AAers Recommend

It's a reasonably priced (around $15) Australian Shiraz from South Australia. The label looks like an airline boarding pass and there's  a checked luggage tag on top. On the back there's a spoof of an in-flight safety booklet.

Great selection of Australian wine and beer. Really good food.

Great selection of Australian food including lamb, sausages, and kangaroo. Coopers sparkling ale availble.

A great Australian restaurant and bar in the heart of San Diego.  Owned and operated by Australians with an interesting menu.  Appetisers are around $8-$12.  A great range of wines and some Aussie beers including Coopers and Boags.

Although there are a number of "tourism Australia" items on the menu, this recommendation comes more from the ambience (like sitting in a funky Melbournian restaurant), the variety of the cuisine and the quality of the cooking.  The manager has actually spent some time in Australia, and has tried to create something that feels "Australian" rather than something the tourists expect.  As well as a bar and restaurant, this venue also has events

Waiting for the Barbarians - more later

After I read We Need to Talk About Kevin I threw it straight into the rubbish bin - not because it isn''t a good piece of literature, but because it was so disturbing.

Around 1:00 pm Discovery Bay time a woman who gave her name as Melissa, phoned me. She said she was from the florists'.

She was extremely aggressive and accused me of giving the phone man the wrong price. I said, "but he gave ME the price, how would I know your prices???". She then went on to say it was at least $20 more than that and it was now too late to deliver that day.

I said I could get other types of flowers but "Melissa" said no. She said it was MY choice not to send them. That I could pay another $20 or get nothing! I told her I'd complain to the Better Business Bureau etc. Her response - YOU do that and we'll tell your company you tried to get the wrong price!

I emailed blossom florists yesterday. So far, no reply!

Dinners and desserts are delicious and a swim in the Hot Springs before bed tops off a day of adventure.

It is right on Robson Street and close to everything. Great restaurants all around and fabulous shopping.

We paid C$70 a night.

Each room is HUGE - bedroom, bathroom, lounge and kitchen. There is also a pull out sofa.

It is not upscale and a little worn down but it has fabulous location.

NOTE: pack your own hairdryer!

There are specials on their webpage starting from 75 EURO's.

Have a wonderful time and hope this helps.

Anne

It also has component output for High Def TVs.

Some stores will unlock these DVD players before they are shipped to you. If not you will need to unlock the DVD player by performing one of the following(depending on the model): By default it only plays region 1 DVDs.

A) 1. Turn on the player. 2. Open the tray. 3. Press the following sequence on the remote: 7 8 9 OK 0 4. The number 0 will appear on the lower left side of your screen. 5. Your player is now region free.

B) 1. Turn on the player. 2. Open the tray. 3. Press the following sequence on the remote: 9 9 9 9 0 4. The number 0 will appear on the lower left side of your screen. 5. Your player is now region free.

The DVD727 DVD plays PAL DVDs for sure. Any questions let me know.

One last thing. Those of you who have laptop/PC DVDs and would like to switch between regions without locking your Laptop/PC DVD player to one region I suggest this software. http://www.dvdidle.com/dvd-region-free.htm I have had this running for a few years now and it works perfectly. I'm not sure the $39.95 is worth it, but I guess I'm still trialing it before I buy it ;-)

Feedback - poor. Not recommended.

The format has been very thoughtfully planned to introduce you to the most commonly used words and structures, in as natuaral a way as possible. It is structured around an amusing dialogue between a foreign man and a local woman, so by the end you should be able to pick up girls in the language of your choice! This keeps interest up and keeps the mood light as we are always keen to see how he progresses with the girl...

We also have a Sony video camera, but have had an endless lot of trouble with the battery not keeping its charge. Personally, we would not buy anything Sony anymore. Our Sony digital camera has the same problem with the battery.

Rachel

Adele

It is cheap and saves my having to lug around bulky items like tiolet rolls and paper towels.

If you order enough you get free shipping.

Customer service is execellent.

Highly recommended

The service is A1