The Emerald City

Members Login
Username 
 
Password 
    Remember Me  
Post Info TOPIC: My Trip Photos


Old Reg

Status: Offline
Posts: 810
Date:
RE: My Trip Photos


I've always wanted to see Australia. It has a sort of mystique to it in the States. 

I gather there are interesting foods as well. After watching a show about bizarre foods on the Travel Channel, I felt a desire to try crocodile and kangaroo. I am a serious carnivore you see.

Don't hesitate to drop by if you're in Washington DC. There's a lot of museums for free, and a train ride can get you up to New York to see Wicked.


__________________


Old Reg

Status: Offline
Posts: 597
Date:

Ah nice. Yeah Washington seems like an interesting place. As far as Australian food goes we dont really have that much thats interesting. Its pretty much the same as most western countries. Although Kangaroo is widley available at any supermarker, im not sure where you would get crocodile though. I know its available but its not as easy to find as roo. Then we have things like milo and tim tams and vegemite which are australian foods.

__________________


Old Reg

Status: Offline
Posts: 810
Date:

Yes, since I've never heard of any of them that makes sense.

We have buffalo here in the US.


__________________


Madame Maribel

Status: Offline
Posts: 837
Date:

i went to Australia when I was like 5 so I really don't remember it. I'd love to go again

__________________
knowaboutpopri2.png

Currently:
Eponine- Les Miserables

Previously:

Mary Phagan- Parade

Tiger Lily- Peter Pan
Hero- Much Ado About Nothing
Mary- The Secret Garden
Nickie- Sweet Charity


Old Reg

Status: Offline
Posts: 597
Date:

Didnt you almost hunt buffalo to extinction in the past AWO?
You should visit again some time Mari. Alot of tourists come here.

__________________


Old Reg

Status: Offline
Posts: 810
Date:

Me personally? No biggrin

But buffalo were over-hunted in the late 19th century. Now many are kept for food. 


__________________


Old Reg

Status: Offline
Posts: 597
Date:

There are some buffalo at an open range zoo in my state. I went there not long ago. Very pretty creatures they are.

__________________


Old Reg

Status: Offline
Posts: 810
Date:

A lot of hair. When I was in South Dakota this year I saw some very close up. I also saw some wild donkeys that came up and started to lick the car windows. I really wanted to roll it down and pet them, but our driver advised against it.

__________________


Old Reg

Status: Offline
Posts: 597
Date:

Yeah I dont reckon they would appriciate it that much. Most Australian native animals are small. Like koalas and kangaroos and platypus and stuff. awesome animals though. I only saw platypus in the wild for the first time last year. smaller than I thought they would be but SO cute.

__________________


Old Reg

Status: Offline
Posts: 810
Date:

I love the platypus. The love borders on absolute adoration. 

__________________


Old Reg

Status: Offline
Posts: 597
Date:

They are absolutly adorable little things. Deadly poisinous as a lot of australian animals are in some way or another of course. Probably a good thing. Would stop people getting too close to wild ones.

__________________


Old Reg

Status: Offline
Posts: 810
Date:

Isn't it just the males who are poisonous? Or was it the females... or was it both? blankstare

Well, I guess I can't pick one up.  


__________________


Madame Maribel

Status: Offline
Posts: 837
Date:

I didn't know platypusses (platypi?) were poisonous. Ah well, that kind of makes them even cooler in a way aww


__________________
knowaboutpopri2.png

Currently:
Eponine- Les Miserables

Previously:

Mary Phagan- Parade

Tiger Lily- Peter Pan
Hero- Much Ado About Nothing
Mary- The Secret Garden
Nickie- Sweet Charity


Old Reg

Status: Offline
Posts: 597
Date:

Nah AWO it is just the males. They have poison spurs on their back legs.

__________________


Old Reg

Status: Offline
Posts: 810
Date:

Okay, so I can only hug the females.

__________________


Madame Maribel

Status: Offline
Posts: 837
Date:

yay!

__________________
knowaboutpopri2.png

Currently:
Eponine- Les Miserables

Previously:

Mary Phagan- Parade

Tiger Lily- Peter Pan
Hero- Much Ado About Nothing
Mary- The Secret Garden
Nickie- Sweet Charity


Old Reg

Status: Offline
Posts: 810
Date:

Its probably illegal though.... cry

__________________


Madame Maribel

Status: Offline
Posts: 837
Date:

yeah, unfortunately.

I want a platypus, and a koala, and a kangaroo!

__________________
knowaboutpopri2.png

Currently:
Eponine- Les Miserables

Previously:

Mary Phagan- Parade

Tiger Lily- Peter Pan
Hero- Much Ado About Nothing
Mary- The Secret Garden
Nickie- Sweet Charity


Old Reg

Status: Offline
Posts: 597
Date:

haha not exactly pets. Both Platypus and Kangaroo's can kill you, while Koalas are a bit more docile they are terribly loud. I dont know if youve ever heard a koala or not but its not pleasant. A baby Koala sounds like a human child screaming in pain (not what you want to hear in the middle of the night out on school camps...very creepy), and the adults just have this terrible loud grunting snorting sound. Its amazing how something so small and cute can sound so loud and scary.

__________________


Old Reg

Status: Offline
Posts: 810
Date:

LMAO! The other side to Australian wildlife we never see!

Do Kookaburras get annoying?


__________________


Old Reg

Status: Offline
Posts: 597
Date:

No Kookaburras are amazing and I love listening to them. I could never get sick of that sound. I love camping and hearing the birds wake up and start singing in the morning, and all the Kookaburras coming from all the trees starting from about 4 or 5 in the morning and going until about 7. Its a very nice thing to wake up to.

__________________


Old Reg

Status: Offline
Posts: 810
Date:

Thats cool. I've only ever heard them at the zoo, and they weren't all that loud then. What we have where I live is ravens. They are very smart birds.

__________________


Old Reg

Status: Offline
Posts: 597
Date:

Ravens are cool. We have similar but call them crows.

__________________


Old Reg

Status: Offline
Posts: 810
Date:

Ah yes. Crows are much smaller and less vocal. 

I once saw a raven with one foot dive into a trash can and come out with a bag of fast food. He then proceeded to open it and pull out the food. Smart bird.


__________________


Old Reg

Status: Offline
Posts: 597
Date:

Yeah that is cool. We have a lot of different types of birds of prey here. I know you have Bald eagles and stuff in america. hey are cool. I think our most famous is the wedge tailed eagle becuase its one of the largest eagle species in the world.

__________________
«First  <  1 2 3 47  >  Last»  | Page of 7  sorted by
Quick Reply

Please log in to post quick replies.

Tweet this page Post to Digg Post to Del.icio.us


Create your own FREE Forum
Report Abuse
Powered by ActiveBoard