tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29675453756186333392024-03-13T21:25:24.072+00:00The Travelling WombatAdventures of a small marsupialThe Wombathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06717006417507632193noreply@blogger.comBlogger77125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967545375618633339.post-4553539876416483612012-07-14T14:22:00.000+01:002012-07-14T14:22:40.519+01:00The Wombat goes to collegeThe Wombat will soon be finishing his stay in Dublin, so he's been looking around some of the places he hasn't been before. Last week, he finally went to <a href="http://www.tcd.ie/" target="_blank">Trinity College</a>.<br />
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He decided the queue to see the <a href="http://www.tcd.ie/Library/bookofkells/" target="_blank">Book of Kells</a> was sadly just a bit too long.<br />
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So he had a wander around the beautiful grounds instead (while dodging groups of tourists and wondering what it was like to be an actual student).<br />
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The Travelling Wombat goes here, there and everywhere. Contact travellingwombat@googlemail.com if you want him to visit you!</div>The Wombathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06717006417507632193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967545375618633339.post-44256488157359088302012-07-05T22:04:00.000+01:002012-07-05T22:04:16.837+01:00The Wombat in an ice age?The Wombat isn't really stealing Scrat's acorn: he wouldn't dare!<br />
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The Travelling Wombat goes here, there and everywhere. Contact travellingwombat@googlemail.com if you want him to visit you!</div>The Wombathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06717006417507632193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967545375618633339.post-5112333601954651932012-07-01T21:58:00.002+01:002012-07-01T21:58:27.782+01:00Down the LiffeyThe Wombat had a nice wander down the quays in Dublin yesterday.<br />
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He wasn't too sure why there are Dutch navy ships moored in the Liffey, but he posed for a photo anyway.<br />
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He also posed in front of the distant Aviva stadium (it's the curvy thing on the middle-left) and the entrance to the Grand Canal Dock.<br />
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And he got a bit creeped out by the pig-mouse-bear-things statue outside the O2. (Anyone know what they are?) The one on the left was definitely giving him a funny look.<br />
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The Travelling Wombat goes here, there and everywhere. Contact travellingwombat@googlemail.com if you want him to visit you!</div>The Wombathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06717006417507632193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967545375618633339.post-2181421653774905012012-06-26T22:23:00.004+01:002012-06-26T22:23:43.640+01:00The wrong wallaby?The Wombat was rather distressed to find out that the wallaby recaptured in Northern Ireland the other day was <b>not</b> the one that had gone missing a couple of weeks earlier! [<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18563922" target="_blank">BBC News story</a>]<br />
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On the other hand, he was sort of pleased that there are so many other marsupials roaming around the Irish countryside - he doesn't feel quite so alone anymore.<div class="blogger-post-footer">--------------------------<br/>
The Travelling Wombat goes here, there and everywhere. Contact travellingwombat@googlemail.com if you want him to visit you!</div>The Wombathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06717006417507632193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967545375618633339.post-28058622210215409242012-06-24T16:34:00.000+01:002012-06-24T16:34:40.869+01:00A chateau and a cathedralThe Wombat went to France last week! He travelled by ferry from Portsmouth to Saint Malo, but we don't have any pictures of him actually on the ferry because he's too scared to go out on deck just in case something nasty happens to him. <br />
We can't really blame him, since one of his brethren fell off the back of a ferry crossing the Irish Sea and was never seen again.<br />
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He spent most of his holiday in the city of <a href="http://en.nantes-tourisme.com/" target="_blank">Nantes</a> (and the rest going around the wine sections of various supermarkets).<br />
Here he is in front of the <a href="http://en.nantes-tourisme.com/CHATEAU_DES_DUCS_DE_BRETAGNE_MUSEE_DHISTOIRE_DE_NANTES_105268" target="_blank">Château des ducs de Bretagne</a> (Castle of the Dukes of Brittany), which these days is home to the Museum of Nantes.<br />
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And here he is again, admiring the 15th century cathedral.<br />
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The Travelling Wombat goes here, there and everywhere. Contact travellingwombat@googlemail.com if you want him to visit you!</div>The Wombathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06717006417507632193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967545375618633339.post-3572356673975630852012-06-22T12:09:00.002+01:002012-06-22T12:09:33.556+01:00More marsupial newsThe Wombat is very relieved to hear that the missing wallaby has been found! [<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18541504" target="_blank">BBC News story</a>]. He managed to make it about 30 miles from home, and The Wombat's quite impressed since he's sure his own little legs couldn't take him that far.<br />
