Okay, so as I said last time I'd spend a little time updating you all on WA and Cottesloe in particluar. I also decided to give this entry a somewhat obscure title but more about that later. I have a fab friend here in Cott called Mark who has looked after me better than a 5 star hotel. He's picked me up from the airport, given me my own room in...

Well, I have just completed my first roadtrip, and I must say it was sensational. First off, Fredrica was exceptional, she is not too bad on fuel, easy to drive (all though I nearly lost her on a dirt road, messing around) and reasonably comfy. The passenger side door no longer opens from the outside so you have to go in via the boot when all th...

I bought a car the other day from an America dude from Vermount. He was emotionally attached to the car (even though it looks lke a piece of ****), but was heading home real soon so I got him down from $1100 to $800. The car is a 1984 Ford Falcon GL (rego'd till 06/06 and has WA plates). It is a station wagon type car with a huge 4.0L engine. Sh...

I moved to another hostel further West in a town called Cottesloe. It is right by the beach and the hostel is called Ocean Beach Backpackers. It is ten times better than the Underground and the people are very friendly. I am sharing an 8 bed dorm with 2 girls (Sweden & Finland), an English guy and a Welshman and a guy from Belgium. It is my ...

So the beach has seemly swallowed me up but I have dragged myself to a computer to give a quick update. I stayed in Perth city proper the first night and spent a long night at a bar/club drinking heaps of beer with hundreds of fellow backpackers at a place called the Office. Well, that is as close as I will get to an office for a very long time....