Ronnie O'Sullivan (left) and runner-up Alistair Carter. BBC has the full story.

He’s The Rocket. And now four times World Snooker Champion. Congratulations!

Election day in Greece today. I really do not want to comment a lot on that, except that I hope extremists of BOTH sides are kept out of the government and as much as possible also out of the parliament. Otherwise I believe the future could be grim.

This is where you discover how much you potentially love Greece and especially the small islands and the people trying to eke a living out of their island. This small and ill reputed boat is in fact the life line of a certain string of islands, and should be treated with respect. Just one warning: After I had watched this my entire keyboard was covered in snot and tears.

At the viewers discretion then…

Nøgne Ø - Imperial Stout

I always make posts about good Beer etc I find on my travels, but never do I mention good drink in Norway that it could be useful for visitors to try out. So here it is, the best “Norwegian” beer from Nøgne Ø in Grimstad. The pictured Imperial Stout is one of my absolute favorites, but they make many, many types and have also now started to produce Sake, as the first and only European producer.

1349 Aural Hellfire Beanie

I have previously on this blog mentioned a good shop in Oslo (e.g) for various Heavy Metal Merchandise™ called Rockmerch. For some reason I have forgot to mention our very own Neseblod Records in Rathkes gt. 7, which is a Black Metal Shop/Museum(?) etc. Fun fact: At both places it is possible you might find heavy metal dignitary Geir Kolden behind the counter (last seen/heard in Lilyhammer).

1906 Reserva Especial

And when we are on the subject of Estrella Galicia, this excellent “Reserva Especial” version is absolutely great!

My recent trip to Mallorca exposed me to some Spanish beer I for some reason was not already familiar with. And that was the very tasty Estrella Galicia. It has my warm recommendations, so if you are in the neighborhood…

I have had this site for years, it is not really maintained anymore, but it still has some “historical” interest. At least for me… So I have decided to keep it even after this complete refurbishment of islandwalking.com, but I do not want it to be too related to islandwalking.com, so it will keep (there is that word again…) its own domain http://www.black-sabbath.net.

I have previously lamented the disappearance of male grooming brand ZIRH. Now it seems there is hope after all, as according to this blog, the brand has been snatched up by a New York investment company, and is yet again available. E.g online store BEAUTYBAY.COM has free delivery worldwide!

Walk! Mallorca West by Charles Davis

My Mallorca page has been updated with four new walks (walks 15-18), concentrating on Mallorca West and Palma. For this I used “Walk! Mallorca West” by Charles Davis (see above) and “Walk & Eat Mallorca” by Valerie Crespí-Green (see a few posts further down).