Memories of Marisa Monte

Advantages: Sumptuous arrangments and the voice of Marisa Monte.
Disadvantages: 'Rose & Charcoal' is a better album.

...styles. Marisa Monte comes from a classical music background having studied to be an opera singer in early adolescence and later taking her entrance exam for the National Music School in Brazil. Later she was to become influenced by early 1980s Brazilian rock and the samba rhythms of Rio de Janeiro, in particular the sounds of the Portela samba school. This is one reason why there is possibly more diversity to Marisa's music than many of her contemporary MPB artists. During the course of her musical career Marisa has worked with artists as diverse as Philip Glass, Laurie Anderson, David Byrne, Ryuichi Sakamoto, and Julieta Venegas. She has also recorded songs by Marvin Gaye and Lou Reed. As such, Marisa Monte makes use of a diverse musical repertoire consisting of a number of influences ranging from traditional jazz and blues, popular samba...

Zmugzy 26.03.2009 · Read review
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Review of Memories Chronicles And Declarations Of Love - Marisa Monte

Monte Carlo Or Fake Bust

Advantages: Richest Freak Show On The Planet
Disadvantages: Gaudy, Tacky and Fake

...Prelude In August of this year I was lucky enough to spend a few weeks travelling Provence and the South Of France. Here is what I had written at the time of my Monte Carlo experience... After spending the last few weeks travelling the south of france in a motorhome, i thought i would share some of my experiences with you lucky lot and not least because i recieved the credit card bill through the post today! The journey into Monte Carlo is quite unimpressive, very industrial and stark contrast to the picturesque landscapes surrounding Monte Carlo. You get the first taste of its financial implications by the increased frequency of the tolls upon its approach. It seemed like there was a toll booth on the roads every 10 mins as opposed to the every couple of hours we had experienced around Provence. We arrived at night, a bit...

Funzo 18.11.2008 · Read review
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Review of Monte Carlo (Monaco)

The Monte Carlo - A Very Safe Bet for Fresh Fish

Advantages: Excellent selection of fresh fish. Great service.
Disadvantages: A little pricey.

...INTRODUCTION For me, one of the undoubted benefits of going on an island holiday is that you are usually not far from a fish restaurant. I do like a well grilled fresh fish, served simply with a wedge of lemon and a healthy sprinkling of parsley, black pepper and sea salt. On our almost annual visits to Cyprus, we stay in the Larnaka area and, as you can imagine, the seafront is teeming with eating establishments clamouring for our custom. I am a fairly reserved sort, and find the sidewalk ?greeters? - whose job it is to pull you toward the garishly displayed menu boards obstructively placed in the middle of the pavement - very off-putting. This sort of hard sell is not an experience I particularly enjoy, so a few years ago, I was very pleased to find an excellent fish taverna ? the Monte Carlo - a stones throw away from...

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Review of Monte Carlo Restaurant, Larnaca

The Full 'Del Monte!'

Advantages: Vegan. No Artificial colours, preservatives, flavours or sweeteners. Only 78 calories per lolly. 100% RDA for Vit 'C'.
Disadvantages: Only sold in boxes of 4, so not available individually.

...A chance for me to enjoy a respite and any relaxation is a rare occurrence during the school summer holidays, and to actually concur with some hot sunny weather is even more obscure. But just like a lottery win, these things do happen, and once the children had temporarily vacated the premises in order to pursue their hectic social lives, it was my prompt to hit the sun bed and lap up some rays. Twas a lovely day too, laying there, my mind drifting off to a fantasy beach on a fantasy isle... Somewhere tropical, where warm ebbing waters tickled white sandy shores. Basking in the sun and dreaming... aaaa this was the life... I was suddenly gripped by a desire to compliment my newfound freedom with my latest discovery whilst in Sainsburys, a Del Monte Pineapple 'Fruit Ice' lolly. Although Del Monte now makes wide ranges of juices...

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Review of Del Monte Pineapple Fruit Ices

*INSERT PUN ABOUT MOUNTING*

Advantages: lovely unique fragrance, reasonably priced, long lasting
Disadvantages: bottle design

...If you think of Mont Blanc the first thing that would probably spring to mind is overly priced writing instruments, jewellery and other assorted items from a luxury range that has diversified faster than speeding bullet, so much so that for a number of years they have offered male and female fragrances. Presence is one of the first fragrances released onto the market by Mont Blanc back in 2001 and while I prefer to stick with favourites from the Bvlgari fashion house due to my love of fresh, fruity fragrances Presence has skilfully worked its way into my affections. While fragrances are indeed all about personal taste what follows is a balanced and constructively critical review of a product I have now been wearing for over six months. The flowery marketing blurb from Mont Blanc tells you that Presence is about the presence of a man in...