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Some other news made him a bit sad though. A mass grave of giant wombats has been found in Australia [<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/mass-grave-giant-wombats-discovered-australia-201621035.html" target="_blank">Yahoo! News story</a>]. He did perk up when he realised that they weren't his actual recent relatives, because they'd died somewhere between 100 and 200 million years ago...<div class="blogger-post-footer">--------------------------<br/>
The Travelling Wombat goes here, there and everywhere. Contact travellingwombat@googlemail.com if you want him to visit you!</div>The Wombathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06717006417507632193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967545375618633339.post-38824796516066835652012-06-06T23:06:00.000+01:002012-06-06T23:06:53.464+01:00Wallaby on the loose!The Wombat spends quite a bit of time in County Tyrone in Northern Ireland - he was there just this past weekend - and he's very very worried about a wallaby that's running loose in Tyrone, having abandoned his mates and babies.<br />
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[<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18339292" target="_blank">BBC News item</a>]<br />
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Hopefully he's not looking for The Wombat, because he's now back in Dublin... which means Wally's going to wrong way!<div class="blogger-post-footer">--------------------------<br/>
The Travelling Wombat goes here, there and everywhere. Contact travellingwombat@googlemail.com if you want him to visit you!</div>The Wombathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06717006417507632193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967545375618633339.post-81989845745112334182012-06-05T23:16:00.000+01:002012-06-05T23:16:13.296+01:00London 2012, here comes The Wombat?The <a href="http://www.london2012.com/torch-relay/" target="_blank">Olympic flame is currently on its way around the UK</a>, ahead of the London 2012 Olympics, and of course The Wombat wanted to get involved.<br />
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On day 17 of the relay (Monday 4th June 2012), he waited patiently in Derry at the Peace Bridge...<br />
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... Watched the cauldron being lit by the day's final torch bearer...<br />
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... And even got to sit on the torch itself (unlit, thankfully) with the help of his minder.<br />
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The Travelling Wombat goes here, there and everywhere. Contact travellingwombat@googlemail.com if you want him to visit you!</div>The Wombathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06717006417507632193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967545375618633339.post-41401613313383113832012-05-26T20:05:00.001+01:002012-05-26T20:05:57.280+01:00The Wombat loves Eurovision!The Wombat lurrrrrrrves <a href="http://www.eurovision.tv/" target="_blank">Eurovision</a>!<br />
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And this year he's supporting <a href="http://www.planetjedward.net/" target="_blank">Jedward</a>.<br />
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The Travelling Wombat goes here, there and everywhere. Contact travellingwombat@googlemail.com if you want him to visit you!</div>The Wombathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06717006417507632193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967545375618633339.post-74186572304386897292011-09-26T21:16:00.000+01:002012-05-16T21:17:56.998+01:00Brief stop in BelfastThe Wombat was actually in Belfast to attend <a href="http://www.titancon.com/" target="_blank">TitanCon</a>. He didn't get any photos with the famous people there (maybe next year) but he did get a photo of himself outside Belfast City Hall.<br />
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The Travelling Wombat goes here, there and everywhere. Contact travellingwombat@googlemail.com if you want him to visit you!</div>The Wombathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06717006417507632193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967545375618633339.post-72076382304712471252011-11-06T18:29:00.000+00:002012-05-16T21:14:45.150+01:00A day out in DublinDetermined to get to know Dublin even better, the Wombat went wandering along the River Liffey. He walked down to see the <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CH8QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jeaniejohnston.ie%2F&ei=Qf6zT5PLKI2ZhQexooGTDg&usg=AFQjCNEFvvtFdh-UpINaVkwAOT8_IMC3ww" target="_blank">Jeannie Johnston</a>, a replica of one of the ships which carried Irish immigrants to a new life in America.<br />
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Finally, he had a surprise encounter with the new President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, at the <a href="http://www.ddda.ie/index.jsp?n=640&p=112" target="_blank">Famine Memorial</a>.<br />
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The Travelling Wombat goes here, there and everywhere. Contact travellingwombat@googlemail.com if you want him to visit you!</div>The Wombathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06717006417507632193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967545375618633339.post-37100401948364091082012-05-16T21:03:00.002+01:002012-05-16T21:03:35.214+01:00The Wombat meets the almighty Chris Baty againA few years ago, The Wombat attended the Night of Writing Dangerously as part of <a href="http://www.nanowrimo.org/" target="_blank">National Novel Writing Month</a>, where he met its founder <a href="http://www.chrisbaty.com/" target="_blank"">Chris Baty</a>.
