Hanul Lui Manuc - a hyped up hotel

Advantages: Relatively cheap for capital city, looks nice from outside, interesting history
Disadvantages: Poor service, grubby rooms, needs updating

...When you are traveling for a longer period of time without any concrete plans, arriving in a capital city without any pre-booked accommodation can be a daunting prospect. A few days before we were due to travel to Bucharest we met Unrest (actually Ernest, a charming Swiss) traveling in the opposite direction to us who recommended we try Hanul Lui Manuc. We recognized the name having seen it as particularly recommended in our Lonely Planet and we tried to make a reservation via the hotel?s website but this function appeared not to be available. When we arrived in Bucharest we headed straight for Hanul Lui Manuc and found it quite easily, tucked away behind Piata Unirii, not far from the Palace of Parliament. It is less than a minute from a Metro station and close to a shopping plaza. We were instantly charmed; the timbered building...

fizzytom 24.07.2007 · Read review
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star trek borg

Advantages: see every thing from the characters view
Disadvantages: gets boring after a while, also on three disks and its a vey short game.

...Star trek Borg was given to me by one of my friends, unfortunately he had lost the instruction booklet so I couldn’t play the game to its fullest. The game is about a cadet called Qaylan Furlong whose father was killed by the Borg in the battle of Wolf 359, now ten years later the Borg are attacking again and Starfleet wont let you stay aboard the star ship Cheyenne to avenge your fathers death. But with the help of Q you are taken back in time 10 years and put on the same ship as your father to give you a chance to save him and the entire federation. When I first played the game I was amazed because it is more like a TV series than a game, you get to play as the security officer. The main advantage of this is that you get to see every thing through the characters eyes rather than a third persons view. So when some...

jtsguy 27.08.2001 (10.10.2001) · Read review
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Lui na Greine - a great CD!

Advantages: Great whistle playing by a native Gael
Disadvantages: None

...Lui na Greine is the time of day when the sun is just setting - a peaceful time to reflect on the beauties of nature and the world around us. The Gaelic language is rich with terms like this, and it is reflected in their music. Seosamh Mac Grianna ( known locally as Joe Mhici Jimi ) is from Rann na Feirste, a small rural community in the Rosses, near Gweedore in the Co. Donegal Gaeltacht. The region is rich with Irish tradition and culture, and is a stronghold of Irish Gaelic, music, and poetry. Many talented people spring from this area, including such well-known groups and musicians as Enya, Clannad, and Altan. Joe's music is strongly rooted in the native language and traditions of his people. He has been playing the feadog (pennywhistle) since he was 7, and also plays the accordion, flute and fife. He is a world-class musician...

Seamus1745 07.09.2008 · Read review
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B for Borg

Advantages: They are bad goodies
Disadvantages: and they are good baddies

...I suppose it was only a matter of time before this Ciao member wrote an op about those dastardly devils from Star Trek, those assimilating villains known ‘collectively’ as The Borg. So what are they? They are aliens spawned from the Delta Quadrant, half man, and half machine, they travel the universes in search of planets whose life they assimilate and add to their own collective, collecting information and skills and adding them to their own. Resistance is pretty futile, as they are unstoppable. They adapt to whatever you throw at them, if you have a strong gun, they have a stronger shield. Few have survived a Borg attack to tell the tale. Few have outwitted them. Picard and Janeway or just two of this elite crew. How do you see some? On Star Trek, of course. They were first seen in The Next Generation (TNG...

Borg 21.01.2002 · Read review
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Borg's Bit

Advantages: A bit about me
Disadvantages: Boring

...Purebitch has set a very tempting challenge ? here?s my effort. First my fictional version as a day in the life a Borg, the second is a usually day for me? Hope you enjoy? ~~~The fictional Account (just for laughs)~~~ Get up from my sleep; re-connect to the collective (although I am usually never unconnected). Have a spot of breakfast, like a staple diet, or if there is none on other, simple paper clips will do. Assigned my work load and we might spend the morning scanning various planets to assimilate. If I get lucky, might be energised to some planet and do a spot of fieldwork. Really enjoy afternoons assimilating various species. Like getting into phaser fights with aliens. In the evening I like to spend my leisure time practicing with my phaser or throwing darts at pictures of Star Fleet personnel (currently on Tom...

