Aztec Esquina Plus Tent

Advantages: Educational, easy to read
Disadvantages: none

...pox to Central America, which wiped out thousands of Aztecs. Plus how on the walls of an Aztec temple there were 136,000 human skulls. Furthermore the Aztecs played a sport a lot like Basketball, in which the losers were slaughtered & the winners could have anything they wanted which the losers own. The illustrations, as like all of his books are drawn by Martin Brown, the are not spectacular or any thing special, but they play a big part in the book although being cartoons. It tells you everything from the Aztec lifestyle, from what they ate to how they got married, in the 'Live like an Aztec' & 'Eat like an Aztec' chapters. However my favourite chapter has to be the 'Cunning Conquistadors', where it tells you how the 508 Conquistadors, with their 11 horses, defeated an entire of over 2 million Aztecs. Terry Deary has written... Read review

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Advantages: A classic Black & White Historical story. Great range of special features.
Disadvantages: Commentary is a bit poor...but that's not a big criticism.

...I suddenly realised I?d had this DVD for AGES and still not got round to finishing my review of it. Before I tell you about this one I need to give you a little plot overview of this Historical adventure starring the first Doctor (William Hartnell) and his companions Ian, Barbara and Susan. Join me in three paragraphs time if you don?t want to know! The Doctor and his companions find themselves materialising in fifteenth century Mexico, the centre of the Aztec civilisation, in an Aztec tomb. Barbara is mistaken for the reincarnation of the High Priest Yetaxa (because she is found in his tomb) after she wanders out of the TARDIS and gets locked outside. The time travellers get into a dangerous situation when Barbara tries to use her knowledge of history (she was a history teacher back on earth) to change the whole basis... Read review

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Advantages: Breathable fabric keeps cool in the heat and warm when it is cooler
Disadvantages: It is quite weighty and quite expensive

...I turned to camping rather late in life, only a year or so ago, with an escapade to the Isles of Scilly with my sister. While the trip and the islands themselves were fantastic, my cheap tent certainly was not. I had the bug though, and despite working in the hotel game, I found a real buzz from being able to book a week?s holiday for the princely sum of £6 to £8 a night. On return to the mainland, and armed with a £200 donation from my father in law, we set about searching for a tent. We quickly stumbled upon the Outwell Classic range of tents, as the local Yeomans camping store in my village has a vast display. I also have to admit I was somewhat seducted by the names of their tents, Bear Lake, Wolf Lake, Indian Lake, Norfolk Lake, Trout Lake ? all conjuring up images of camping in the Canadian wilderness with only a fishing rod... Read review

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