Jewel of the South Pacific, FIJI!

Advantages: close to NZ and AUS
Disadvantages: very humid in summer months, only serviced by Air Pacific

...Fiji. A small pocket of paradise in the South Pacific, which is breathtaking to even the most seasoned world citizen. The first thing to strike you as you set foot for the first time on their soil is the Fijian people who have a calm, happy and down to earth nature about them. Fiji is a culturally diverse country although a good majority of the population is Indian and their cultural influences are ever present in the small town of Nadi (pronounced ?nan-dee?), which is a short distance from the International airport. Nadi is a bustling little town bursting with people, arts and crafts and food at the markets, which are held on a regular basis. The main industry in Nadi is tourism where there are countless shops selling souvenirs and duty free goods. Shop owners are standing outside their stores ushering prospective customers inside in...

hunkaspunk 08.02.2004 · Read review
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Review of Fiji (South Pacific Islands)

COCKEYED OPTIMIST BY CROSSEYED PESSIMIST

Advantages: Haunting melodies, stunning scenery
Disadvantages: Poor dubbing,

...Well I'm halfway through reading a very long book, but feel I must feed my addiction to Ciao, so I'll write about one of my favourite films of all time South Pacific.......yes, I know, I'm a soppy romanticist! ! I first saw this film as a teenager and was hooked, in fact I was so hooked that life thereafter was a downer. I was convinced that one day I would sail off to the South Pacific and meet a handsome man who would sweep me off my feet in much the same way as Joe Cable did to Liat, swinging her from side to side and singing "younger than springtime"........no it's not a porno film either. Enough of the witless humour and on with a review of the film. South Pacific is set in the Second World War. It is supposed to be l943 at a time when a U.S.navy base is set up in the Solomon Islands ready for an invasion towards New Quinea...

ANNJSEC 07.03.2001 · Read review
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Review of South Pacific (DVD)

The Pacific Player

Advantages: Low cost, can be reset to multi region, comes with scart lead
Disadvantages: not all the advantages of more expensive makes such as Sony etc

...With my old dvd player recently throwing a school girl like tantrum and refusing to play any more, i was forced into buying a replacement machine. Off to Asda i went and came across the Pacific 1002 DVD player. Costing me £35. The first thing i noticed when purchasding the dvd player is that a Scart lead provided with the player - Bonus!! The machine is set to Region 2 out of the box, however if you look on-line there are many sites which list codes allowing you to easily change the machine to multi region, allowing a greater selection of dvd The machine is DVD, CD, CD-R, CD-RW and MP3 compatible, has a 3 step zoom function, multi speed slow motion, on screen displays, and a rather nice touch is supplied with a Scart lead in the box. The machine offers up to 16x Fast Forward and Reverse playback, with slow motion in...

Adz1978 24.06.2007 · Read review
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Review of Pacific DVD 1002

Motorstorm : Pacific Rift

Advantages: Graphics, Longevity
Disadvantages: Too Easy, Slightly Repetitive

...The original Motorstorm is one of the best games I had played for the PS3, so I had no hesitation in buying Pacific Rift. But, I didn't immediately start playing it, I had it for around 3 months before I first played it and from then on I was hooked. The main change that has been made is the introduction of new types of tracks. Air, Fire, Water and Earth. The Air zone has lots of big jumps and is probably my afvourite. The Fire zone is surrounded in molten lava ad makes the boost heat up a lot quick, with the Water zone doing the opposite - cooling down your booster. And finally the Earth zone which has very few jumps. I didn't think these new "Zones" made much of a difference to the game. The other main change is that the game has moved away form every track being full of dull grey, brownish colours. As the front cover shows...

Wils0408n 27.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of Motorstorm: Pacific Rift (PS3)

Nothing Pacific

Advantages: Cheaper than chips, easy to use and works well
Disadvantages: Not that reliable, not very attractive

...number of jug blenders, however there was a Tesco own brand for about £20, a Tesco value model for £9.78ish and then I saw the Pacific PB7001 for £9.28, I noticed on the price sign this item was 'discontinued'. At such a bargain price I would resist, when I went to Asda later the same week this same blender was selling off for £7.00 but what they hey. I went to Tesco at the weekend and this item is now selling off for £7.97. When I got the blender home I quickly unpacked it, there is nothing particularly interesting in the box. The blender is composed of a large jug with a capacity of nearly 2 litres, a lid with a feeding hole, a washable hole cover, a base unit with wired lead and fused plug and a special key which allows you to remove the blades. There is nothing to put together with this appliance simply fit the jug to the base unit...

