and the minibus was 85000kip. There are 3 jar-sites whereby Site was is the most easily reachable. You have 3 ways to visit the sites: - by tour: every GH will offer you tours. Expect to pay 80000 for Site 1 and 150000 for all 3 Sites. I found that the tour was overly rushed and you didn't have enough time to see this impressive place. - go with a TukTuk: Find a TukTuk driver to take you. It will be a lot cheaper than with the tour and you...

sun-is-shining 01.06.2009 · Read review
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Review of Plain of Jars (Laos)

Our Sun Jar- A Golden Gadget!

Advantages: Free lighting and a lovely glow.
Disadvantages: Recharging difficult in cloudy weather and indoors not as successful as outdoors.

...Recently when my husband turned 50 he received a present from my daughter called a Sun Jar. My youngest daughter is a great eco warrior and always chooses gifts with a saving the planet theme in mind. These can be purchased from Amazon at around the £15 mark, and I think they make a great present. I have also seen them on many other websites including my favourite Ethical Superstore at www.ethicalsuperstore.com. The Sun Jar is basically a solar powered lamp which you place on a sunny windowsill during the day or outside, and at night the jar automatically lights up. The way it works is that there is a solar power cell which recharges the battery to produce an energy efficient LED light. As the jar is opaque the light is diffused by the frosted glass, so the glow of the light gives a warm natural tone. The lamp is made in the shape...

Violet1278 04.12.2009 · Read review
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Review of Suck UK Sun Jar

Honesty Under The Bell Jar

Advantages: Honest, poignant, truthful ending
Disadvantages: The sense of hopelessness - not very encouraging if you're suffering from depression yourself

...I think that this is the kind of novel that takes on a new kind of dimension if you can personally relate to it. Don't get me wrong: you will still enjoy this story if you've never had the misfortune to suffer from depression, but being able to empathise with the main character probably makes you think of it in a different way. Plath's analogy of the bell jar (that you're stewing in your own fetid air) was particularly poignant to me. Esther is an academically-gifted young woman who doesn't know exactly what she wants from life. At one point, she compares herself to someone sitting in a fig tree and each fig representing a different life option, but by choosing one fig she has to lose the others. She finds it so hard to decide which one to take that they fall off the tree before she has a chance. She finds herself stifled by her own...

DoubleFantasy11 21.11.2005 · Read review
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Philosophy Hope in a Jar

Advantages: Light, a glow to the skin
Disadvantages: Expensive

...off label which has directions and ingredients written on the inside. On the top part of the label is: Hope in a Jar Therapeutic moisturizer original formula for all skin types. MY OPINION I have fell in love with this moisturizer, it is perfect for my skin, it's nice and light unlike other moisturizers I have tried for my very dry skin. I find most moisturizers for dry skin either leave my skin very itchy or the moisturizer is so thick and doesn't sink in and a terrible base for make up. This is the complete opposite, it sinks in whilst I massage it into my skin and the lightness of it means I hardly use any. The cream is silky soft and has a single cream consistency. It takes me about 3 months to use a pot and that morning and night and some times in the summer I put it on just to freshen up. My make up sits really well...

bohoangel 26.05.2009 (27.05.2009) · Read review
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Review of Philosophy Hope in a Jar

Hope In a Jar - Hope I don't buy again!

Advantages: (+) nice smell, really relaxing yet uplifting, too (+) packaging (+) lasts
Disadvantages: (-) texture (-) price!!! (-) bleaches clothes! (-) massive letdown

...This has to be one of the most annoying products on earth! Philosophy - hard-to-resist little blurb on the jar, kind and caring website, charity schemes... But, I actually own this stuff, and to be perfectly honest, I don\'t know whether I love it or hate it; I don't think it's actually doing anything for my skin, but what I DO know is that I WANT TO KEEP USING IT. Damn you philosophy! Okay, okay, enough with my ranting and raving. Seriously though, the Hope product is one moisturiser that has been hyped-up beyond belief. Like its name states, it comes in a jar and, also like its description states, is supposed to give you hope to "reduce the appearance of wrinkles, skin discoloration, rough texture and dehydration". That's all well and good: what I want to know is why my skin looks almost the same after four months of use...

vcarina88x 06.08.2007 · Read review
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Review of Philosophy Hope in a Jar ( Combination Skin )

Scrumptious little meals in a jar!

Advantages: Good selection, interesting textures for babies, price.
Disadvantages: Can't think of any!!!

