Advantages: beautiful scenery
Disadvantages: sometimes gets very busy

...Live free or die’ says the motto on every car plate from New Hampshire, and no-where is this more true than in the town of North Conway. The people are friendly, patriotic and extremely proud of their beautiful surroundings. North Conway is the ideal place to visit if you are interested in sports – in the winter it is an excellent skiing area and in the summer months is full of hikers and campers. The town is on the edge of the White Mountains and most visitors (ourselves included) take a trip to Mount Washington, which is the tallest in the Presidential range. The summit can be reached by foot, by cog railway, or by car via a toll road (very pretty but a bit scary in places). Be warned though, no matter what weather you have left behind in North Conway it will be VERY cold on the mountain. Although the actual town... Read review

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Advantages: well made, reasonable price, high safety standards, great detail
Disadvantages: low upper age limit, other then that none

...I bought this new Russ Berrie & Co 12.5 Inch Mum Penguin & 5-Inch Baby Penguin 2 Piece Set For $16.99 from ebay all the way from America. I went to this trouble as we have a theme for our cuddly toys for our little baby, although this is for age groups 18 months to 7 years our baby is only 4 months its is in the room for show at the moment. The two-piece set includes a Mom and a Baby Penguin. They are very well made and I believe quite rare in the UK. The soft toys are Very soft and huggable penguins Ideal for children and very safe. They would also be a nice present for the thoughtful young at heart in us older toy lovers. The Mum stands 12.5 inches tall and Baby is 5 inches and is in good scale and detailed. The fur is the exact colour you would expect of a real penguin and baby so the realism is there. To conclude my short write... Read review

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Advantages: Cheap
Disadvantages: Pricey meals, NO HOT WATER

...I first came to know Russ Hill Hotel in Charlwood. when booking accommodation for 1 night on a return journey to Portugal. Being a student, Russ Hill immediately caught my attention for being cheap, at just under £45 per night. I was able to book the room online through a seperate agency who offered cheaper prices than actually booking directly with the hotel itself. On arrival at Gatwick after a delay, I immediately went to wait for the shuttle bus that would take me to my destination. The bus was suppose to run every hour, however due to the hold up I had to wait an hour and a half as buses are fewer past 3 a.m. The bus unlike other hotel buses (which are free) charged £3 for a single ticket. After a longer journey than originally expected (about 20 minutes) I arrived at Russ Hill. The receptionist was very friendly and efficient... Read review

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Advantages: can achieve co-ordinated look
Disadvantages: furniture might get woodworm

...Good furniture. Well made. Nice wood. Nice handles. Nice fittings. Nice finish. Furniture looks good inside and out. Good solid look. Very useful designs. Lots to choose from. Can find items that have reduced prices. The sale at Conway Pine never seems to end. Wooden beds- I don't think they sell mattresses, wooden bedside cabinets, wooden chests of drawers, wardrobes, tables, chairs, pictures with matching frames, framed mirrors... everything sold is the same quality- all of it is mass-produced but made to look like an original old antique farmers choice piece- sort of modern-Victorian. Great if you like Pine. And not everybody does. The knots- the highly visible grain, does put some people off. They are good with delivery and the boys who deliver will try very hard to get an item up the stairs even if it wont really fit... Read review

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Advantages: Excellent cast and perfomances, Great Storyline.
Disadvantages: Might be a little too long for some people.

... Goodfellas Director: Martin Scorsese Release Date: 1990 Runtime: 145 mins Approx Certificate: 18. Disk 1: Main Feature As a boy, Henry Hill (Ray Liotta), idolised the local gangsters, and in 1955 left school to work for them. These jobs included delivering messages, or as we see in the film, tourching rivals' cars. After being caught illegally selling goods, he is sent to court, and after keeping his 'mouth shut' and not saying anything about the mob, Paul Cicero (Paul Sorvino) and his associate Jimmy Conway (De Niro) help Henry's criminal career. The film moves back to when they are older, and Henry is still working with the mob, who are planning to steal millions of dollars, from the billions of cargo, that pass through the Idlewild Airport. The heist makes Conway trust Henry more, and they start working with each... Read review

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Advantages: Script, cast, great soundtrack...
Disadvantages: pretty uneventful throughout

...Uma Thurman plays the Beautiful Girl in question in this comedy that also stars Academy Award winner Timothy Hutton as Willie Conway, the musician who comes home for his high school reunion only to realise that nothing has changed in his absence. Paul, the model-obsessed snow plougher with the dog named Elle McPherson gives a lot of rather dubious relationship advice which provides much of the subtle humour in this great but easy on the brain film. The relationship between Willie and 13 year old Marty is well scripted (as is the rest of the film) and Natalie Portman is as convincing asever in the role of the teenager. This film is cast and directed (by Ted Demme) brilliantly, with a witty dialogue and can be enjoyed over and over again.... Read review

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...I don't usually enjoy this kind of film and wasn't actually intending to see this but the film I wanted to see wasn't on! I really enjoyed the film it had a good plot and the acting was excelent especially Russ Crow, it wasn't just an action film but had emotional moments and managed to be touching and exciting at the same time. The historical detail was good but wasn't dwelled on to much and the time flew by. I found it quite an unpredictable film with plenty of twists and turns which held my interest throughout. Overall an excelent film which I'll definately see again.... Read review

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Advantages: Cheap, Clean, Airport Hotel, Courtesy Bus, Big car park
Disadvantages: No Frills, Basic

...General The Russ Hill, Chatwood, is a 2 star hotel, with just over 150 rooms. It advertised in some places as a 3 star hotel, and can only be described as fast food style in a hotel. A MacHotel so to speak. We stayed here when waiting to fly out on holiday last year, and also when we returned. It was an online purchase from a hotel selling group and it was I have to say very cheap to purchase. You buy your room (only) no breakfast provided. The hotel is primarily catering for those going on package holidays. You can book your car in for a holiday stay also. We flew in from Belfast so did not have to avail of this service. They have lots of parking space and I got the impression that this was a major income stream for the Hotel. There was no porter service, no lift and are room was some distance from the reception, we... Read review

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Advantages: It's Cuddly and Chocolate.
Disadvantages: NONE its CHOCOLATE!!!

...soft but also not too firm. I can definitely feel some tiny beads inside along with some very soft material. I would like to point out that as I have been writing this I have had to keep handling the bear and I don't know if its the warmth of my hands or the stroking of the fur, but the smell appears to be getting stronger. Its lovely. It does say that this bear is 'baby safe' however I would not give this bear to a baby. Firstly, I don't think that a baby would get the idea that this is only to be sniffed and I dread to think what might happen if some tiny tot tried to take a chunk out of it. The label attached to his left leg gives the name 'Russ' who are a well known manufacturer of bears. I have seen programmes featuring the Russ bears on QVC. However, this label states Russ beanie and co. inc Oakland NJ also Russ beanie ltd... Read review

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Advantages: Great for teaching children different skills
Disadvantages: too cuddly, you can't put him down

...are great for little ones to learn. The zip is of normal size but the Velcro, buttons, studs etc are all large to help children practice. The shoe lace is a tidily bit too short for my likening and it never stays fastened. Our 19 month old isn't a huge fan of cuddly toys but he loves Woody and often goes and gets him, cuddles him and pats his back! He's also become a dab hand at Velcro and loves to point out all the different features on his face! The only problem we made is that we called him Bob in the household for some time before I decided to totally undress him and found the Russ label with his name on. It's rather obvious really! *** FURTHER DETAILS *** There are other toys you can buy in the same range such as a nurse and a fireman. We bought ours for £12.99 at a garden centre but I'm sure you can get them from any good outlet... Read review

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