Advantages: Stylish, good range of features
Disadvantages: No 'piggy-back' connection

...I recently purchased a vanity bag from Oasis (fashion shop) and have found it really strong, stylish and useful, with excellent organiser capabilities. The bag is part of the Oasis luggage collection designed by Antler. At £30 the bag seems about average price, but was definitely the most stylish and had the most features. It fits in with the ethos of Oasis as being individual and fashionable. It is black and curved at the front, and is soft-sided but with a reinforced front. It is travel-bag sized, with two main sections. Each section includes organiser features, including: * mobile phone pocket * 3 bottle straps (for storing shampoo, etc) * key holder * A4 sized inside pocket * pen holders * other storage pockets It also comes with a shoulder strap and a padlock. For me the bag is excellent, as it forces me... Read review

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Advantages: Locks cases
Disadvantages: Not high security

...Antler combination lock On a recent foray abroad, I decided that it was about time I started locking my trusty holdall.. just because it has served me well for about 20years, doesn’t mean that it will always remain tightly shut when I get it off that carousel. So, needing something simple, and not with a key, I settled on the combination lock. I realised early on that I would lose a key, or put it into the bag for safe keeping, but realised that I could probably remember numbers. ~~Product and Packaging~~ My combination lock is in orange, but I have seen the blue ones for sale. These type of locks are for zipped cases…ones which have zips which join together and can be fastened I assume. It is about 5cm in length and has 3 small dials at the side with a metal hook like contraption which snaps closed like other... Read review

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Advantages: Weather and sightseeing
Disadvantages: ...................

...all the old exotic cars (Porsches, Mercedes, Ferraris', and then a few modern super cars who are also taking part). Other car events include a race day where racetrack cars try and get the quickest time from Camucia to Cortona. They shut a few roads down and use them for the day (officially organized). There are many Festas' in Cortona and Camucia throughout the year. There are many Vineyards in this area (which it is renowned for). Montepulciano is only 15-20 mins away. Pienza is only 15 mins further on from that. Arezzo is only about 30-40 mins drive and is a haven of history with its Duomo's and museums and Palazzo's. Perugia is also 30-40 mins in the opposite direction. Perugia is located in Umbria (one region closer to Rome) and has many sightseeing attraction itself. If shopping is your thing then Perugia... Read review

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Advantages: Great story, excellent performances, total eye opener
Disadvantages: none

...It's the late 1930s and Guido, an easy going Jew, arrives in the Tuscan town of Arezzo, where he dreams of opening a book store. Too finance his dream he gains temporary work as a waiter at a local hotel. Whilst working towards his dream, he meets Dora, a local school teacher who is engaged to a local Fascist official. This doesn't stop him from wooing her with his romantic gestures and humour. Finally winning her affections, they get married and have a son called Giosué. Several years on, and the family are sent to a German-run Concentration Camp where Dora is separated from Guido and their son. Too try and make the harsh surroundings more bearable, Guido convinces his son that they are part of a huge game, where you win points for behaving and doing as you are told, with the winner getting a tank. Life is Beautiful (La Vita è... Read review

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Advantages: Adam Sandler
Disadvantages: -

...first television appearance was on The Late Show With David Letterman in 1987. He did the screenplay for the film Deuce in 1999, a film he also featured in. Other films you may have seen him in include Home Alone 2 (1992), Beverley Hillbillies (1993) and Judge Dredd (1995). Along with his acting abilities, he is also able to do almost 50 impressions and voices. Cole and Dylan Sprouse Twins born on 4th August 1992 in Arezzo, Italy. Dylan is the elder, by 15 minutes. Despite their young age they have quite a bit of acting experience under their belts already. They have appeared in Grace Under Fire (1993-98) aswell as appearing in The Astronaut’s Wife. I vaguely remember seeing one of them in Friends, playing Ross’ son in an episode where Rachel was teaching him a load of tricks. Leslie Mann Born in 1972 in San Francisco, Leslie has... Read review

