Plaza Regency Hotel in Sliema in central position

Advantages: Easy access to public transport and sea front promenade
Disadvantages: cramped and slow lifts

...The Plaza Regency hotel, Sliema is situated at 251 Tower Road, or as the local street signs put it Triq it-Torri. It is seperated from its sister hotel The Plaza, by a road Triq San Frangisk. The two hotel are connected together by a bridge six floors above the street. This sounds weird but works quite well. The two hotels share a dining room which is on the sixth floor of the Plaza, and share a swimming pool which is on the roof (seventh floor) of the Plaza Regency. Both hotels have several steps to climb to get from street level to Reception and in my opinion would be awkward for someone of limited mobility. Once inside, the reception area is spacious and has arm chairs and a TV. The staff here speak good English and are helpful. Both hotels have lifts which are in my opinion both slow and cramped. However the bedroom that my wife...

nedstephens 26.10.2009 · Read review
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A Regency Romance

Advantages: a good example of a historical romamce
Disadvantages: prose a little convoluted and wearying

...I am going through a phase of reading popular fiction at the moment - nothing too taxing, just something enjoyable to read that I can pick up and put down. Georgette Heyer's books certainly fit this category. The Author Gerogette Heyer was an English novelist who wrote her first historical romance in 1921 and went on to write some fifty books. In the process she singlehandedly created the genre of the "Regency Novel". Regency novels are set during the early 1800's when George, Prince of Wales was made Regent after his father George III went mad. The typical regency novel has romance, a dash of adventure, sometimes a mystery, and the social set is always among London artistocrats of that period. The middle classes and the provinces rarely feature (unless the Duke or Earl or whomever visits his country seat). The Novel False...

snowflake5 11.12.2005 (02.03.2006) · Read review
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The Regency Begins

Advantages: Hugh Laurie in a much bigger role
Disadvantages: None at all

...Blackadder is the generic name of a historical sitcom by the BBC that ran for four series. Each series is set in a completely different era from the Tudors to World War One, yet each follow the fortunes and misfortunes of Edmond Blackadder, played by Rowan Atkinson and his sidekick though more often dogsbody Baldrick, played by Tony Robinson. In each series Blackadder must not only try and put up with Baldrick?s dim wits and poor personal hygiene standards but also an equally dim-witted aristocrat (Lord Percy Percy played by Tim McInnerny in series 1 and 2, Prince George in series 3 and Lieutenant George in series 4 both played by Hugh Laurie). The third series and the one I will be reviewing today is entitled ?Blackadder 3? and is set in England during the Regency period 1760-1815. Like seems to be the common pattern since...

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Colouring with naturtint

Advantages: colours my grey
Disadvantages: price

...Yes I admit it I am going grey. I coloured my hair recently using Naturtint hair colour. Naturtint make a range of 24 Permanent Hair Colorants, from Ebony black , chestnut reds through to Blondes. It is also possible to mix these colours to get your own individual shade . My hair is not a vibrant colour its a greying mouse brown. Since this was the first time I was using this brand of hair dye I decided to play safe and a I chose hazel nut blonde. they don?t do mouse brown. I bought my pack from a health store. I think you should be able to buy it from health shops chemists and on line too, one site selling is http://www.herbsgardenshealth.com. I paid £9 for a bottle of this colour. It is more expensive than others I have used in the past .., but I think I have developed an allergy to one of the other hair dyes and bored...

mumsymary 08.06.2009 · Read review
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What a fruity colour!

Advantages: Doesn't smell of bleach
Disadvantages: Can be fiddly

...Having a flex day from work today, I felt that I needed some well deserved pampering. My hair is now starting to get quite a lot of grey showing through, so I decided that papering and dying could go hand in hand. Now, I am not really a miser, but I do object to paying £60 plus to have my hair coloured in a salon. And I just can't be doing with sitting in a hairdressers for 2 hours so I tend to dye it myself at home. Yesterday, I picked up a packet of Garnier Nutrisse Cream in Tesco for £4.99 (or you can buy 2 for £8 at the moment). The colour I chose was 7.3 Golden Praline, Golden Blonde. This is a permanent hair colourant that claims to be nourish as it colours, cover 100% of grey, has 2 times more avocado oil and provides a radiant long lasting colour. The colourant does contain hydrogen peroxide. The product comes in...

