Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Wandering South ~ Destination Eleven
We've left the Mediterranean, and now Viaggiatore and I are heading south, just a little, we will be wandering across a great continent! Now we are looking for a common thing the world over, but in a very special and specific place.
Follow the clues and find out where we've gone to now! Earn the point and you're one step closer to winning The Wanderer's Treasure Bag!
Destination Eleven ~
"And from the belt of the world, you shall bring from the highest mountain of fire, that which calms a fever"
What are we seeking?
Monday, July 6, 2009
Wandering Through History In Medius Terra ~ Destination Ten
If you haven't played yet, get in the game! We've got many places to go and things to see!
Viaggiatore just loves knowledge (see his book there in his photo?), so we will make one last stop in this region, before going south. Where have we gone now?
Destination Ten ~
1. The tales were rolled
2. They burned and destroyed them
3. Temples of knowledge and knowledge in temples
Best of luck!
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Wandering In Medius Terra & Euripus ~ Destination Nine
See if you can catch up! The winner (after several stops around the globe) will be awarded with The Wanderer's Travel Bag! Details about that are in the first Wandering post.
Come along and play with us! Try to figure out where Viaggiatore the Shameless Lion and I have gone off to this time!
Destination Nine ~
~Dug a long ditch for a shorter sail
**HINT**
...Sue is here.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
A Brief Interlude ~ With A Katana
In the interim, here's a head turner for your entertainment:
A Sword Wielder Robs Walgreens In Glendale (as published in the Denver Post) ~
GLENDALE — A 19-year-old man held up a Walgreens in Glendale with a sword Tuesday evening.
He ran off with a cache of the painkiller Oxycontin, but he was chased down by police about a hundred yards away, according to authorities.
The man's name wasn't released pending his booking, said Glendale police Sgt. Joe Silla.
The red-haired teen, dressed in black jeans and a black T-shirt, wielded a Samurai-style sword during the 6:30 p.m. holdup, Silla said.
You know times are rough when a kid resorts to holding up a Walgreens with a sword for painkillers.
Truth is indeed stranger than fiction.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Wandering Into Medius Terra ~ Destination Eight
The Wandering game has really taken off! Michelle at Bleeding Espresso now has four points, HeartinSanFrancisco from Guilty With An Explanation and Rel from Under the Microscope are tied with 1 each and 2 steps behind the mask has made several concerted efforts, for which Viaggiatore and I are quite delighted. The owners of these three blogs, by the way, are excellent writers and photographers, all three, which is one of the myriad of reasons why Viaggiatore and I love them so much. It would be worth your time to wander off to their pages to read a little, and I'd bet you'll be so glad that you did.
Life is too short to lurk. If you are reading but not playing, you are missing out. Get in the game! We've got a whole world to see, and plenty of time for everyone to make their mark! We are racing for a wonderful prize, The Wanderer's Treasure Bag! It's very special, there is only one of them in the world and we are giving it away to the winner!
So come along then, and play with us! Don't miss out!
Now then...
Destination Eight~
Sometimes as land
Sometimes as sea
Survival played out
For the entertainment
Of Emperors
Best of luck!
Passport Stamps
~George Bernard Shaw
Back to Methuselah 1921
Friday, June 26, 2009
Wandering High & Low ~ Destination Seven
If you haven't started playing this game, GET GOING & START! There's plenty of time! Here's the gist of it:
Viaggiatore and I are wandering around the world in the year 1893. Everyone, everything and every place we are visiting will have existed up to or in this year.
Everyone is competing for the Wanderer's Treasure Bag! See the first Wandering post for the wonderful surprises within it!
Michelle at Bleeding Espresso is hot on our tails! She has 3 points, Heart in SF and Rel from Under the Microscope have 1. Get in the game and see what you can come up with!
Viaggiatore and I saw the Black Prince's Ruby in the UK... now we've wandered just a little ways south, and UP!
Destination Seven ~
1. The high crossroads, as on the hinge of an oyster...
2. Titled to two yet governing itself
3. Three valleys granted by Charlemagne's charter
....and an extra hint, because this one is tricky...
~Near the mountainous home of a mountain of a dog...
Good luck!
Friday, June 19, 2009
Wandering Westward ~ Destination Six
Viaggiatore and I have left the Taj Mahal and have headed west! Please remember that we are wandering throughout the year 1893...
What in the world have we gone to see now?
Destination Six~
1. A ruby that isn't, for a king who never was
2. Lost and found,
3. Now displayed in Great State
Good luck!!
**EXTRA HINT**
We are in Great Britain... what special thing have we gone to see?
Wandering Through India ~ Destination Five
Viaggiatore and I are off again, to our last destination in India. We've made it a little more challenging this time... to find the clues, you have to complete the crossword puzzle. Once done, the words in the puzzle will lead to you our location!
Where in the world have Viaggiatore and I gone?
Down:
1. Devotion of heart
2. 3rd rock
3. Tribute
Across:
1. Amazement
2. Sleep
3. Harmony
4. Tomb
**A word of caution**
You must provide the location ~with~ all the words in the puzzle to win this point!
Good Luck!!
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Wandering Photo Album





Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Wandering In India - Destination Four
There are many stops along this journey, and many opportunities to win! Come and play!
Use the clues to discover where Viaggiatore and I have gone this time!
Destination Four~
1. Masterless monastic brothers abode
2. The Ocean Teachers true sanctuary
3. Nestled among a triumvirate of guardians
Where have we gone to now?
Monday, June 15, 2009
Wandering Off To India ~ Destination Three
For more details on the game, take a quick peek at this post.
Destination Three:
1. Shravan has come and the sojourn begins2. In lunar cadence does the rime wax and wane
3. Divergent paths through mountain and valley converge at the heights of heaven
...and an extra hint, because this one is tricky:
Shrine of the cold triumvirate, beyond the five rivers...
Good luck!!
Thursday, June 11, 2009
The Esprit de Corps of Muses


Clio: is the muse of history, and her emblem is the scroll.

Erato: who is the muse of lyric poetry, symbolized by the cithara.

Euterpe: the muse of music (which is also the etymology of that word), and whose emblem is the aulos.

Melpomene: the muse of tragedy; she carries the tragic mask.

Polyhymnia: the muse of choral poetry, whose symbol is the veil.

Terpsichore: she is the muse of dance, and her emblem is the lyre.

Thalia: the muse of comedy who carries the comic mask.

Urania: the muse of astronomy, whose emblems are the globe and compass (she is our favorite of the nine, of course).

Sunday, May 31, 2009
Wandering ~ Destination Two
We are off to the second destination... please keep in mind, we are still in 1893. Viaggiatore and I heard of a marvelous creation that we absolutely must go see. What is it?
Destination Two
1. Ecologically the best idea still, to get over around or through the hill
2. Two to a bench, and charged, fifteen before she died
3. With bells and whistles for a comfortable ride
Best of luck!
Friday, May 29, 2009
Wandering Games With Scarlett & Viaggiatore
Viaggiatore and I have decided to begin wandering again. We are going to wander through the world in and after the year 1893... the year of the Chicago Worlds Fair; The World's Columbian Exposition.
We're going to make a game of it... please play along and try to figure out where we are, who we are visiting or what we've found!
We'll be wandering for several weeks, making many stops. We'll leave 3 clues at each destination for you to figure out. So there will be plenty of opportunities to play!
The blogger that has offered the most correct answers will win our Wanderer's Treasure Bag at the end of the journey!
The Wanderer's Treasure Bag contains the following:
1. One Compass - for use in finding your way
2. Around the World in 80 Days - Jackie Chan movie, for good laughs & world wide adventure
3. One World Map - new or antique, your choice
4. One travel mug for refreshment along the journey
5. One travel bag in which to carry it all
Have fun and GOOD LUCK!!!
I will offer hints, if you get stuck in a rut along the way...
Destination One!
Viaggiatore and I have gone to visit a friend... in 1893... whom have we gone to see?
Clues:
1. "Do not waste your days by trying to prolong them, but rather, use your time!"
2. A razzle dazzle oyster pirate who sealed his fate with Sophie
3. A Dawson digger, mining the mind, his golden words so far from kind
Okay! Let's see who can figure this first one out...