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Advantages: Tears of joy, sadness and laughter
Disadvantages: Issues may be too difficult for some

...La Vita è Bella. Before I saw this film, I was a little confused as to just how it had earned its controversial reputation. As I watched it, I could see how some people, if they were small-minded, could object to it. Roberto Benigni is well-known in Italy for his slapstick comedy roles. I haven't actually seen him in any other Italian films, but he was in the english-language Down By Law, and the dire Son of the Pink Panther. He won the Oscar for Best Actor for this film, and, might I add, it was a highly justified choice for once. The film also won Oscars for Best Foreign Language Film and Best Original Dramatic Score in the 1999 Academy Awards. This film is genuinely funny and I don't want to ruin it by revealing all the jokes... The film starts in Arezzo, in fascist-ruled Italy in 1939, following Benigni's character... Read review

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Advantages: Genuine and controlled
Disadvantages: no one

...SORRY FOR MY ENGLISH For the friends enrolled of Ciao.co.uk I want to express a modest opinion, for the wine which represents my region, represents Italy in the world, represents the wine in the true sense of the word: Chianti D.O.C.G. The Chianti Melini factory is one of the best wine makers in Tuscany. The zone of production of the Chianti controlled and guaranteed denomination of origin, is constituted from territories delimited by the law, are the provinces of Arezzo, Florence, Pisa, Pistoia, Prato and Siena. This territory is' characterized by system of hills with big terraces with valleys crossed from rivers. The origin of the Chianti wine gets lost in the centuries, but it has had its highest level in the 800 when did obtain the controlled denomination of origin with the Decree of the President dell Republic 9... Read review

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Advantages: i'm new
Disadvantages: ...

...HELLO! I'm an Italian member and I'm a member of ciao Italia too. I 've subscribe a new ciao account here because i'd like write in english, so I can learn better. When I'll write I'll never use a dictionary but only my mind...excuse me for mistakes... You can tell me my mistakes I'll be happy to learn. I'm sure that while i read your rewiew I'll learn a lot of word. something about me...I'm 25 years old, and I'm a student. I'm studyng to became a teacher in the primary school. I live in Toscana, my city is Arezzo. I'll never travel in UK I think that will be wonderful...one day I'll project a trave in your country. I'm sure that this my firs rewiew is full of mistakes and I'm sorry fot this. I'll wait for your opinion and rating on it. I hope that i've write in the right categories, in my country ciao cafè... Read review

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Advantages: Moose are the best!!!
Disadvantages: I can't have one as a pet :o(

..., can grow up to 7 feet tall, and weigh up to 1800lbs (there are seven different types of moose with the Alaskan moose being the biggest). The scientific name of moose is Alces alces. The word moose is derived from a word meaning twig-eater. Hence moose eat twigs and shrubs etc. Although I didn't initially believe it, moose shed their antlers every year. Moose are solitary animals, and are generally quiet (unlike myself!) My first moose was a cuddly 'moose in a can' bought on holiday in Florida in August 1997, followed by a larger moose the next day in the Canada section of Disney World. Going into the sixth form in September 1997 I first used the Internet and started to discover more about moose. My first online friend suggested that I get another e-mail account for use if I could use the Internet outside of school. Initially I... Read review

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Advantages: Should help get you into the christmas spirit
Disadvantages: None

...and the sleigh bells in the snow, But I wish those pesky relatives would take their kids and go! Those cookie crunchers fed the dog a twenty pound rib roast. His feet are sticking in the air like skinny old fence posts. Now they're in a free-for-all the girls against the boys. They're fighting over boxes 'cause they're bored with all their toys. My mother-in-law is snoring in my favourite TV chair. Those kids are stringing lights on her and tinselling her hair. I oughta wake her up before the fireworks begin, But I wanna see those blue sparks fly when they plug her in! I love the decorations and the sleigh bells in the snow, But I wish those pesky relatives would take their kids and go! FACT! NOT FICTION According to the Alaskan Department of Fish and game, while both male and female reindeer grow antlers in the summer each year, male... Read review

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