http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/BlackManx/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from BlackManx en-us Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:31:56 +0000 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:31:56 +0000 We had a lovely handful of days on Kangaroo Island staying in a little house with a loft beautiful views delicious food and wine and an abundance of wildlife although we didnt see any live kangaroos until the last day http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/South-Australia/Kangaroo-Island/blog-426103.html It may sound deep and philosophical but its also true snow doesnt make any sound when it falls. Think about it rain depending on the heaviness will either sprinkle patter or pour one of the best sounds ever by the way hail makes itself heard in a clatter sleet accompanied by wind will whistle as it chills but snow makes no sound at all. Silence as it lands gently on my hand knitted mit http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Queenstown/blog-298586.html One of the best things about travelling is the variety of food and tastes on offer. Im never one to shy away from a good feed eat your heart out http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/blog-230931.html There werent any poodle skirts and bobby socks leather jackets and hair gel and definitley no hot young Danny Zuco but there was plenty of parties music dancing and good times had when Cherida and I hit up Greece and the Greek Isles.We stayed in the Pink Palace on Corfu after a gruelling ferry trip from Bari Italy. i have recently seen pictures of luxury ferries travelling the same waters a http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/blog-223587.html Im going to say it. Not including Australia which is home and Japan which is ichiban number 1 Italy is my favourite. Loved it loved it loved it.I loved knowing that this was the country that invented pizza and pasta. Mouthwatering flavour filled tomato sauces the main ingredient in back to basics pizzas that just melt in your mouth.The allure of Venice a million laneways to weave and dodge http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/blog-242229.html To me there are two Englands. One is London the other is the rest of it. Heres where the playdough comes into it.... London is like if you put the playdough in the middle of the table and tell the kids to go for it everybody grabs as much as they can and starts playing with it sculpting it and moulding it into what they want it to look like according to their ideas and plans. Some kids dont ge http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/blog-193550.html What can you say about one of the most frequented destinations in Europe It certainly is a beautiful city and we enjoyed some sunshine and some rain while seeing the sights had a lovely dinner for Cheridas birthday and had a chance to rest and clean the mud out of everything after GlastonburyAnd we went to Disneyland I think Im becoming a bit of an addict and am hoping to go to all of them on http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Ile-de-France/Paris/blog-216439.html Over 700 acts over 80 stages. 177000 people over 3 days of entertainment. We stayed 5 nights. 300 tonnes of recyclable waste and 110 tonnes of other waste removed from the site. Tickets sold out in 1 hour and 45 minutes. We got ours in the second round thanks to Bec and Shaun sitting on the phone in London. I dont know how much rain. Between 310 centimetres of mud in varying consistencies on 90 http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Somerset/Glastonbury/blog-193551.html Hi My name is Vaca I am a cow and I live in Spain. Being a cow in Spain isn't the same as being a cow in any other country in the world because every year in July the Spaniards hold the San Fermin Festival aka The Running of the Bulls. Sanfermines held in honour of Saint Fermin the patron saint of Pamplona and Navarre now attracts visitors from all over the world... visitors hoping to run with http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Navarre/Pamplona/blog-201008.html In the fairytale surrounds of southern Germany castles dotting the landscape amidst rolling hillsides of vineyards pointing towards the languidly looping Rhine two beautiful maidens Cherida and Amy met their kind and generous friend Dirk. A tour of the lovely town of Bingen was had with spectacular sunset views and a scary dark tower turm where the tears of many a long tressed maiden could s http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/Rhineland-Palatinate/Bingen-am-Rhein/blog-192298.html Well here I am in London having flown from Japan via Moscow. The differences are amazing and endless and its taken a little while to get my head around what country im in what im doing here and what im doin next. Weve been lucky enough to stay with an old school friend Bec and she and her boyfriend Shaun have shown us a grand old time in London Town. Weve done a lot of walking and exploring do http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/blog-147224.html So Im in Morrocco and i really dont know how to feel. Im actually really wishing i wasnt here that i was back in barcelona or even better home on the couch in australia watching the crows play. but im not and so i feel like i should be making the best of this situation finding out what it is that others love about this place....why i am i so tense that my neck is stiff and everything aches why http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Morocco/blog-181198.html Funny times had in the Czech Republic........... mainly owing to the great British guys we met there Joe and Andy.. who were staying in the same hostel room as us and were continuing on to Cesky Krumlov at the same time. We arrived in Prague after a quick flight from Hungary.. we thought this would mean a nice and easy arrival. We were wrong. We got in too late for normal buses and so had to wa http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Czech-Republic/blog-170998.html I always knew I had it in me and have had plenty of oppurtunity to practise on our travels Hyde Park Mirabell Gardens Schonnbrunn Palace... but in Budapest I have perfected the art of sitting and watching the world go by. Often I have a book with me other times its just my Ipod but there is never a shortage of people to watch. I sat in a Square and some Budapestian locals maybe on th http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Hungary/Central-Hungary/Budapest/blog-163107.html My favourite thingsnbspEurope raquonbspAustria By BlackManxMay 1st 2007Amy Hall My Favourite Austrian Things To the tune of 'My Favourite Things' from the Sound of Music Snow on the mountains and breath taking views Liesl slipped off the bench coz she wore the wrong shoes Sound of Music Tour with a bus driver who sings..... These are a few of my favourite Austrian things. Sun shining d http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/blog-155660.html Champions One of the funniest and most memorable times in Poland was when Marios parents picked us up from the train station we were so relieved to see them coz we didnt know where we were and werent sure theyd got the message. They took us to their house and fed us and then on the way to Marios apartment before stopping so Marios Dad could by us beer and sausages we were listening to the http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Poland/blog-151304.html The famous words uttered by JFk on June 26 1963 on the steps of Berlin city hall in a show of support of the United States for democratic West Germany shortly after the Sovietsupported Communist state of East Germany erected the Berlin Wall as a barrier to prevent movement between East and West. Unfortunately for him the words when translated mean I am a donut. As our tour guide said bad ye http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/District-of-Berlin/Berlin/blog-151302.html Amsterdam is an overwhelming amazing city with so much happening at once that its hard to catch a breath. The saying 'anything goes' certainly applies here and it results in an absolute bizarre mix of cuilture and people. This was certainly higlighted when we did Randy Roys Red Light Tour along with a mother and her two 20 year old sons a young couple and a photographer from Canada. At one http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/North-Holland/Amsterdam/blog-151288.html Miscellany a collection containing a variety of sorts of things Modern Language Association MLA miscellany. WordNet 2.1. Princeton University. 23 Mar. 2007. ltDictionary.com httpdictionary.reference.combrowsemiscellanygt. This blog is an example of just that it is a collection containing snippets of all the adventures I have had in the last little while to get you up to dat http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Shizuoka/blog-140494.html Thanks to Global Warming it is safe to say that the Japanese Winter is over and Spring has indeed Sprung. This is not ideal for professional snowboarders like myself as there isnt much snow left around the place but for flower enthusiasts all over Japan christmas has come early. The cherry blossom is even starting and if one has to give up snow its nice to have cherry blossom to look at in http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Shizuoka/blog-135498.html