...With my first boy, I never gave him a jar of baby food. Everything was made from scratch, except for breakfast cereals which was shop bought. Since my second son has been born, I have been using baby jars regularly. I have found them to be more convinient then cooking up batches of veg, which I started doing at first, but because he is such a hungry baby I was always running back to the supermarket buying more! At first I only got him a well known organic range. However I found that there wasn't much of a selection, and also found them to be quite soupy. So I decided to give Cow and Gate jars a go, and I am very impressed. The selection is fantastic, and all the meals are perfecly balanced. The colour coded lids show you what kind of meal is in the jar, for example, meat based, vegetable etc. My little boy is now 10 months...

Saturdaysgirl 14.04.2008 · Read review
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Review of Cow & Gate Standard Jar Meals

Simple Plastic Cafetiere

Advantages: Simple, easy to clean
Disadvantages: Still needs cleaning after use..........

...of a paper filter, coffee brewed with a cafetiere captures more of the coffee's flavour and essential oils, which would have become trapped in a traditional drip brew machine's paper filter. Cafetiere pressed coffee is usually stronger and thicker and has more sediment than drip-brewed coffee. As the used grounds remain in the drink after brewing, cafetiere pressed coffee should be served immediately so as to not become bitter from over-extraction. Contents in a typical 8-cup cafetiere is considered expired after 20 minutes Coffee for use in a French press should be of a consistent, coarse grind. A cafetiere is also more portable and self contained than other coffee makers. Brewing the Perfect Cup I have owned a standard Bodum 8 cup plastic cover model for many years. Although less attractive than the fancy stainless steel jacketed...

suehome 24.09.2008 (19.10.2008) · Read review
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Review of Bodum 8 Cup Cafetiere

Grinds more than a nagging wife

Advantages: fast grinder, cheap and cheerful, easy to use
Disadvantages: difficult to clean

.... Loading and using the Bodum is easy. The beans are placed in the top section, one of 3 grinding speeds is selected and away you go with the ground coffee collected in a separate bin. As far as its sole purpose in life goes the Bodum is fantastic in terms of performance. A full jar of beans can be ground to a fine powder in less than 5 minutes and that is starting on the slowest setting and gradually moving up to the highest. It grinds coffee beans and it does it in super quick time which is good. Cleaning is a problem. While the main sections of the grinder come apart and can be removed easily for washing, unless they are completely dry when replaced and the machine used again the internal workings become clogged up with coffee which if allowed to dry is a real pain to remove. I use a hairdryer on the grinding wheel and the bean holder...

loveable_rogue 19.05.2007 · Read review
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Review of Bodum 5670

A coffee purists dream!!

Advantages: quiet - grinds quickly - power cut off - very durable
Disadvantages: pricey - pricey - pricey

...Freshly ground coffee is a vice - pure and simple and I find that my tastes vary from week to week so rather than buying large packs of pre-ground coffee beans to use I buy small packs of fresh beans from different countries and grind them myself and this lead me to need a coffee grinder that was reliable - good looking and most of all quiet. Noise first thing in the morning is never an option. I bought a brand new white Bodum 5670 for £49.99 from eBay as it was £15 cheaper than buying direct from the manufacturer. The picture above shows the black model and essentially my grinder is identical apart from the colour. Size wise it is larger than most ordinary grinders - 28cm x 23cm x 20cm so it does take up some space but bear with me I'll explain why it is better than most other grinders on the market. 1 - It is very light...

ladyboymondaytofriday 17.08.2006 · Read review
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Review of Bodum 5670

Do you fancy a fresh cup of Coffee ?

Advantages: Fresh Ground Coffee
Disadvantages: Can be pricey compared to others

...are folded over and underneath the jar to create a soft metal base and then it is joined by welding in the middle. To use this product is simple, measure out how much coffee you want and boil a kettle and let it cool down a bit as it recommended not to put boiling water straight into it, let it stew for five minutes. Then you put on the lid and press the black bobble on top of your lid. As you do this, this secures the lid and presses the coffee down to the base and then you can pour your coffee. It takes me about 10 minutes to make a lovely fresh cup of coffee and it is well worth the wait. Now you cannot get away from the fact that this is a Bodum product as it states it on the label, and is impressed on the side of the lid and the chrome holder. Oh and it is also on two stickers on the Cafetiere itself. Warnings-Mine and Bodum...

BUBBLES171 07.01.2004 · Read review
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