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This is how it works...
Jun 20, 2007
"Welcome everyone! Cath and I have decided the best way to stay in contact with everyone is maintaining an online diary... Hopefully regular entries will keep everyone informed, pos ..."
A travel blog entry from Perth by
siandcath
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Crazy Train
Feb 23, 2006
(42 photos)
"I would like to start this entry off with an apology. In my attempt to impress you with what a daunting journey I had in front of me I wrote in my previous entry that the train rid ..."
A travel blog entry from Perth by
danblank
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Down under
Sep 26, 2007
"Up early, big goodbyes, to the airport, check in and a very pleasant flight. We really like Singapore Airlines. Through immigration, my Australian visa becomes official. We have to ..."
A travel blog entry from Perth by
tonyandmarina
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Days 171-173
Mar 7, 2007
(4 photos)
"I've come thirty kilometres up the road to Perth. Trivia fans will be pleased to learn it's the world's most isolated city. I could believe it's the world's hottest city mysel ..."
A travel blog entry from Perth by
poolman99
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Perth
Jan 17, 2008
(14 photos)
"We loved Perth last time we came in 2000, so couldn't miss the opportunity to make another visit.....BUT...bit overwhelmed by the 44 degree heat on the day we arrived !! and, the h ..."
A travel blog entry from Perth by
mills01480
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Fair suck of the sav!
May 17, 2007
(11 photos)
"Perth reminded me a bit of Calgary. Both are heavily resource based cities, have a similar population, similar problems with sprawl, have a central hi-rise downtown and flat ..."
A travel blog entry from Perth by
jay29
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I really tried hard to like Western Australia
Jul 2, 2006
(6 photos)
"To prevent the potential of turning into a true Melbournian, I decided to leave and head west to the path less well trodden in the search of some sun, sea and surf and beautiful pe ..."
A travel blog entry from Perth by
hess
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Over the Rainbow
Sep 8, 2003
"That little house I've been whirling around the sky in for the past 33 hours has finally landed (not on any witch, fortunately), and I am finally in Oz. After spending an eternity ..."
A travel blog entry from Perth by
basykes
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Back in the land of Oz but at the other end
Jan 5, 2007
"Can you believe it takes 5 hours to fly from Sydney to Perth yet it takes 3 hours from Sydney to New Zealand. It just shows how big this country is! The flight was ok; we had windo ..."
A travel blog entry from Perth by
roseyben
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Getting Excited... 2 Weeks to Go
Dec 12, 2005
(5 photos)
"With only two weeks to go, I'd thought I'd have a go at attaching photos to my entry. I'll let you know how I go. Well that was very easy! For those unfamiliar with the outback of ..."
A travel blog entry from Perth by
shanewilson
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Preparations begin, really for real
Mar 30, 2006
"Not long to go now... in fact, I am now within the magic 30 days before departure. That means for every receipt I get - that totals more than $300 - I can claim GST back on it at t ..."
A travel blog entry from Perth by
kiemce
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Perfect weather in Perth
Apr 2, 2006
"Arrived v early this morning in Perth and spent an hour or so at the airport sorting out some accomodation and a bus into town. Are staying at Emperor's Crown hostel which is new a ..."
A travel blog entry from Perth by
emanddave
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Australia - Perth
Mar 4, 2006
(28 photos)
"Day 1 With a long day ahead of us we arose at 9am, had breakfast and said goodbye to the staff at Il Palazzo before returning our car to the hire company and getting dropped off at ..."
A travel blog entry from Perth by
gonetilwhenever
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The beginning in retrospect
Mar 14, 2006
(10 photos)
"Butterflies at dawn the final zip photos in the garden passengers only beyond this point momentary panic subdued - passport found Australiana - tattoos, pen, flag a coffee barely s ..."
A travel blog entry from Perth by
marktjhung
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Hugs from the land Downunder!
Oct 3, 2006
(1 photo)
"Hi there all, Well after 7 months in Asia we finally landed yesterday afternoon in Perth Australia. Flight was ok, 5 hours, late departing, ok food...goregous views over the volcan ..."
A travel blog entry from Perth by
alinmattrtw2005
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Home
Feb 19, 2007
"As gulls hover overhead, I watch the sun bid adieu to another Perth day, its final rays rich and golden on the Cottosloe sand. Another wave crashes vioently as a young couple run t ..."
A travel blog entry from Perth by
