I've had better chocolate ice creams than Carte D'Or

Advantages: Looks attractive, gives a sense of luxury
Disadvantages: Chocolate taste overpowers the white ice cream, awkward lid

...I have just - finally - managed to finish a 900ml tub of Carte D'Or Chocolate Inspiration ice cream that was bought some time ago and has been lingering in our freezer for some time, being ignored in favour of other flavours of ice cream that have much more appeal in my mind. Although I am well known for my love of chocolate and also recognised to be particularly fond of ice cream, this offering from Walls just doesn't work for me. The first point of difficulty I noted with the ice cream was the tub. For some reason, these fancier (and more expensive) one-litre tubs of ice cream seem to come in more glamorous looking tubs than the standard, Walls Soft Scoop, square two-litre tubs of vanilla and I am not sure why. The Carte D'Or tub is one of those too-rounded-to-be-a-rectangle shapes which features an irritating, "breakaway" plastic tab...

KateHurst 30.06.2009 · Read review
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Review of Carte D'Or Chocolate Inspiration

The D'Or To Ice Cream Heaven

Advantages: Makes a nice change from 'Ben and Jerry's'
Disadvantages: Calorie Packed, Not cheap

...If I ever went on ?Mastermind? my specialist subject might well be Cherry Ice Cream (well its no weirder than the bloke who chose ?Cements Used In Hip Replacement? now is it?!) I see myself as something of a cherry ice cream connoisseur and although Ben and Jerry?s ?Cherry Garcia? reigns supreme as the ice cream of choice in my household there is a young pretender to its throne?enter Carte D?Or Spagnola ice cream. Carte D?Or ice cream isn?t new to the market and according to my ?extensive? research is the number one brand in Britain ? one in 10 people have now eaten Carte D?or ice cream (that was my useless fact for the day ? an even more useless one being that enough Carte D?or ice cream is sold in Britain each year to stretch from Lands End to John O?Groats and back again ? imagine the hassle getting to work if you had to negotiate...

lwperkins 21.07.2003 · Read review
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Review of Carte D'Or Spagnola

Cala D'or

Advantages: Great Weather - Lots to do
Disadvantages: None

...I have been to Majorca twice now and have immensely enjoyed the experience. Both times I stayed in a small rseort called Cala D'orada. Cala D'or itself is a very nice town, with some very good restaurants and a picturesque harbour, full of a fantastic array of yachts. The nightlife is also very good with very reasonable prices. There is lots to amuse yourself once you are there. Cala D'or has some very good beaches and there is accomodation practically on the beach if thats what you enjoy doing on holiday. There is also things for the energetic holiday goer. I have for two years now enjoyed windsurfing in Majorca, with a small fantastically run surf school. They cater for all abilities with great beginner courses and fun for the seasoned windsurfer alike. There is also sea kayaking and many other water sports as you would...

bigstu299 27.10.2006 · Read review
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Review of Cala D'or, Majorca

Cala D'or

Advantages: cheap booze, white sandy beeches, and great shops
Disadvantages: you have to go home at the end of your holiday

...Cala Do'r is split up into several bays from cala Serena to Cala D'or itself there all fantastic, With great sandy beeches, pubs, altough the main nightlife is in Cala D'or itself From sports bars like Linekars to traditional Irish Pubs and everything inbetween. It may not be as livly as Palma nova and Magaluf but what can you expect. The booze is quite cheap so you can drink to your haerts content. The streets are filled with people of all ages so there is bount to be someone there that you will like. During the day ( if you are up) there are shops full of a wide selection of souveniers and gifts for the whole family. I highly recomend Cala D'or for family's as children are aloud in some of the quieter pubs. I also recomend Cala D'or for students and other young adults as it is plain and simply teen heaven!...

saffisticatedteen 20.07.2000 · Read review
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Review of Cala D'or, Majorca

Cala D'or - managing to do it all!