(<a href="http://travellingwombat.blogspot.com/2009/11/novelling-wombat-2.html">Details of that night</a>)
Chris has been visiting Ireland, and met up with some NaNoWriMo participants...<br />
And of course, The Wombat insisted on being there again.<br />
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The Travelling Wombat goes here, there and everywhere. Contact travellingwombat@googlemail.com if you want him to visit you!</div>The Wombathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06717006417507632193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967545375618633339.post-62781643233752995522012-05-11T19:10:00.000+01:002012-05-16T21:02:38.600+01:00"Wombat is coming..."The Wombat loves watching <i><a href="http://www.hbo.com/game-of-thrones/index.html" target="_blank">Game of Thrones</a></i>
on TV. (We think he fancies himself another Tyrion Lannister.) So he was delighted to visit one of the filming locations: Ballintoy Harbour, aka the Iron Islands.<br />
It all looks much less forbidding in the sunshine though!<br />
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The Travelling Wombat goes here, there and everywhere. Contact travellingwombat@googlemail.com if you want him to visit you!</div>The Wombathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06717006417507632193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967545375618633339.post-15574143707953140732012-05-08T18:04:00.000+01:002012-05-16T21:00:09.069+01:00Wombat with a Cause(way)The Wombat has been to the <a href="http://www.giantscausewayireland.com/" target="_blank">Giant's Causeway</a> before of course. But he
enjoyed seeing it again on a much sunnier day!<br />
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The Travelling Wombat goes here, there and everywhere. Contact travellingwombat@googlemail.com if you want him to visit you!</div>The Wombathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06717006417507632193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967545375618633339.post-62717118459173727902012-05-07T19:08:00.000+01:002012-05-16T20:55:05.133+01:00Jazzing things up a bit in DerryThe Wombat likes a bit of music, and enjoyed himself very much at the
<a href="http://www.cityofderryjazzfestival.com/" target="_blank">Derry Jazz Festival</a> - so much so that we don't have any
usable photos of his night out!
But here he is on the walls above Guildhall Square (perched by a cannon), listening to some of the live music from the stage below. <br />
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And here he is still on the walls, looking out over Derry's new(ish) <a href="http://www.derrycity.gov.uk/peacebridge/Peace-Bridge" target="_blank">Peace Bridge</a>, which curves over the River Foyle.<br />
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mDx_PyRj_5Y/T7QE-iEHcNI/AAAAAAAABAc/AMftCCUX3R0/s1600/SV205171.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mDx_PyRj_5Y/T7QE-iEHcNI/AAAAAAAABAc/AMftCCUX3R0/s400/SV205171.JPG" width="298" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">--------------------------<br/>
The Travelling Wombat goes here, there and everywhere. Contact travellingwombat@googlemail.com if you want him to visit you!</div>The Wombathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06717006417507632193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967545375618633339.post-38872189517350031892012-04-22T19:02:00.000+01:002012-05-16T20:43:43.684+01:00Bobbing around Cardiff BayThe song is true as far as The Wombat is concerned - there's always a
welcome for him in the hillside and the vales. He was very happy to
pay another visit to Cardiff (<a href="http://travellingwombat.blogspot.com/2009/08/wombat-in-wales.html">read about his previousone</a>) and decided to explore <a href="http://www.cardiffbay.co.uk/" target="_blank">Cardiff Bay</a>.<br />
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He thought about taking a boat trip, but he really isn't sure about the water. There were ducks in it. <a href="http://travellingwombat.blogspot.com/2010/06/spot-of-bird-watching.html">Ducks scare him</a>.<br />
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--rIjC8Jf5Xs/T7QBmXRJwcI/AAAAAAAAA_0/clHg5oi8_4g/s1600/SV205107.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--rIjC8Jf5Xs/T7QBmXRJwcI/AAAAAAAAA_0/clHg5oi8_4g/s400/SV205107.JPG" width="400" /></a>
