Little River View, Horning

Advantages: Perfect Location
Disadvantages: Steep Stairs...

...Found this cottage via the internet website. Situated north east of Norwich, and about 15 miles from Great Yarmouth. This cottage proved to be the base for one of our best holidays yet. The cottage is located in the small village of Horning, and overlooks the village green, and then the river, with boats constantly going up and down, which our two year old daughter enjoyed watching, and the windows were low enough for her to look out of. The cottage it self, was well presented, clean and tidy, and well furnished, two good sized bedroom,s one double one twin. From the front (double) bedroom, there are again great views overlooking the green and the river, and is a great place to sit and watch the world go by. They have plans to upgrade the bathroom, and some carpets over this coming winter. The owner kept us well informed...

dwprices 20.06.2006 · Read review
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The Secret River

Advantages: Great descriptions of the times, Australia
Disadvantages: None

...The Secret River London 1806 - William Thornhill, happily wedded to his childhood sweetheart Sal, is a waterman on the River Thames. Life is tough but bearable until William makes a mistake, a bad mistake for which he and his family are made to pay dearly. His sentence: to be transported to New South Wales for the term of his natural life. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It is the book of the month at our book club and is probably not a book I would have chosen for myself but is an extremely interesting portrail into life for people in that age and of the two countries. This story is basically in two parts, Will's London life and then his Australian life. The two are most definitely linked to each other but in terms of Will's and Sal's feelings and adventures they are worlds apart, or you could say continents apart. The story...

Spottydog11 18.11.2009 · Read review
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Down by the River...

Advantages: Marilyn Monroe looking beautiful and singing well, good cast, beautiful views
Disadvantages: Some dull bits, it's a Western!

..., the three of them have to use the raft the Westons travelled on. Going via the river is a risky, dangerous journey. The Indians call it the River of No Return as it is so perilous. So, the story unfolds. The Calders and Kay Weston have to become a kind of family unit to survive, as they need to hunt and forage for food, find shelter and cope with injuries and illness, as well as all the dangers of the area. We follow their story to discover what happens to them and to Harry Weston? River of No Return was filmed in Canada. Like Niagara, this produces a stunning backdrop for the movie, with its pretty views of forests, mountains and lakes. There are instances of dodgy special effects at times though (again as with Niagara), as you can tell sometimes when the location switches to studio filming. Marilyn injured herself during the making...

KarenUK 09.10.2008 · Read review
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river island

Advantages: great shop
Disadvantages: n/a

...When it comes to shops on the high street and i need an outfit River Island is one of the first shops that i will go into as i almost everytime manage to find something tht i like. Although shopping in River Island is deadly with my store card i get very carried away. River Island is a shop that is in most towns and also has a website if you do not have the chance to pop to your local branch and recently they have started putting sales items online so you can grab a bargain anytime. River Island is a shop that stores ladies and mens wear. In the lasies sections you have footwear, jeans, tops, jackets, shorts, dresses, accessories and skirts. They stock sizes 6 to 16 6-16.. You have clothes for all occassions and at an affordable price. I also think that there is a high quality to al the items they sell. River Island are...

jo_field26 17.10.2008 · Read review
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The River Runs Dead (Boring)

Advantages: Mildly interesting plot, faintly evocative descriptions.
Disadvantages: Clumsy dialogue, implausible events, horrible writing of characters.

...If you like your thrillers slickly written and sharply observed, don?t read Down River. If you appreciate acute characterisation and believable action, don?t read Down River. Enjoy engaging dialogue, convincing back-stories and clever plotting? Probably best you don?t read Down River. However, if none of the above applies, and you prefer clumsily written mysteries, a worn-out thesaurus and plot holes you can climb through, then by all means, this is a book to savour. Some books and films (and people, for that matter) have quite mystifying levels of success, and John Hart?s second novel is very much one of these. I?m not sure whether Richard & Judy?s Summer Reads is a mark of high-calibre literature, but they make some pretty solid choices, more or less. This being ?less?. Down River is a tale of murder, more murder and comin...