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Review of Mont Blanc Presence for Men Eau de Toilette Spray

Monte, You Terrible Count

Advantages: Good old fashioned romp
Disadvantages: Not enough romping

...for the incarcerated Edmond until a chance encounter with fellow prisoner Abbe (Richard Harris) leads him to formulate an elaborate plan to get his own back on those who betrayed him. His revenge keeps him sane, and many years after his capture, he is finally ready to re-emerge in his new guise as The Count of Monte Cristo, and exact his revenge? * * * * * Remade 10 times (3 times for TV), you have to start wondering whether or not Hollywood have any original ideas left. Fortunately, this is not an ill-fated attempt at polishing a turd ? it?s a surprisingly engaging old-fashioned yarn. I can?t say I?ve seen any of the other attempts to bring Alexandre Dumas? classic novel to the screen, but this suitably impressed me. ***ACTING UP*** Jim Caviezel is one of those actors whose face you?ll know, but probably won?t remember for doing a superb acting...

peppersinclaire 10.11.2002 · Read review
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Review of The Count Of Monte Cristo (DVD)

De-lightful and stunning venue!

Advantages: Excellent service, beautiful grounds, superb accommodation
Disadvantages: Not close to public transport access

...excellent. One of our friends had the Thetford pork loin, one had the organic salmon, and three of us opted for the carvery which on weekends you had to have two courses, but given the selection of starters and desserts was no real trial! - We naturally went for the dessert option! We also had drinks and a couple bottles of wine - No-one in our group could fault the quality and service, especially when the member of waiting staff overheard us wishing our friend happy birthday - She asked if we would like some balloons - and a few minutes later came back with a bunch all ribboned and weighted! You can see the full selection of menus offered at Dunston Hall if you go to the De Vere website. After lunch we took and gentle stroll in the grounds, and were able to view parts of the golf course that are part of the complex. As we were only...

shaun2005 26.02.2008 · Read review
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Review of De Vere Dunston Hall, Norwich

Monte Carlo

Advantages: Beautiful beaches
Disadvantages: Nothing to do

...My boyfriend and I went to the South of France in the summer, we stayed in Nice after looking at the horrendous prices of the hotels in Monte Carlo! Then we planned for our first day to get a bus to Monte Carlo. The bus ride was great, they were more like coaches; comfy seats, seat belts, tv, AC, a toilet, everything! We knew that Monte Carlo was a very luxurious city, so thought that we would be living the high life for the day, unfortunately not! When we got off the bus, we went into the local shopping precinct. We entered on royal red carpets (which are all over monte carlo!) We were with our backpacks and wearing relatively scruffy clothes, and the whole time we were there, we were looked down on. We knew that there were going to be people alot better off than us, but we didn't expect to be treated like this. We went to...

jennykellett 06.02.2003 · Read review
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Review of Monte Carlo (Monaco)

Hotel Monte Verde

Advantages: Very Clean
Disadvantages: Awful Food, Noisy, Far way from Palma Airport

...In October 2006 I went on an all-inclusive holiday for one week to Porto Cristo on the east coast of Majorca (Mallorca). I stayed in a hotel called the Monte Verde. It cost me £169 and I will now share my experiences of this hotel with you. The Monte Verde Hotel was built in 1969 and was fully refurbished during the winter of 2000. The Monte Verde has a total of 140 rooms that are built over 7 floors. When I pulled up to The Monte Verde I was not very impressed with the look of the hotel, it looked like a block of flats and was similar to some of the housing around Porto Cristo, which looked a bit basic and old fashioned. However The Monte Verde is only a 2 star hotel so I was not expecting too much. Upon arriving inside at around midnight Majorcan time (+1 hour GMT), I was surprised to find nobody at the 24-hour front desk. I...

ccrane1983 20.02.2007 · Read review
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Le Mont Saint-Michel

Advantages: beautiful architecture and atmosphere
Disadvantages: why should it have any! well, kinda expensive to hang around

...Le Mont Saint-Michel The abbey at Mont Saint-Michel has been one of my dream-destinations to visit since, well, literary ages! This is how the story of my addiction started: Back in 1996 I have got a little pocket calendar with a beautiful cathedral on the front, I have fallen in love with it the moment I laid my eyes on it for the first time! However, the photo bore no description and even if I really did try, I was never able to find out what and where the place was....imagine my frustration as I'm a keen traveler and photographer! I've kept the little picture and every now and then it tortured my mind again. However, I have to say back then I had a strong suspection that it would be someplace in France as you can't iss the resemblance of French architecture. The redemption came in 2006 when my girlfriend told me we were going...

jeaniecz 09.07.2008 · Read review
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Review of Abbaye du Mont Saint Michel, Mont-St-Michel, Basse-Normandie, Normandy