Well I have arrived in Oz and I have to say that the rest of Australia will have alot to live up to the meet the welcome I have had in Perth. I arrived yesterday morning at 8am and got checked into my accommodation very quickly. I decided to take a bus tour first, just to get my bearings, and my god this city is just gorgeous. I am smitten - big...

Well today I felt like I had been to paradise and back. I took a cruise out to Rottnest Island from Perth, which is the most westernly point in the whole of Australia. It is an island that lies about 18 km off the coast of Perth. And actually when you get to the most westernly point off Rottnest Island, the nearest land to the west off it, is So...

Western Australia is the biggest state in Australia, covering a third of the country, from top to bottom and a sizable chunk from left to right. Perth is the state's capital, so you would assume that would be quite big? However, not so, with only 1.9 million people living in the state, 1.4 million live in the Perth Metro area so the city is both...

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 and pretty nice - great location a few mins away from the metropolis that is Perth. After a nap for a few hours we went for a wander using the free city bus around town...

After close to 40 hours of near continuous bumping and traveling, I finally made it to Perth! Last night Gemma and I were cheeky and turned the empty seats in front us around so we has 4 seats each and could sleep across the opposite seats. This method of sleeping across two seats was much more comfortable although I still awoke regularly to shi...

Today was a long day of driving. Esperance is a long way away from Perth so we had about 700km to cover in one day which meant an early start - before the sun even rose. Most of today was spent on the bus were I learned I could read without feelings sick and was given a steady thrashing at both ******** and Phase 10 - card games Stacey, Gemma an...

Yesterday was a really relaxed day poking around Fremantle. I was on my own again as Gemma had only come down for the day, but I enjoyed looking at the markets, wondering down to the harbor (where I had a delicious jacket potato!), catching the free bus ride, viewing the historical building and just chilling. In fact I probably wouldn't even men...

Seeing as I have spent about 3 weeks hanging around Perth you'd think i have lots to talk about, but to tell the truth I haven't really done much at all so here it is: After our road trip to the South West Jill and Jess both left me so i had to fend for myself again. I stayed in Perth for a couple of days but ended up spending too much money - i...

Thursday night ended up being quite good. Bumped into Mick back at the Billabong so asked him if he fancied going out for a drink and a game or 2 of pool so that's what we ended up doing. Really good night in the end, went to Queens first for a beer, then a few games of pool at a pool lounge down the road, then stopped off a Luxe on the way back...

It's a big one...haven't done one for week! Monday morning came and before I left the Crown I got chatting to another guy staying there called Rob. I'd seen him wandering around before and also spotted him at the Court on Saturday night so thought I'd say hello. Turns out he's been in Oz for about 9 months already and has been in Perth for a cou...

Western Australia is beautiful but beauty in this sense comes with a hefty price tag, especially for South Africans. We found countless beautiful beaches and landscapes, very friendly people, good food and great wines. No wonder so many South Africans live in Perth and its surrounds. It very easy to travel around WA (as it is called out here) ro...