A wonderful taste of the Orient

Advantages: Wonderful tasty food with loads of choice something for everyone
Disadvantages: A little bit far for us to travel but worth it. Needs more parking spaces

...GOLDEN ORIENT BUFFET RESTAURANT Since losing my mother last October I made some New Year Resolutions, some have been easier to keep that others, but over all I am still on track, although weight loss is only small it is still helping to getting me better; but that?s another story, the resolution that led us to the Golden Orient was to try new foods and to spend more quality time with my family. So last night we went out for a meal and an evening with my daughter and her partner, hence killing two birds with one stone, and we had a lovely night out. ~~ Our Evening Out ~~ We travelled to my daughter?s house which is in a small village not far from Stafford where the Golden Orient is situated. We arrived at what I can only describe as a business park where there are 3 pubs, a hotel, car showroom and The Golden Orient...

arnoldhenryrufus 12.03.2009 · Read review
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Orient Express but not on rails - Great Istanbul hotel

Advantages: Great location, very good customer service and food in restaurants good
Disadvantages: rooms a little dark and we had no view , could not flush toilet paper in the toilet

...The Orient Express Hotel , Hudavendigar Cad No: 34-34110 www.orientexpresshotel.com This hotel is part of the Sirkeci group which is a group of hotels and restaurants in Istanbul. Sirkeci is also an area of the old part of Istanbul and The Sirkeci Railway Station was the terminus of the famous Orient Express train and was just round the corner from the hotel. GETTING THERE: We arrived at the airport after a flight from Birmingham via Amsterdam and having read a number of reviews about the taxis from the airport and their enthusiasm for speed and reluctance to accept a fair fare or take four people in one taxi, we choose to book an airport transfer. We were met by a gentleman with our name on his notice and then escorted to a taxi outside. The journey was quite speedy but incident free, a couple of hairy moments, some very close...

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Lily Lolo Foundation

Advantages: Value for money, true mineral properties
Disadvantages: Messy, may not give enough coverage

...Lily Lolo sells only mineral make-up products, with all natural ingredients and only as many ingredients as necessary. Many of the 'mineral' products that have emerged in the past few years don't stay as true to the mineral definition as Lily Lolo. They're a company to be trusted in this sense, especially as mineral products is ALL they sell. Lily Lolo's foundation comes in a variety of shades under the classifications of neutral, cool, warm and olive. One good thing about these foundations is that they can easily be mixed to create a new colour, so if you can't quite find the perfect match for your skin tone, mixing different pots together might give you something you can work with. This foundation is good for really pale people like myself, as their shades go right down to "porcelain", which is as pale as pale can be. If you...

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Walkers Sensations Oriental Crackers

Advantages: Delicious!
Disadvantages: None!

...A tasty little number for your delectation this afternoon - Walkers very own Sensations Oriental Crackers...the Peking Spare Rib flavour. Yum! It comes in a purple packet with green 'trim', at 110g a bag - the 'share' bag if you will. Unfortunately they're yet to burst into the individual bag market, but if they did I'd be buying them in shares!! What differs them from the normal Sensations brand such as Thai Sweet Chilli is they are shaped like crackers rather than crisps...a posh Quaver than basically... Well, not entirely. Upon opening the packet, the crisps do look like miniature versions of the prawn crackers every Chinese takeaway loves to give away, but smaller and slightly coloured in flavourings. The feel of the crisp when biting down on it is somewhat firmer than a Quaver, so I'll remove the title of 'posh Quaver...

carl.mcqueen 06.08.2009 · Read review
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Lord take me to Heaven. Take me to the Mandarin Oriental Prague.

Advantages: Luxury hotel. Brilliant food. Excellent service. Great location. Value for Money!
Disadvantages: Having to go home!

...I had visited Prague before, however this was for a lads holiday that only required us to get a bed for a night with all the drinking and high jinx that would be taking place, so when I returned with my partner I decided I required somewhere much more classy than a cheap apartment. This is where my love for Mandarin Oriental or ?MO? as it is fondly known by it?s guests comes into play. After reviewing trip advisor I discovered that there was a very good selection of five star properties within Prague and lone behold there on the list was ?Mandarin Oriental Prague?. You are probably wondering at this point what is so special about MO and why am I raving on so early in the review. Well please stick around and read on and you will hopefully begin to see why my love affair with Mandarin Oriental is as strong today as it has been for many...

atlantis140 12.10.2009 · Read review
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Delighting guests every single day. Mandarin Oriental Singapore.

