Haha, you're right, especially played really loud.
Actually I used to play music on my walkman quite often when I was rock climbing. I used to describe it as the natural coming together of two different types of rock.
Coming across a group of Mujahideen in Swat Valley Pakistan made me a little uneasy, but as it turned out they were quite friendly. At first it looked a bit tricky when one of them told me to give him my rucksack, he then used it to rest his rifle on while one of his buddies lined some small rocks up for target practice. After about ten minutes of firing they shook our hands and waved us on our way. Me and my two friends wasted no time and headed off down the valley feeling somewhat relieved.
RE: Names of places spelt differently to how they sound
How about this place Jac?Been here many times, still get laughed at by the locals when I try and pronounce the name.
Machynlleth...Mid Wales