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The Wombat watches quite a bit of TV, and he recognised this landmark from watching <i>Doctor Who</i> and especially <i>Torchwood</i> (<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0485301/" target="_blank">IMDB link</a>).<br />
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZxAXn54EctQ/T7QBmz0ji_I/AAAAAAAAA_8/FyOaUGn4RVg/s1600/SV205119.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZxAXn54EctQ/T7QBmz0ji_I/AAAAAAAAA_8/FyOaUGn4RVg/s400/SV205119.JPG" width="298" /></a>
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Scenes from <i>Doctor Who</i> were filmed here too, but it's better known as the Senedd, the home of the <a href="http://www.assemblywales.org/" target="_blank">National Assembly for Wales</a>.<br />
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-N5DZo-iI8lw/T7QBoCQxRSI/AAAAAAAABAA/fk_CfEYc8Bo/s1600/SV205125.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-N5DZo-iI8lw/T7QBoCQxRSI/AAAAAAAABAA/fk_CfEYc8Bo/s400/SV205125.JPG" width="400" /></a>
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He'd fallen into a bin right before the last photo was taken (he does like posing in dangerous places). Here he at risking of falling into the bay, looking over towards the <a href="http://www.norwegianchurchcardiff.com/" target="_blank">Norwegian church</a> where Roald Dahl was christened.<br />
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QKs6-waT_hU/T7QBo3Gtt8I/AAAAAAAABAM/fbqnOF1DWsA/s1600/SV205164.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="370" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QKs6-waT_hU/T7QBo3Gtt8I/AAAAAAAABAM/fbqnOF1DWsA/s400/SV205164.JPG" width="400" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">--------------------------<br/>
The Travelling Wombat goes here, there and everywhere. Contact travellingwombat@googlemail.com if you want him to visit you!</div>The Wombathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06717006417507632193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967545375618633339.post-67172771185632704882011-09-16T18:25:00.000+01:002012-05-16T20:31:05.735+01:00We're going to the zoo, zoo, zoo...The Wombat is going to be spending quite a lot of time in Dublin for
the next year or so (although he hopes to travel to lots of other
places too).<br />
Hopefully he won't get lost the way he did <a href="http://travellingwombat.blogspot.com/2009/06/drinking-guinness-in-dublin.html">last time he visited</a>.<br />
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He started his sojourn by going to Phoenix Park, where he was very impressed by the great
big obelisk.<br />
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pFh9K5X351Q/T7P66taGzYI/AAAAAAAAA-s/TtQ5hLv3DKU/s1600/SV204968.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pFh9K5X351Q/T7P66taGzYI/AAAAAAAAA-s/TtQ5hLv3DKU/s400/SV204968.JPG" width="400" /></a>
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He visited <a href="http://www.dublinzoo.ie/" target="_blank">Dublin Zoo</a> as well, and although he was disappointed not to see any marsupials like himself during his visit, he did make the acquaintance of a meerkat...<br />
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_Zsk5V2mKHE/T7P686AuKeI/AAAAAAAAA-0/h-Qd87gsrJI/s1600/SV204972.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_Zsk5V2mKHE/T7P686AuKeI/AAAAAAAAA-0/h-Qd87gsrJI/s400/SV204972.JPG" width="400" /></a>
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<br />
... envied the long legs of the giraffes... <br />
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... and decided to keep well away from the big white rhinos.<br />
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The Travelling Wombat goes here, there and everywhere. Contact travellingwombat@googlemail.com if you want him to visit you!</div>The Wombathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06717006417507632193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967545375618633339.post-64503381744839750822011-12-16T20:02:00.000+00:002012-05-16T20:30:14.570+01:00Just checking for spidersThe Wombat has heard rumours about how spider plants got their name.<br />
He's just checking this one out to be sure it's not true and that
there aren't any giant tarantulas lurking inside.<br />