marktjhung
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Family Christmas
Dec 25, 2005
(32 photos)
"We are finally leaving Asia and heading to a new continent - Australasia. We check in for our flight in Hong Kong Central Station, from where we will take the Airport Express train ..."
A travel blog entry from Perth by
rachel_john
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Adelaide to Perth by the Indian- Pacific
Mar 12, 2006
(17 photos)
"From the Pacific Coast of Australia, right over to the Indian Coast, the Indian-Pacific is a train that runs across the entire width of Australia in 3 days. Although this is our ch ..."
A travel blog entry from Perth by
marc-patty
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Australia
Jul 10, 2003
(3 photos)
"Good day Cobers, How's it going? Just when you thought we had been eaten by crocodiles we're back! Sorry its taken so long but you will know us by now and the suspense we keep you ..."
A travel blog entry from Perth by
m-and-c
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West Side
Feb 24, 2006
(11 photos)
"Finally finding consultancy work in Telecoms I join Larkin Teys Consulting Engineers and Managers. Based in Brisbane, but looking after sites for Telstra's 3G rollout in Western Au ..."
A travel blog entry from Perth by
pidgeandpie
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Perth - Happy New Year to Everybody!!!!
Jan 1, 2006
"Wishing everybody who has read our travel stories a Happy New Year. We arrived safely back in Perth on 23rd of December but do not think at this time that our travels are actually ..."
A travel blog entry from Perth by
heatheravan
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Black Swans
Feb 4, 2005
(2 photos)
"I've made a new addition to my backpacking family: a bicycle. It's silver and a mountain/road bike hybrid (basically this means it has skinnier wheels than a mountain bike, but the ..."
A travel blog entry from Perth by
wanderlustcat
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The end of Sydney....and onto Perth
May 30, 2005
"27th May 2005. Today was our penultimate day in Sydney. It should have been spent seeing things one last time, but alas, being as disorganised as we were, we didn't. In the end we ..."
A travel blog entry from Perth by
tonyandsarah
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Land of Oz (Aus)
Mar 3, 2005
"Today we flew from Singapore to Perth. We were met our friend, Digby, who farms about 3 hours SE of the city near a town of 2,500 called Kojonup. I met Digby when he was on an agri ..."
A travel blog entry from Perth by
kimandmartin
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Perth, Western Australia
May 12, 2005
(7 photos)
"Touch down at Perth airport to be greeted by my Uncle Derek. Long time no see and it's fantastic to catch up after over 4 years. We arrive at their new house and meet Nicci and the ..."
A travel blog entry from Perth by
carolandthomas
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Day 22-25: Perth
Oct 7, 2004
(3 photos)
"Plane left on time, it was a South African Airways flight....quite a small plane actually, not a 747 so no tv screens in the seat backs!! Outrageous! The flight was pretty smooth, ..."
A travel blog entry from Perth by
pauldwade
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Walking in a Summer Wonderland
Dec 29, 2003
(5 photos)
"Tuesday December 23rd It's so refreshing to arrive somewhere and not be met by a horde of taxi drivers or guesthouse owners yelling, spitting, shoving, and begging for your custom. ..."
A travel blog entry from Perth by
dazzla
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Perth does it for me
Oct 18, 2004
(9 photos)
"I've visited four capital cities in Australia now: Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne and Perth. And Perth's the one that does it for me; if ever I was going to live in Australia, then I' ..."
A travel blog entry from Perth by
hilarya
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Indian Pacific from Sydney - Perth
Aug 12, 2004
(4 photos)
"Well as you probably gathered, I left the house in a bit of a hurry. I was even in the cab trying to relax after packing in about 30 seconds when the driver started asking me direc ..."
A travel blog entry from Perth by
tjmartin
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It's nearly time to go....
Jul 5, 2004
(12 photos)
"The countdown is on! After waking up one day 11 months ago, and wondering what I was doing with my life (and deciding that it was nothing as exciting as the idea of travelling agai ..."
A travel blog entry from Perth by
sarahwalsh
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Reflections
Oct 12, 2004
"I've now travelled for almost 4 months and I can say that I have seen Australia. There are still parts that I would like to see, but there is only so much time. I have done everyth ..."
A travel blog entry from Perth by
ajpeel
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G'day Mate
Sep 7, 2004
(1 photo)
"In case you couldn't guess from the title, we are now in Perth, Western Australia. Arrived here yesterday afternoon - to cold wind and rain. Wasn't very impressed. However, today i ..."