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River Island

Advantages: Excellent quality products and stylish clothes
Disadvantages: Lack of dresses

...Although this is one of my favourite shops, i have to admit im not as much of a fan as what i used to be in my teens! At school i was nicknamed miss river island, as everything i wore was from there. Recently though, i find the collection of clothing a little more limited to certain styles than what it used to be. River Island caters for those who like to follow fashion whilst keeping their own twist on it so you can stand out from the crowd. They also have a very stylish menswear collection available. SIZES As i am petite, i love the fact that river island cater for the smaller girl with their range of trousers and jeans, the sizes range from a size 6 to an 18, and the leg lengths on trousers come in short, regular or long. This is ideal for many, but i recommend trying trousers on anyway as sometimes the lengths and waist sizes...

angel01laura 29.08.2008 · Read review
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This River Runs Deep

Advantages: A well acted dark drama for adults
Disadvantages: Some might not like such a sombre tale.

...Mystic River is an adaptation of a novel by Dennis Lehane a dark mystery thriller with a less than Hollywood ending. The screenplay by Brian Helgeland is well-crafted and Clint Eastwood directs with an easy morose pace that?s guaranteed to grip the audience and depress the mood. The haunting background music was also written by Eastwood. The story takes place in a Boston suburb. Three young boys Jimmy, Sean and Dave are playing in the street and decide to write their names in some freshly laid cement. A man claiming to be a detective interrogates the boys and makes Dave Boyle get into his car. The subsequent events scar the boy for life. It is 30years later as adults when the three boy?s destinies are once more entangled that the film examines the effects of this event on the lives of them all. Dave (Tim Robbins) comes home...

silver40 09.01.2005 · Read review
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Revieiwngf the View

Advantages: versatile indie punk rock
Disadvantages: some more difficult tracks

...From Oasis's ?Definitely Maybe? to ?Word gets Around? by the stereophonics and Wet Wet Wet's ?Popped In Souled OutI? have always liked band's debut albums. I find them raw , enthusiastic and aspirational but at the same time down to earth and easy to relate to. To add to my list is ?Hats off to the Buskers the Mercury nominated debut by by Dundonian quartet the View. The View are a young indie band who hail from the Dundee district of Dryburgh. There music is rooted in their background with lead singer Kyle Falconer's vocals proudly displaying the Dundonian burr, which is a pleasure to listen to. I really like regional accents in music and think there should be more of them although at times they can be hard to understand. ?Hat's off to the Buskers? is produced by Owen Morris, who also produced Oasis and The Verve , was...

duskmaiden 05.07.2009 · Read review
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~~The River Island Experience~~

Advantages: Good quality clothes, 'classy' clothes
Disadvantages: Jewellery is rubbish quality

...Introduction ----------------- I first started shopping in River Island when I was about 14 years old. Back then all I could afford to buy from this store was clothes from the sale rail! But now I am older with more money I quite often buy my clothes from here, not only is it a stylish shop with clothes of high quality but it is also a pleasant experience to shop there. The Designs ------------------- River Island doesn't follow fashion as such as much as other high street stores. By this I mean their clothes have quite a classic look and every year they will stock similar clothes to the year before. Their clothes are generally smart looking, even their casual range is more like smart-casual. They like their glitter and sparkle at River Island, and they will often include glitter, sequins, diamonte and jewels on all types...

CezaWeza 18.07.2007 · Read review
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Bridge Over The River Thames

Advantages: -
Disadvantages: -

...The Dartford River Crossing is one of those landmarks that I take for granted. Living not far from the M25, and using the tunnel on a reasonably regular basis, it has become purely and simply a means of getting across the Thames with the least amount of hassle. It was only when some friends visited from up north that I realised quite how much I took it for granted. They had never seen it before, only in pictures, and were looking forward to actually driving across/through it. They had no idea about how long it had been there, how much it cost, nor about who actually ran it, so I ended up having to tell them everything I knew about it. I guess that must be what has prompted me to write this review, as I?m sure there are many people out there that may be unaware of many aspects of the crossing. ** BRIEF HISTORY ** It was...

dan916 08.04.2004 · Read review
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