Advantages: Lovely safe area
Disadvantages: Distance from airports and the islands waterparks

...I have grown up holidaying in Cala D'or. This whole resort is a beutiful area, with about 8 small cove beaches rather than long impersonal stretches that you get elsewhere on the island. The centre is entirely pedestrianised meaning the kids can play in safety. The centre is a mass of reseteraunts catering for all budgets and food tastes. I have never gotten tired of it and have found something for me as I have got older, enjoying the pubs and bars (although not many clubs) as much as I enjoyed the beaches and great pools when I was younger. The area is predominently English tourists as well as Scandanavian with lots of hotels and apartments to match nearly any budget - including the youth hostel! A great place easily accessible by road and quick to get to sample the "real Mallorca" away from the tourist areas, although it over...

jow 12.07.2000 · Read review
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Review of Cala D'or, Majorca

Les Sables 2007

Advantages: Cosmpolitan compared to its neighbours
Disadvantages: Parking can be difficult and expensive; small beach when tide is in

...We paid a brief visit to Les Sables last week as part of our holiday to the Vendee. Having been advised that parking in Les Sables was awful in the summer we parked in La Chaume - across the river where it was free and hopped on to the little water taxi to get across to Les Sables. A one way ticket cost 0.89 euro and the journey was literally a minute! This is obviously a popular service with both locals and tourists alike although wasn't particularly well signed so unless you've read a good guide book visitors wouldn't necessarily know of the service. In direct comparison to La Chaume the seafront at Les Sables was well geared up for the holiday maker with lots of pleasant landscaping and clothes shops. It certainly had more of a cosmopolitan air than other towns down the coastline and appeared to be a mecca to the beach goer...

furryjen78 20.08.2007 · Read review
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Review of Les sables d'olonne

Sa marina hotel 'cala d'or'

Advantages: Central location, near to the beach
Disadvantages: Limited evening entertainment

...to offer. There are untold restaurants about 5 minutes walk away, with many bars & pubs, a few english pubs also. Plenty of shops ranging from clothes, leathers & souvenirs. The hotel lies just far enough away from the center so it is very quiet , even in the evening. There is evening entertainment which i would say is more catered for small children, & pool games is laid on by the staff daily, mainly pool volley ball. There is also pool towel hire for a small deposit. There is an indoor pool also & a gym. There are a few small sandy beaches near by, the best one is esmeralda beach, being the biggest one out of the others which serve drinks & snacks. This beach is about a 10 min walk from the hotel, & has plenty of sun loungers with grass parasoles, but are chargeable for a small fee. The main center of cala d'or all closes by midnight...

honoury1 10.05.2007 (11.05.2007) · Read review
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Review of Sa Marina Aparthotel, Cala d'Or

The Girl at the Lion d'Or - a deeply satisfying read on.

Advantages: Faulks creates then implants both character and place deep within you.
Disadvantages: Not his best novel but better by far than most of this genre.

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Review of The Girl at the Lion d'Or - Sebastian Faulks

The Rocamarina Rocks!

Advantages: good location, resonable facilities, adults only
Disadvantages: paying for entry to tennis and garden area

...On looking for a place to stay in Mallorca 2 years ago we were recommend to visit the 4* Rocamarina hotel in Cala Egos Mallorca. I had heard good things about this hotel, a Thomson's Gold for adults only, and I was not disappointed. *** Location *** The hotel is situated in Cala Egos, Cala D'or - South East Mallorca. Cala Egos is best for a quiet holiday - OK for nightlife, plenty of bars, no real nightclubs (you will find these in Cala D'or centre). While it has plenty of English tourists, with no high rise buildings, it retains the Spanish charm that the likes of Magaluf does not. It is 45 minutes ride (55 euros by taxi) from Palma airport and is just a minute walk from a lovely little beach, 10 minutes walk from the gorgeous marina with many restaurants and bars and 5 minutes walk into Cala Egos. To get to Cala d'or centre...

funphobic2 03.05.2006 · Read review
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Review of Rocamarina, Cala d'Or

I scream for ice cream.... italian style!

Advantages: Something a bit different.
Disadvantages: None!!!

...Here I am again faced with another review on ice cream? god I love this job! As with most of the other reviews they all seem to start with PMT, and end up a few extra pounds around my waist, the in between part is of course here! The product I will now review is "Carte D'or ice cream - Amaretto". Ok, there is one big difference with this ice cream review from the rest, this ice cream doesn't contain chocolate in any way shape or form, gasp? shock horror! As always I was feeling a little down so decided to get myself something cold and sweet, as always I refuse to indulge on my own so I drag my husband down with me, he doesn't really mind! So browsing through the freezer full of ice cream tubs, nothing was jumping out at me. I had managed to find a delicious tub of raspberry pavlova ice cream for the other half, but didn...

sarahbarrow 14.01.2009 · Read review
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Review of Carte D'Or Amaretto