A travel blog entry from Perth by
shonandgraham
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Perth and the Fremantle doctor !
Nov 27, 2004
(10 photos)
"Howdy all, The Quantas flight took 4:50hrs which seemed a lot for a domestic. I asked for a VB (Can of Victoria Bitter Beer)with my meal and it was 5 bucks so like a true backpacke ..."
A travel blog entry from Perth by
caznjasonescape
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Out West
Oct 20, 2003
(11 photos)
"How do I cram 2 manic weeks in Perth into just one entry?? I arrived here after an 8 hour flight from Jo'Burg and got dragged out on the beers that evening - for an absolutely crac ..."
A travel blog entry from Perth by
vicki
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Perth Day 1
Aug 19, 2003
(1 photo)
"I arrived in Perth yesterday afternoon and came straight here to my hostel in Fremantle. Fremantle was Perth's port city, but has been swallowed up by Greater Perth and is now pret ..."
A travel blog entry from Perth by
helsbells
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A Spoonful Weighs A Ton
Aug 5, 2004
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""Suddenly I turned around and she was standing there With silver bracelets on her wrist and flowers in her hair. She walked up to me so gracefully and took my crown of thorns. 'Com ..."
A travel blog entry from Perth by
siscri
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How Much????????????????
Oct 15, 2004
(3 photos)
"Friday 15th October 2004 New chapter time - and the end of Asia, which is a shame - as Arnie would say, I'll be Back! Usual excellent preparation - stayed up until 2am talking, and ..."
A travel blog entry from Perth by
shaunduvall
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The Mild Mild West
Jul 7, 2004
(8 photos)
"15/05/04 It was our last day in Adelaide before jet-setting off to Western Australia for a couple of weeks, so the morning was spent van tidying and bag packing in readiness for an ..."
A travel blog entry from Perth by
escapetherace
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Perth and Fremantle
Nov 12, 2004
"e flight, covering almost 4000km took us from Sydney NSW to Perth WA. Somewhere over the red centre of Australia whilst flying at 30,000 feet we travelled back in time 2 hours, it ..."
A travel blog entry from Perth by
leeandcathy
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Comedy signs
Jan 11, 2005
(8 photos)
"This entry is will double up as my Perth entry and to submit photographs i've taken along the way of roadside signs, road names etc that i find comical. I'll try and put a short st ..."
A travel blog entry from Perth by
jeffs
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Week Twenty Four - Perth
Feb 9, 2004
(24 photos)
"Day 161 - Tuesday 3 February Up at eleven and have first proper sausages in five months. Outside temperature is knocking on the door of 40 degrees. As Nicola gets showered I wander ..."
A travel blog entry from Perth by
petenic360
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Perfect Perth
Mar 15, 2004
(6 photos)
"Monday 8th March - continued We had a good flight to Perth from Darwin with Qantas and got a meal and a movie as it was over 3 hours. We watched "Somethings Gotta Give" and ate chi ..."
A travel blog entry from Perth by
lizandsimon
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Chapter 3- Perfect Arrival in Perth
Oct 11, 2003
"Ajax (greetings in Dutch- see Chapter 1) Yes, I've arrived safely in Perth after my mammoth journey from Bangkok. I eventually got the Airport Shuttle Bus at 8.00 and got to the ai ..."
A travel blog entry from Perth by
rowly26
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A Tour of the South
Jan 20, 2006
"Toni took us to pick up our hire car and we said farewell to her and Sylvie. We headed south from Perth down towards Albany and Denmark. Our first stop was Denmark which was a love ..."
A travel blog entry from Perth by
hils
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Straight Across Australia (without my pack)
Jan 22, 2003
"Slept in this morning but somehow made it to the airport on time. I am sure it was fully to do with Terrys Indy 500 like driving. Anyway, some of my favorite Melbournians saw me of ..."
A travel blog entry from Perth by
whereshegoes
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Bali - Perth
Jun 3, 2003
(2 photos)
"Day 126 - Bali - Perth Having heard rumours about power-thriving customs officials in Australia, it was possibly a bit foolish to take over the allotted quota of cigarettes into th ..."
A travel blog entry from Perth by
kandg
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Perth
Jun 18, 2006
(13 photos)
"Flew to Perth from Darwin on the 18th June for 2 weeks in W.A. ..."
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Leave No Stone Unturned
Mar 27, 2007
(14 photos)
"A little 10 and a half hour jet plane ride and I was back in Oz. I'd barely even had time to play Eye Spy out of the window. Too easy! I felt very relaxed when I got to Tullamarine ..."
A travel blog entry from Perth by
jo21

