We don't seem to get as many bank holidays here in Perth as you do over at that freezing cold place at the other side of the world, so when we do get one we relish the day or two days that we get. Of course Easter break is world wide and getting two days off work in a row is a rarity which makes it a super long hot weekend to get out and have fu...

Up early for a hostel breakfast of Weetbix, toast with spreads, including Vegemite of course, and coffee or tea. Very basic, but at least we start off the day with some food. The kitchen was not as crowded as we had expected it would be, but they had run out of margarine, and everything was the cheap generic brands, which did not impress Yoong. ...

So I arrived in Perth at about 15:30. I had e-mailed my hostel a few days before to arrange their free airport pick up service. After half an hour of waiting it didn't look like they were going to come, so I took a cab there. Once I arrived they said they hadn't been sure when I was arriving, despite putting it all in the e-mail like they asked....

Happy birthday to my Brother!!!!!!!!! What did we do in this week? We watched Crystal's dancing competition: she dances perfectly with her teacher indeed gets bronze and honors. Saw the doctor several times: I am VERY allergic to 'something'. Not the usual stuff. Still, I am relieved. New blood tests, because my red blood cells are too high. We ...

We are now in Perth living in dossers' no man land staying with Melinda and David in Subiaco. If those of you in Sydney think the rental market is crazy, try Perth! We lost the first flat to another student in my course (yes I am planning to do a nice neck manipulation on him when I meet him at last!) so have been hunting since we've arrived. It...

Hi all. Apologies, again, for the delayed Blog. We left Phuket just under a week ago and since then we have been stayed with Denise and Ian, Laura's Auntie and Uncle who live in Ellenbrook, Perth. Our time here has been very chilled out. We have had a day at the beach, a day wine tasting; a day in Perth City, and me and James even ventured out a...

Hello people hope everyone's ok, im off to Sydney on Saturday which is a week early but feel as if its time to leave Perth now and see what Sydney got to offer. Sydney is gonna have to be pretty special to beat this place. Really dont wanna leave the friends that ive made here but im sure were meet again and i think im gonna have to get used to ...

I'll be meeting my parents at the airport. I'll be held by my dad for the first time in over a year. I'll be hugging my mom for the first time in 6 months. I'll be taking the shuttle into Sydney with my parents. I'll be checking into a nice hotel . . . no dorm rooms!!!! I'll be hugging my parents. I'll be taking a BATH. In a clean bathroom that ...

Endlich am ersten Ziel angelangt *uff*. Da mir die Flugbegleiterin nicht sagen konnte, ob Kaugummi und Traubenzucker als Lebensmittel eingestuft wird, habe ich das Kreuzchen "fuehren Sie Lebensmittel ein" sicherheitshalber mal bei "ja" gemacht - die Werbung vom kuerzlich verstorbenen Steve Irwin (der Australier, der glaube ich beim giftigsten Ti...

I am sure you are all relieved to know that we did make it out last night. The entire hostel (so it seemed) went out to Rosie O'Gradys, an excellent Irish pub I am getting to know quite well. There were plans to go to a dance club, but somehow we never made it. I do believe this is mostly my fault as I got terribly distracted . . . as you do som...