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-csCzcFYmyFk/T7QAKcgkK7I/AAAAAAAAA_s/6836fohR06Q/s1600/SpiderPlant.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-csCzcFYmyFk/T7QAKcgkK7I/AAAAAAAAA_s/6836fohR06Q/s400/SpiderPlant.JPG" width="298" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">--------------------------<br/>
The Travelling Wombat goes here, there and everywhere. Contact travellingwombat@googlemail.com if you want him to visit you!</div>The Wombathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06717006417507632193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967545375618633339.post-54544334994011273012012-01-08T20:27:00.000+00:002012-05-16T20:28:02.691+01:00The dolly with the trolleyPoor old Molly Malone has been called many things (the dolly with the trolley and the tart with the cart among them). But at least she wasn't being swarmed by the usual big-headed leprechauns on the day The Wombat went to see her.<br />
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Mw0g16QYYAg/T7P_Lm3eJXI/AAAAAAAAA_k/fiVZOCKkUrY/s1600/SV205081.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Mw0g16QYYAg/T7P_Lm3eJXI/AAAAAAAAA_k/fiVZOCKkUrY/s400/SV205081.JPG" width="400" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">--------------------------<br/>
The Travelling Wombat goes here, there and everywhere. Contact travellingwombat@googlemail.com if you want him to visit you!</div>The Wombathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06717006417507632193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967545375618633339.post-14239935350585147132011-10-25T21:37:00.000+01:002012-05-16T20:13:26.732+01:00The white WombatThe Wombat is naturally interested in his relatives around the world,
and he was very relieved that a rare white wombat found orphaned in
Australia has now been nursed back to health.<br />
(<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-15450765" target="_new">BBC news story</a>)<div class="blogger-post-footer">--------------------------<br/>
The Travelling Wombat goes here, there and everywhere. Contact travellingwombat@googlemail.com if you want him to visit you!</div>The Wombathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06717006417507632193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967545375618633339.post-81646029709401867532011-08-16T20:24:00.000+01:002012-05-16T20:13:06.683+01:00Portland Bites (but so does The Wombat)The Wombat had a great time at <a href="http://www.biteoforegon.com/" target="_blank">Bite of Oregon festival</a> in Portland.
He got to listen to some blues music.<br />
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1zMq-fieDbs/T7P15IM3DBI/AAAAAAAAA88/2AM98AASIGw/s1600/portland+bite+festival+blues+stage.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1zMq-fieDbs/T7P15IM3DBI/AAAAAAAAA88/2AM98AASIGw/s400/portland+bite+festival+blues+stage.JPG" width="400" /></a>
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He got to try out some local cucumbers...<br />
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zGSPUpTfei8/T7P164HrZWI/AAAAAAAAA9E/4v71Wna2L_Y/s1600/portland+farmers+market+fine+cucumbers.JPG" style="margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zGSPUpTfei8/T7P164HrZWI/AAAAAAAAA9E/4v71Wna2L_Y/s400/portland+farmers+market+fine+cucumbers.JPG" width="400" /></a><br />
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And
later on, he went to a local bar wearing his festival wristband as a fancy head-dress. Best not to ask, probably.<br />
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Qn6fvKmjRDU/T7P18r81lLI/AAAAAAAAA9M/3sTUGdHKTKA/s1600/portland+metal+bar+wearing+bite+fest+wristband+as+a+hair+bow.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Qn6fvKmjRDU/T7P18r81lLI/AAAAAAAAA9M/3sTUGdHKTKA/s400/portland+metal+bar+wearing+bite+fest+wristband+as+a+hair+bow.JPG" width="298" /> </a><div class="blogger-post-footer">--------------------------<br/>
The Travelling Wombat goes here, there and everywhere. Contact travellingwombat@googlemail.com if you want him to visit you!</div>The Wombathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06717006417507632193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967545375618633339.post-21500140768756785032011-08-28T16:22:00.000+01:002012-05-16T20:13:06.678+01:00The Wombat in BrazilOh, how The Wombat was looking forward to visiting Brazil! Cocktails, women in bikinis, beaches and sunshine.<br />