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Moving to Perth
Feb 7, 2007
(22 photos)
"Just kidding Mum and Dad. Although, Moritz did suggest we look at jobs here...just in case. Kidding? Who's kidding?!!.....I think Perth is the perfect place fo ..."
A travel blog entry from Perth by
kirst_n_mo

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THE BIG STUPID GRIN
Oct 14, 2006
(5 photos)
"Hi All! Guess what!! I'm finally in Australia and its definately early days but hey, I can't express what a MASSIVE pleasure it is to be over here. Finally getting hot showers, mee ..."
A travel blog entry from Perth by
bigjim

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Excited!
Feb 25, 2007
"G'day! 27 days until my trip, and I am soooooo excited!! I leave on the 24th of March, 10:55 am exactly. I can't believe it's so soon - I have been waiting for this trip since mid- ..."
A travel blog entry from Perth by
beckybee

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Perth Memories
Jul 10, 2008
(46 photos)
"We're in Australia mate!!! We stayed in Perth for a few days with Darren Bell and his family in their lovely home! When we arrived we were welcomed with a sunday lamb roast!! It ta ..."
A travel blog entry from Perth by
ruairioc

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On the road with Ringo
Nov 21, 2006
(1 photo)
"G'Day from Oz! We've left Asia and arrived in Western Australia. Our first stop was a very nice hostel in Perth, just off the beach, where we stayed in a posh beachside suburb call ..."
A travel blog entry from Perth by
rconkling

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Perth
Jan 5, 2007
(3 photos)
"Perth - You don't realise how big Australia is until you take flights such as the Sydney to Perth one - 5 and a half hours. The main reason to stay in Perth was to see my fri ..."
A travel blog entry from Perth by
jon_lyall

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Aussie Aussie Aussie, oi oi oi!!!
Jan 13, 2007
(4 photos)
"We have finally arrived in the country of barbies, tinnies, dingos and cultural ignorance, that is right, we are in Australia!!! We have spent a couple of days in Perth and have ha ..."
A travel blog entry from Perth by
greesq

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Perth
Apr 16, 2008
(2 photos)
"Arriving into Perth was a million miles away from the questionable experiences we had had in South East Asia's airports. There was decent visas, risk free passport checks, and peop ..."
A travel blog entry from Perth by
kimandrob

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Perth
Sep 6, 2006
"Arrived here yesterday. Met by Anne (Anne and Brian are old friends from Taranaki Polytech days). Lovely cool crisp weather - so R is feeling the cold. Feel like we are almost home ..."
A travel blog entry from Perth by
salandrich

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Perth Australia Mate
Aug 3, 2007
(9 photos)
"Luckily for us our first two days in Perth were filled with glorious sunshine (it had been raining for two weeks apparently). The temperature drop by half was a welcome change as w ..."
A travel blog entry from Perth by
jenkins

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Oz Tralia
Nov 10, 2005
(1 photo)
"im emailing an update , because the travelpod website is really slow right now. and i cant be doing with the speed, it was getting me mad !! ill post what i write on here tomorrow ..."
A travel blog entry from Perth by
james24

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Don't mention the cricket!
Feb 12, 2007
(9 photos)
" G'Day Cobbers! (Hi!) Currently enjoying the sweltering heat (40+) of Fremantle just south of Perth in Western Australia. Very relaxed here by the Swan river and the beach. Th ..."
A travel blog entry from Perth by
rich_thomas

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Perth
Apr 23, 2006
(4 photos)
"Perth So here we are in Sydney, it's Sunday 23rd April 2006 and we've just returned from a wonderful afternoon boat trip around the harbour, curtsey of a guy called Matt and his pa ..."
A travel blog entry from Perth by
westwoods

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heading for cooler climates
Jul 12, 2007
(4 photos)
"As we left Singapore early in the morning we at last began to appreciate it - we saw the calm morning begin with people doing Thia Chi on any available open&nbs ..."
A travel blog entry from Perth by
morfordfamily

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Looking for Dave Matthews
Apr 2, 2007
"So after our adventures in Sydney we flew to perth for a blues festival in a little place called fremantle. We were exited to hear that Dave Matthews and his band were due to play ..."
A travel blog entry from Perth by
carolandjoe

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Down under
Dec 14, 2006
(3 photos)
"Uiuiui, diese Stadt koennte es mir auch noch antun. Fuehle mich prima in Perth. Die vielen Gruenflaechen laden zum verweilen und grillieren ein, die Einkaufsstrassen und dessen Bou ..."
A travel blog entry from Perth by
roli

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South West OZ
Jul 21, 2008
"HEY guys, We're down under and it's really cool! We survived a tornado in Perth without knowing it, fed kangaroos and entered the kangaroos paddock,we played golf in Misty Valley w ..."
A travel blog entry from Perth by
kaddouri

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Almost a Hitch Hiker
Dec 5, 2005
(7 photos)
"Howdy Yal! sorry so long since my last entry, but I've been traveling like a madman! So I'm traveling with a hobbit named Josh (I'll send a pic later which will explain this) ... w ..."
A travel blog entry from Perth by
miss_clay

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