The Cadogan Guide To Voxtavia

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Beautiful! The odd typo - but otherwise - great!

Guess I better start on the other end of the continent.

[Wittlich]

Very well written Rhoth!

[Rhothaerill]

I'll try and fix the typos soon. This was just first draft. I may add more to it before final posting, but that will probably be soon. Does anyone have any suggestions for making it better?

If I thought about it some more there is probably a whole host of stuff I could add, but I want to save some for the other cities, plus I don't want this to be too long or no one would read it.

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The Cadogan Guide to Voxtavia

Panama Vox

Being one of the youngest cities of a young land is not much claim to fame. However, being the warmest in a generally cold climate is. And that brings us to Panama Vox. The city of warmth, the city of fun ... and the city of scientific research??

Yes, Panama Vox is a bit of a paradox. It was the last city settled in the Great Voxian Resettlement. It is situated on a desert penisula, with ocean on two sides, and is in fact, the closest city to our friends the Legolanders. What is most immediately striking to the traveller is the climate. As you descend from the cool, temperate conditions of the mountains around Phoenix, you cannot help but be taken aback by the warmth and dryness of the desert. But the nation's planners wisely put Panama Vox on the coast - so the heat is tempered by the cooling breezes of the sea.

The architecture, although Voxian in style, is very much adapted to the different climate. One story dwellings are the norm, with open verandas, and in fact, many have windows open to the warmth of the day, and cool evening breezes. Many have described the settlement as "The City of Cottages". There is little in the way of government buildings, cultural sites, or other improvements in Vox.

So, why come here at all you ask? Because Panama Vox rocks! That's why. It has the highest ratio of bars and nightclubs to population of any city in Voxtavia, and is one of the most popular vacation destinations. The beaches are spectacular, and one would never believe the spartan history of the Voxians given the lax, actually non-existent, dress code at all beaches. Refreshment kiosks are everywhere, and city by-laws allow drinks to be served at any time of day or night. In fact, I have heard many visitors complain that they are exhausted after just two days in PeeVee, as it is commonly known. Pacing oneself is key to enjoying all the pleasures that Panama Vox has to offer.

Despite its closeness to Lego, few Legolanders actually make the trip north to Panama Vox. A recent survey sponsored by the Voxian Tourism Ministry revealed that PeeVee is just a little too much for your average Lego to take: An entire city dedicated to fun, and which in its entire history, has never grown in size or built anything. The survey indicated that Legolanders just don't 'get' Panama Vox.

The tourism survey also tweaked the interest of the Voxian Senate, and perhaps Senator Wittlich put it best when he stated "Perhaps a civilization has to have a near-death experience before it can really learn how to enjoy itself." Although never publicly acknowledged, apparently he then added "Party on, dudes."

However, the loss of tourism revenue is considered serious enough by the Voxian Government that an entirely new coastal city is scheduled to be built in the more traditional style. In fact, as this chapter of the guide goes to press, Voxian state officials have indicated that the team of settlers, urban planners, and construction engineers are already en-route to the site. Initial plans show a city laid out in the square-grid pattern much in use in Lego, and with blocky-style architecture that will make any Legolander feel right at home for his or her two week stay. We hope to have more on thie new city in a future version of this guide.

So - did someone say - Panama Vox, paradox. What paradox? Well, here's the thing. PeeVee, in addition to being party central, is also the leading scientific research centre in Voxtavia. How so, you ask. Well, in the early days of the resettlement, there was little infrastructure across all of Voxtavia. Scientists were working with what material they had brought with them from Estonia. Scientific research slowed considerably, and in the dfficult terrain and climates of many settlements, was near impossible.

The establishment of Panama Vox became the gathering point for the scientific minds of Vox Controli. It is rumored that three of our leading scientists met in a bar quite by accident one night, got extremely drunk, and decided to stay in town. There is also the local legend that a scuffle in the bar that night led to THE broken piano, and one of the inebriated scientists lying in the broken workings of the piano and coming up with an idea for something called the printing press.

Whether this is true or not, the broken piano still stands proudly in the corner of the PeeVee Scientists Club Bar, and in fact, the scientific community of Panama Vox is very near to completing the world's first working printing press. The PVPP company has its construction facilities just north of town. You can see them from the road leading back to Phoenix, but they are not open to the public until research is finalized.

Interest has been expressed far and wide in the world community for such a technology, and PeeVee can be proud that it is producing it. It has taken a long time, and although some would suggest the lack of a library hindered the research, the scientists contest that they liked not being shackled by existing thinking. The average bar owner in PeeVeew will tell you privately that the machine would have been built ages ago if the scientists in fact did live "elsewhere".

So, that is the story of Panama Vox. It is a town not to be missed, and to be enjoyed to its fullest. Expect to let your hair down when you are here. Accomodation, food, and drinks are all very reasonably priced. Your length of stay will only be limited by your appetite for fun, and of course, your stamina.

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dp - meant to hit edit - hit quote instead.

[Rhothaerill]

I like it. You definitely caught the flavor of the town.

A few typos though. Fix those and I'd say go ahead and post it.

I'll be working on Renewal next, though possibly not for a few days. I want to show Renewal and Resurrection as skiing towns for the north, etc.

[Wittlich]

Hilarious Beta!

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Thanks! Rhoth - if Ok with you - I will do Irony, SeaBiscuit, and Memory. Already have some ideas. If you were already thinking about doing one or more of these - no problem. Just let me know.

I will give it a few hours before i post. I know it is Christmas eve, but we should put these onto the thread gradually to keep the interest. Say - one very two days or so. But I will post PV later tomorrow - being Xmas and all.

[Rhothaerill]

Go right ahead with those three. I hadn't thought too much about them yet anyway. I'll take the north, you take the south.

Gradually is fine with me...not that The New Voice has received so much as a response in the main forum yet.

[conmcb25]

This is absoulutely great stuff guys.

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Originally posted by conmcb25
This is absoulutely great stuff guys.

Thanks con. But it got absolutely no reaction in the main forum,. I think both Rhoth and I were a bit disappointed and defalted. It may be that a related public forum thread (SPIN), that dictated that there should be no comments or discussion on the posts, somehow influenced the Cadogan guide. I also got really busy with other stuff. However, I am set to pull out the pen, er quill, again, and get to it.