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The reality of his visit to São Paulo was a little bit different. He saw some palm trees, but he got stuck in one while checking for coconuts...<br />
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--uqXkcXWZqw/T7PzJ2tN0TI/AAAAAAAAA8g/uX3BwkyRRCk/s1600/sao+paulo+get+down+from+there+wombat+it%27s+not+coconut+season.JPG" style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--uqXkcXWZqw/T7PzJ2tN0TI/AAAAAAAAA8g/uX3BwkyRRCk/s400/sao+paulo+get+down+from+there+wombat+it%27s+not+coconut+season.JPG" width="298" /></a> <br />
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And then he somehow ended up in a big bird of paradise plant. <br />
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ihePwPuUbDc/T7PzCRZi_eI/AAAAAAAAA8Q/e56pZF8yGLA/s1600/sao+paulo+flowers+as+big+as+a+wombat.JPG" style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ihePwPuUbDc/T7PzCRZi_eI/AAAAAAAAA8Q/e56pZF8yGLA/s320/sao+paulo+flowers+as+big+as+a+wombat.JPG" width="400" /></a><br />
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He didn't get to a beach, but he did get to sit on a sun lounger by his hotel pool.<br />
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wFAU83lReUM/T7Py_KFKZrI/AAAAAAAAA8I/AxT2ZTHyj94/s1600/sao+paulo+deckchair+lounging.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wFAU83lReUM/T7Py_KFKZrI/AAAAAAAAA8I/AxT2ZTHyj94/s320/sao+paulo+deckchair+lounging.JPG" width="400" /></a>
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ihePwPuUbDc/T7PzCRZi_eI/AAAAAAAAA8Q/e56pZF8yGLA/s1600/sao+paulo+flowers+as+big+as+a+wombat.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a>
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And the views from his hotel were impressive. (The flag proves he was actually in Brazil!)<br />
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YnQ9Hvi3n1I/T7PzMNCz6II/AAAAAAAAA8o/q95pEEHDv2g/s1600/sao+paulo+hotel+view+flag+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YnQ9Hvi3n1I/T7PzMNCz6II/AAAAAAAAA8o/q95pEEHDv2g/s400/sao+paulo+hotel+view+flag+2.JPG" width="400" /></a>
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-opmeJkOpV8k/T7PzO_1RvXI/AAAAAAAAA8w/Gs5xe9BcItE/s1600/sao+paulo+hotel+view.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-opmeJkOpV8k/T7PzO_1RvXI/AAAAAAAAA8w/Gs5xe9BcItE/s400/sao+paulo+hotel+view.JPG" width="400" /></a>
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Plus, he sampled rather a lot of the local food... especially at <a href="http://www.fogodechao.com/" target="_blank"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="red-highlight">Fogo de Chão.</span></b></a><br />
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-u1Hk_WiL-Pg/T7PzGisj6_I/AAAAAAAAA8Y/Phcl_mfaTys/s1600/sao+paulo+fogo+de+chao+green+means+bring+me+more+meat.JPG" style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-u1Hk_WiL-Pg/T7PzGisj6_I/AAAAAAAAA8Y/Phcl_mfaTys/s400/sao+paulo+fogo+de+chao+green+means+bring+me+more+meat.JPG" width="400" /></a><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="red-highlight"> </span></b><div class="blogger-post-footer">--------------------------<br/>
The Travelling Wombat goes here, there and everywhere. Contact travellingwombat@googlemail.com if you want him to visit you!</div>The Wombathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06717006417507632193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967545375618633339.post-33278914247683318582010-11-15T20:10:00.001+00:002012-05-16T20:12:45.623+01:00Louisiana yard-dogs and moreWith the swamps of Louisiana right outside New Orleans, The Wombat definitely wanted to go in a swamp boat to see the alligators.<br /><br />He went with <a href="http://www.honeyislandswamp.com/" target="_blank">Dr. Wagner's Honey Island swamp tour</a>, and saw El Whoppo the 15-foot alligator... although El Whoppo was being shy and didn't want to come over for his marshmallows. (Probably just as well, since The Wombat would have made a very small mouthful for him.)<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-J2zVeKEjcYo/TiWIjPijKsI/AAAAAAAAAus/RA3BNilOTZ0/s1600/SV204041.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-J2zVeKEjcYo/TiWIjPijKsI/AAAAAAAAAus/RA3BNilOTZ0/s400/SV204041.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631057048144915138" border="0" /></a><br /><br />He got to see alligators close up at the <a href="http://www.auduboninstitute.org/visit/aquarium" target="_blank">Audubon Aquarium</a>, and then meet a much safer one at the <a href="http://www.auduboninstitute.org/visit/insectarium" target="_blank">Insectarium</a>.