Hans Memling Hotel Perth

... 12midnight & was so proud of myself for not getting too drunk & saving myself for the BBQ & free booze on Xmas day. But alas i didn't even get up the 1st flight of stairs when some other friend were just heading into town, so off i went with them to Northridge & partied till 4am! I ate plenty of the BBQ, but didn't drink too much alcohol. Between Xmas & New Year i went to Cottesloe beach & explored the city of Perth. On New Years Eve, Bex ...

... train pulls in and who is standing at<br>every door... the ****in' transport police!! What the ****?! Ha ha oh<br>yeah it's friday night!! Getting on the back doors I sit down with<br>all my bags and there are whispers of 'look there's a backpacker'<br>which makes me smile. Not as much as the grin which appears on my<br>face when the police start checking everyones tickets. There are a<br>load of youths on the train surely at least one of them must<br>havebumped their train fare...by ...

... or start. The alternator had decided to stop working for us. The small town of Cervantes has one mechanic, after talking with him, he suggested we take it to the nearest city, which is Perth (200 km's away) and not stop until we got there. The van would still run, but because the alternator could not charge the battery, we were unable to start/turn it over. <br><br>After another jump start the next morning we headed to Perth. I called ahead and spoke to a ...

... Is this a joke?!<br><br> <br>Hang on a minute the guy sounds like he has an English accent, a cockney one infact. Slipping off my Borneo shawl to reveal my Arsenal top I tell the guy that I have definately made a truthful declaration and that there must have been a mix up. The Arsenal top did the trick and it turns out the guy is also a Gunners fan and infact his mum used to work at Highbury!! Suddenly he lightens up and we talk ...

Wanted to get in a nice walk before a couple of hours of work around lunch time.<br><br>Decided to take the loop around the river. OK - it really isn't around the river. Just around the area near the city. Plus it enabled me to go back to see the kangaroos on the island.<br>

... to walk that far<br>after climbing ladders and stairs.<br>So we are now sitting in the perth international airport waiting to check in (we arrived too early). We have said our farewells to hamish and alison and a huge thankyou for their hospitality and taking us on adventures around perth. They were amazng and will be unforgettable! Stay tuned for our next entry - - - FROM SINGAPORE :) <br><br>

... choice are chocolate filled crackers called TimTams, which I am not especially fond of, but they're not bad. And they do not have reese's anything! I miss my reese's! The hostels I've been staying in are mostly part of an association that monitors quality and services, so they have all had good standards to live up to. They usually give you your sheets when you check in, so you make your own bed and then strip the bed for ...

... s crucial role in World War I and II.''<br><br>Yesterday I travelled to Bunbury by bus - about two hours south of here - and arrived late afternoon. Haven't seen much yet but bit I am told the scenery is lovely. A friend Margaret and her husband Paul have given me a very warm welcome and today we are off to explore the area around Margaret River - winelands there too!! More soon. Lovely to keep in touch and thanks for your messages.

... well first BBQ in Oz at least, over at Chris and Alan's multi-million dollar ocean view apartment - it was lovely, thank you very much. The next week, we decided we hadn't been to a wine region in a while so we went off to explore the Swan Valley. We found a great little place for lunch at the Edgecombe brothers vineyard and would definitely recommend it for a relaxed Mediterranean style lunch plus their ...

... canestro, e la maggior parte delle volte la partita degenera in un gioco senza regole con tanto di placcaggi, e con le ragazze che non risparmiano colpi bassi a ripetizione. Tutto sommato un bel modo per tenersi in forma e per sudare l'anima visto il caldo atroce che a Perth e' una costante di ogni giorno. Va bene, questa e' l'unica vera attivita' fisica fatta negli ultimi due mesi, se si esclude la camera da letto, il resto delle olimpiadi fanno un po' ridere. C'e' il tennis, se ...