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Review of Pacific PB7001

NORTH AND SOUTH SERIES/BOOK 1

Advantages: LOVE
Disadvantages: WAR

...I watched this when it was first on TV but since then have bought the books all three series. I have watched this book in full now and I can honestly say I have enjoyed every minute of it as I did the first time I saw it. The story is based around the North and the South and two friends who meet at West Point (army). Orry Main - Patrick Swayze and George Hazzard (James Read.) Over the years they become very close friends, but unfortunately George does not agree with slavery which, and Orry's family have slaves. George's sister Vergina is totally against it, and unfortunately it tears a wedge between them, although he doesn't agree with what Orry's family does, he has a lot of feelings for Orry and finds it very difficult to keep away after they have fallen out. To make thing even more difficult for Orry his sister Bret has...

KIWIMULLAN03 21.01.2009 · Read review
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Review of North And South - Series 1 (DVD)

  Paradox in Paradise

Advantages: ?Things that happen here would seem?.?
Disadvantages: ??.Paradox in Paradise.? (Flecker)

..., the soporific heat. The hotel is a cliché - a comfortable, well-contrived cliché, but a cliché just the same ? with its open-walled bar and restaurant, its wood-slat-tiled walkways, its shops for beachwear, postcards and souvenirs. Its identical twins inhabit resorts around the world I consult my wife about the plants. Some were unrecognised, but most were the same as we had seen elsewhere in the tropics, presumably transplanted here to the South Pacific, or vice versa. Just one tree is unquestionably an indigenous oddity ? palmate with knobbly fruit about a foot in diameter, their grey-green outer cases fragmenting like grenades to disclose an orangey interior. We enquire of passing hotel staff as to its name, which they do not know. It does, however, provide perfect camouflage to tiny green finch-like birds with red heads. These...

torr 08.03.2005 (09.03.2005) · Read review
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Review of Fiji (South Pacific Islands)

The North and South Divide Widens

Advantages: Patrick Swayze in an early role
Disadvantages: No DVD extras

...I was lucky enough to get this box-set in my local supermarket for the princely sum of £7 (reduced from £25!). Boy was I chuffed at getting a blooming good bargain! It is on sale on Amazon for prices in the region of £14.99 but my advice is to shop around as there are always bargains to be had. Based on the book Love and War by John Jakes, this mini-series was first seen on television in 1985 and was split into "Book 1" and "Book 2". This review is about Book 2, as I have reviewed the first boxset of North and South separately on: (http://dvd.ciao.co.uk/NorthAndSouthSeason1DVDReview5604842) (I know it's a plug!). ***The DVD*** Book 1 was really the introduction into the lives of the Main family in the Southern States and the Hazard family in the North and how these two families related to each other and how their...

bonsi6337 07.04.2007 · Read review
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Review of North And South - Series 2 (DVD)

Motorstorm Pacific Rift The Truth

Advantages: Split screen, more colourful than 1st MS much more read review
Disadvantages: motorstorm 1 seemed more chaotic

... Motorstorm Pacific Rift The Truth Introduction Motorstorm is the second game of the motorstorm series and a lot of people were hoping that this would make them forget about motorstorm 1 and its lack of modes. I think this game has but it has got some things that I preferred in motorstorm 1. In this review ill show everything i know and played of motorstorm PC. Story There is no story to this game, just a series of races and events. The only thing is that the amount of races, there must be about 150 races each 2 laps long which is long when your crashing and dodging vehicles. Gameplay Gameplay is Motorstorm PC is very well down, with the L2 and R2 buttons as your accelerate and decelerate really makes you feel you?re pressing down on a pedal. the x button for boost is a much improved system with the game...

Haig 09.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of Motorstorm: Pacific Rift (PS3)

Heaven and Hell in the Deep South

Advantages: It concludes the North and South saga
Disadvantages: It didn't really come up to the standards of the other

...This is another of my bargain finds. I was out shopping with the other half (and minus kids as they were at school!) when we saw this on sale, reduced down to 10 Euros (about £6.50 or so). Well, I have the other two seasons so needless to say this went straight into the trolley before hubby could utter a word! My advice (as always) to anyone who is looking to buy this or any DVD is to shop around as there are always bargains to be had. I have previously reviewed seasons 1 and 2 on here, so now it is the turn of season 3 to have the bonsi treatment! Based on the book Love and War by John Jakes, this mini-series was first seen on television in 1985 and was split into "Book 1" and "Book 2". This review is about Book 3, as I have reviewed the first two boxsets of North and South separately on: (http://dvd.ciao.co.uk/NorthAndSouth...

bonsi6337 20.04.2008 (21.04.2008) · Read review
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Review of North and South Season 3 DVD