tattie123 28.01.2008 · Read review
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amazing colours

Advantages: brilliant book
Disadvantages: none

...Amazing colours is a brilliant learning aid for pre school children. This book cost me £4.99 from morrisons which i think was realy good for a book like this. There are parental notes in this book for the parents telling them how to best use this book, what stage a child should begin to learn things and lots of other realy interesting things. RED has a picture of a toddler holding a red umbarella, opposit this you have a page divided into squares each containing something red. A red fork, red car, strawberries, red shoes and a tomato. each square tells you a little bit about the item. on this page there is a pull tab on the side which asks you what colour are apples and you have to pull the tab to find out. Yellow picture is more detailed and is realy looking at tones of colours, in the big picture you have a little...

danniell 20.06.2009 · Read review
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Great seafood at the Regency

Advantages: Great grub, good value, good portions
Disadvantages: Location on the land-side of the busy seafront road

...The Regency is well known locally as a good choice for those who like their seafood, and we think it deserves its good reputation. The only down-side is that it's on the wrong side of the busy coast road, so the traffic gets between you and the beach. It's directly opposite the sad rusting pile of metal which used to be the West Pier. It offers something for all fish-fans, from good old cod 'n' chips to oysters etc. We eat there a few times every summer, & we've never been disappointed (except by the size of the ouzo measures, which aren't quite what we get on holiday in Greece!). It's all good value for money, good portions, and there's a friendly buzz about it. We always aim to eat outside, but inside has got a pleasantly traditional sort of style which reminds you that this is a restaurant which has been serving Brighton...

jane_tew 04.03.2007 · Read review
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"COLOUR ME PURPLE!"

Advantages: Catches most of the excess dye in the wash; keeps clothes "brighter" and "whiter"
Disadvantages: Smell when first open pack might make asthmatic person wheeze; have to remember to use

...without me noticing ~ sometimes with funny items in the pockets. Once or twice he has even tossed his red "Steward" sweatshirt jumper into the machine (as well!) without telling me (fortunately it has been washed so many times it barely bleeds now). If I'm tired, I tend to just bung the appropriate load l have chosen to wash into the washing machine, crumble an ACDO non-bio washing tablet in the soap drawer, rinse the soap through with warm/hot water, set a 40 degree regular wash, and start the machine. Then I go do something else (like read, rate and comment on reviews) in the other room while the washing machine gets on with the job! By the time l notice that the water in the "wash-a-vision" has turned a peculiar colour, it's usually too late to do anything l haven't already done (such as place a Colour Catcher® in the back...

jesi 03.10.2007 (13.09.2008) · Read review
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Colourful Designs

Advantages: Broadens a child's imagination
Disadvantages: Be careful they don't get lost

...***Background*** I'm not sure when I bought this simple toy for my girls but I do know it was many years ago. I've searched on many websites and it seems that the only person that makes them nowadays is a company called Quercetti. They have many different sets that you can buy but the best deal seems to be the big pack of beads and the separate boards. We came across these the other day whilst sorting out some boxes in the loft and thought they would be an ideal treat for my son, as he loves making pictures and it gives his imagination something different to work with, rather than crayons or paints. ***What Are They?*** Basically they are quite simply a board with lots of holes in and a whole bunch of coloured pegs to put in it. The colours seem to be pretty universal - red, yellow, blue and green. The boards that you get...

belfin 11.01.2007 · Read review
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Regency Halls, student life begins here!

Advantages: A great experience of student life
Disadvantages: So many to include in this tiny box, see review.

...In mid September 2006, I was offered the chance to live in Regency Halls University Accommodation for my first year of university, I jumped at this chance as I felt it would give me a real experience of student life. Regency Halls University Accommodation was built in September of 2006, they provide accommodation for students attending the University of Gloucestershire. It is situated about 2 minutes from Cheltenham town centre opposite the local blockbuster. These halls are not situated on campus, but they are about 15 minutes walk away from Francis Close Hall campus and Pittville campus. There are 99 rooms at these halls which have en suite bathrooms and a kitchen for each flat which consists of 8 to 9 rooms, there are 3 flats on each floor. These halls are self catering (as you will probably only live there if you are a student, like...

SaxMyster007 26.02.2007 · Read review
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