Borg 04.04.2003 · Read review
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Menorcan Gem

Advantages: Pleasant quiet and friendly hotel with good facilities
Disadvantages: none really

.... Shopping in S?Algar is limited, with only small supermarkets available for the purchase of essential goods, so for designer label shopping you?d need to travel into the capital Mahon. The resort is, however, well maintained and welcoming to the new visitor. HOTEL SAN LUIS The Hotel San Luis in S?Algar is a modern hotel situated less than half a kilometre from the sea. It claims to offer a large variety of entertainment during the day and evening, for adults and children. There are over 200 rooms in the hotel, all of them with air conditioning, sun terrace, full bathroom complete with hair dryer and cosmetic mirror, TV, telephone, safety deposit box, and on request mini bar. The last two items are subject to a local charge. Sport facilities available at the hotel include: mountain biking; trekking with guided tours; a brief introduction...

MumCC 02.06.2007 · Read review
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All About Figo

Advantages: Powerful and skillful
Disadvantages: I can not think of one

...On 4 November 1972 Luis Felipe Madeira Caeiro Figo was born in the back streets of Lisbon. At the age of 11 he played for his first club Sporting Lisbon. He made his debut in the club’s first team in 1989, at the age of 16. Figo became a world champion in the under-16 and under-20 squads. In 1994-1995 he was wearing the captain’s armband at the age of 23. He led Sporting Lisbon to second place in the league during his first season. In the 1995-1996 season, Figo was in the papers when he signed provisional contracts with both Juventus and Parma. FIFA stepped in and banned him from moving to Italy for two years, this allowed Barcelona to snap him up for a real bargain £1.4 million. When Figo was at Barcelona they won the Cup Winners Cup and European Super Cup, in 1997. They also clinched back-to-back Spanish...

Toady 01.06.2002 (02.06.2002) · Read review
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A Borg Semi Retirement...

Advantages: A rest
Disadvantages: Love of the community!

...Let us wait for a moment and reflect on who was Borg? He was a family man, who loved his wife and kids, but it was not always like that. As a youth, he used to rock to Iron maiden and Metallica and tried to grow his hair on several occasions, but his hair just used to grow curly making him look all girly. In the end, his hair just started to disappear from his forehead? He went from one job to another before finding a niche in the Civil Service. This was a job he quite liked. But it was his passion for writing that kept this man going. He was chiefly a horror writer and had several works published (check out his web site for details www.geocities.com/paulmcavoy) and was making a good name for himself in the small press world of horror. As a writer for Ciao! he enjoyed to write about just anything, things he would never dream...

Borg 14.01.2003 (22.01.2003) · Read review
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We Are The Borg...

Advantages: Gripping, Good Twists, Lots of Special Features
Disadvantages: Non-Trekkies may find it Confusing

...Starfleet has been plunged into panic. A Borg cube and it's fleet are approaching Earth, and while the USS Enterprise in enroute, all they can do is try to hold of the attack until reinforcements arrive. But the Borg have achieved something that Starfleet only has never used, but have heard rumours about... In First Contact, Captain Jean-Luc Piccard and the Enterprise return in a battle against our all-time favourite, The Borg, and Piccard's worst enemy. This film is my personal favourite to the Star Trek collection of films, and it has a reason for being so, too. The film starts off with the Captain waking from a dream, worried about his past expiriences with the Borg. Stumbling onto the bridge, he recieves word from Starfleet about a Borg threat coming to Earth. He is faced with a decision that he must make... The film itself is...

frankplummer 18.08.2006 · Read review
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Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon - What A Man !

Advantages: Delicious blackberry taste & for half the usual price .!
Disadvantages: None, except Temptation.

...Luis Felipe Edwards , I love you ! To be more precise , I love your vineyard in the Colchagua Valley, in Chile. I know about your small family - run business because to-night I bought a bottle of your Cabernet Sauvignon to have with our Wednesday supper . I called in to our little Co-op in town & my eye was drawn to a very elegant dark green bottle with a white & gold label proclaiming what must be your pride & joy.; Luis Felipe Edwards " Reservado " Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 . The reverse label indeed confirmed that it would go with the simple meal I had prepared earlier ; beef & pasta or could be enjoyed on its own. At 14% , it promised to stand up to my cooking , although it can be stored for 2 / 3 years in your cellar if you want to wait. Suppertime came & the family was otherwise occupied...

Bellalinda 13.07.2006 · Read review
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