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zPdUbCB0UPo/TiWIjbWGDOI/AAAAAAAAAu0/5w3gd8LBPdY/s1600/SV203854.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 272px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zPdUbCB0UPo/TiWIjbWGDOI/AAAAAAAAAu0/5w3gd8LBPdY/s400/SV203854.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631057051313900770" border="0" /></a><br /><br />At the Insectarium, he also saw lots of bugs, including this VW love-bug...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RT9IDG-ob1Y/TiWIkFFPtWI/AAAAAAAAAvE/9TqmhMULXE4/s1600/insectarium.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RT9IDG-ob1Y/TiWIkFFPtWI/AAAAAAAAAvE/9TqmhMULXE4/s400/insectarium.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631057062517519714" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And he got up close and personal with some more (static) nature at the <a href="http://www.auduboninstitute.org/visit/zoo" target="_blank">Audubon Zoo</a>.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-I9hkzcyy7zI/TiWIj-_cZiI/AAAAAAAAAu8/wt5qm74GLxY/s1600/SV203972.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 290px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-I9hkzcyy7zI/TiWIj-_cZiI/AAAAAAAAAu8/wt5qm74GLxY/s400/SV203972.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631057060882572834" border="0" /></a><br /><br />He never did find out what a <a href="http://www.floydsrecordshop.com/Louisiana-Yard-Dog-Apron-P2165.aspx" target=_blank>Louisiana yard-dog</a> is though.<div class="blogger-post-footer">--------------------------<br/>
The Travelling Wombat goes here, there and everywhere. Contact travellingwombat@googlemail.com if you want him to visit you!</div>The Wombathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06717006417507632193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967545375618633339.post-41811497755426586762011-08-21T09:36:00.003+01:002011-08-21T09:38:47.588+01:00Keeping The Wombat entertained
<br />What does The Wombat do when he's stuck in an airport with ages to wait?
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<br />He has a beer.
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<br />And then he samples his companion's margarita...
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<br />Hopefully he wasn't too drunk to be allowed on to the flight!
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The Travelling Wombat goes here, there and everywhere. Contact travellingwombat@googlemail.com if you want him to visit you!</div>The Wombathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06717006417507632193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967545375618633339.post-69450504501072302882011-08-05T20:00:00.005+01:002011-08-05T22:07:04.170+01:00Taking The Wombat to the ballgameWhile in Seattle, The Wombat went to watch a baseball game at the Safeco field - the <a href="http://seattle.mariners.mlb.com/" target="_blank">Seattle Mariners</a> v the <a href="http://oakland.athletics.mlb.com/" target="_blank">Oakland A's</a>.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Kx6RG1-yEzk/Tjw_CEJIGrI/AAAAAAAAA6s/nTwzbQfBJlU/s1600/Safeco.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Kx6RG1-yEzk/Tjw_CEJIGrI/AAAAAAAAA6s/nTwzbQfBJlU/s400/Safeco.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637450138265328306" border="0" /></a><br /><br />He cheered on both teams pretty indiscriminately (after all, what does a Wombat know about baseball?) The Mariners won, anyway!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1el0GrG2jnI/Tjw_BvylZPI/AAAAAAAAA6k/zBE-n9vAn1U/s1600/mariners.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1el0GrG2jnI/Tjw_BvylZPI/AAAAAAAAA6k/zBE-n9vAn1U/s400/mariners.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637450132802069746" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Edited: I got the away team wrong (originally put the LA Angels). Well, I did say The Wombat knows nothing about baseball...</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">--------------------------<br/>
The Travelling Wombat goes here, there and everywhere. Contact travellingwombat@googlemail.com if you want him to visit you!</div>The Wombathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06717006417507632193noreply@blogger.com0