Advantages: Great location. Excellent service that isn't too Singaporean! New rooms with excellent features!
Disadvantages: You will pay for the pleasure!

...For those who have been keeping up with my Mandarin Oriental exploits then this is the third installment. Today I shall review one of Singapore?s finest five star hotels and let you into the world of Mandarin Oriental Singapore. I have stayed at a variety of hotels in Singapore but none have come as close to the perfect stay that you get at MO. I last stayed here in 2007 when the hotel was just branded as The Oriental, however Mandarin Oriental have since renamed the property under their full brand, just to make you aware in case you read reviews on either of the properties, they are in fact the same. Just look for the ?fan? logo of the company. I was staying in Singapore in between a trip from Malaysia to Australia and given my love for MO I knew this would be a good choice. Suffice to say I was not disappointed. Booking I booked...

atlantis140 25.10.2009 · Read review
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Lilys little bit of alright

Advantages: Catchy, cheerful, upbeat songs
Disadvantages: Some bad language

...My other half told me he wanted this album and when my brother asked what to get him for his birthday this was my suggestion. The reply I got was ' You are joking, whats he want that rubbish for?' I was thinking pretty much the same. How wrong can you be! The first couple of times I heard it, I wasn't really listening. Id heard the singles and thought they were catchy but nothing special. I forgot all about it. A few months later my boyfriend decided to play it a lot in the car, its a grower. I now play it a lot too. ~*~The tracks~*~ The following is my interpretation about the songs, yours might be different. Smile - This was the first single release from Lily. Its about a relationship thats now over and after getting through the initial hurt being able to smile about it. Its an uptempo song with Lilys trademark chat through...

kirkytracy 09.09.2007 (05.02.2008) · Read review
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Lily Allen - Alright, Still

Advantages: Summer beats and witty lyrics
Disadvantages: The 'Mockney' vocals can be a bit irritating

...Lily Allen is the daughter on comedian Keith Allen and film producer Alison Owen. She has had small parts in films her mother has produced, notably Elizabeth with Cate Blanchett where she played a Lady in Waiting. 21 year old Lily was signed to Parlaphone late last year, in response to her popular My Space music profile (see link below). It has been widely reported that she was being expelled from a dozen or so different schools as well as experimenting with drugs in her teens, although it doesn't seem to have done her any harm, as she has managed to produce a number one single with her debut single, and a top five album. The album, 'Alright, Still' refers to a slang saying of her brother's which means 'Cool'. The first track on the CD is the number one single Smile and has some very interesting lyrics and a Dance Hall...

Essexgirl2006 19.08.2006 · Read review
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Arum lily

Advantages: Curiousity value
Disadvantages: poisonous plant

...Arum lilies grow naturally in several parts of the world. In UK they grow in hedgerows and can be easily identified in June by their creamy-white envelope-style 'flower'. One of the common names is Jack-in-the-pulpit which describes the shape of the softly curved flower head. In the middle of the flower is a purple spike which attracts flies and such small insects to the flower. After flowering the envelope falls away and by August exposes a cluster of attractive bright red berries. The berries are highly poisonous, don't eat them or lick your fingers after touching them. There are varieties of Arum lily, which grow naturally in other countries and which have been introduced into gardens. The Victorians had a phase of planting woodland gardens, using a mixture of native and imported plants. Lots of continental Arum lilies were used...

BizzyLizzy 02.06.2001 · Read review
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MURDER OF THE ORIENT EXPRESS (PC 2006)

Advantages: Good actor voices, good atmosphere and you do get to solve crimes.
Disadvantages: Some changes compared to the book, very repetitive, lacks locations to explore.

...~~~~~~~~~ SYNOPSIS ~~~~~~~~~ You will enter the game playing as a blonde French lady called Antoinette Marceau, who is the chief manager for the ?Orient Express? train. It is her duty to be on the train and ensure everything is running smoothly and the clients are satisfied with the long journey. As a huge fan of the famous detective, Hercule Poirot, Antoinette was thrill to learn that he was going to join her train. Shortly into the game, she introduces herself to Mr Poirot. During the train journey from Istanbul to London, a nasty murder has occurred. The victim?s name was Mr Ratchett. Earlier Ratchett pleaded for Poirot?s help and that he felt he was in grave danger. Poirot coldly decline the request as he felt Ratchett was an evil man. Now Ratchett is dead and to make matters worse, an avalanche has block the rail track...

Moogiekupo 18.06.2007 · Read review
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