Best Western Seaside

... wine, music, and good friends. The aroma of rich cappuccino, the pastel-colored houses perched above the Mediterranean Sea, sunset over a seaside fortress, good times with special friends. Such are some of the memories of my past four trips to Italy. This ...

... 18th April 2010: Busselton to Pemberton We left Busselton early, and headed into the Southern Forest Region. The country roads in Western Australia are very quiet, and fairly well maintained. The scenery on our drive was a continuous view of large Jarrah ...

Albany is the oldest European settlement in Western Australia and was established a few years before Perth in 1826. From here the first army boat left to join the WWI, thus we can see quite a few war memorials around the city. Albany is fairly small, ...

... lady told me I looked like a model! (Model what?) Anyway, made my day. Beautiful beach.  Of course I got burnt despite my best efforts with factor 12 - my feet are the worst.  But it was strangely chilly under the brolly. I do think rikkis are ...

... Sadly they just look like large cowpats but we had a look and a photo moment all the same! Accommodation was at the Best Western Cervantes which was really nice, apart from there only being one room (fortunately two beds though!) and I was treated ...

... sub, because the place was manned by Yanks in its heyday. The remains of the US establishment have now been taken over by Best Western, the resort chain, which makes great use of the basketball gym and swimming pools in the complex. On our budget, we ...

... . The county on this side is called Clatsop - I just love some of the names! Anyway the three of us are here in Seaside catching up and having a great time. The weather is supposed to improve tomorrow. For some reason it is getting colder as we are going ...

While in Western Australia, why not stay in the continent's westernmost caravan park? Denham Seaside Tourist Village makes this claim so it seemed as good a reason as any for choosing our campground. We didn't have time for the long 4WD track to Steep ...

... it almost 50 years ago. We were really blessed today by the speaker, Tom Schrader. Tom pastors a church in Phoenix, AZ. The best way I can describe Tom is the 'George Carlin of pastors.' He's about 60 years old w/ hair to his shoulders and hilarious. We ...

... like half the village sitting on the floor in front of it. Privacy must be a rare treat! We dumped our bags at our hostel (Seaside Inn - 39 tala for a dorm bed per person - free upgrade to a twin!) and headed to the restaurant next door for dinner. ...

... the beach and are hand fed by the tourists knee deep in the water.  It features in practically every holiday brochure of Western Australia and is one of the big ‘natural experience’ draw cards for Australian tourism.  And here we ...

... looked like most of the town had the same idea as the beaches were full and with no Air con on in the houses it was the best place to be.  We drove down to the Blue Holes carpark and went to have a look before getting changed and grabbing the mask ...

... op het randje zodat ik niet ook aan het volgende dorp hoef te betalen. Toch weer € 1,75 verdiend. De blowholes zijn best ok, al ontbreken vandaag de jochies die met die dingen kokosnoten kunnen laten lanceren. Wel word ik aangesproken door een wat ...

... exactly, but it seemed we had two different wheels going on that the back of our camper, meaning we'd been driving around western australia illegally! great news! it just seemed to be getting better and better! so the mechanic explains that not only would ...

... Highway for the trip south, stopping off once more at the Overlander Roadhouse to engage in a couple of the 'Three P's'. Western Australia was like another world compared to our three previously visited states but there was just one little thing ...

... being that it was christmas, and therefore i will describe it as a town by the water, but rather than functioning as a seaside resort, like you might find in england, complete with seafront attractions, rides, donut stalls and rock shops, more like a ...

... on the highway. WA is supposed to be sparsely populated. If so, most of them were on the highway with us. Busselton is a seaside resort for Perth. Beautiful white sand beaches and a sheltered bay made this a pretty place to stop for coffee. It was still ...

... and the 12 Apostles to our right. Some of the real estate around here has gone through the roof over the past decade. Many seaside homes are worth millions. Camps Bay was the end of our journey and what better way to finish, but to enjoy a drink ...

... blue picturesque bay of Esperance, all for a measly seventy bucks. Come on people. Esperance itself is a pint-sized seaside village with a simple layout and friendly air. It became clear immediately why so many make it a holiday destination. ...

... to stay there for long but we headed back to the hotel for a laze by the pool which was lovely. Next stop was Knysna, another seaside town, this one being famous for oysters. It is set on a lagoon which is beautiful, but the town itself was not a patch ...

... hopping on and off the seaside train in the sunshine and exploring little villages, eating ice cream, journal-writing in seaside cafes, lying on the beach, swimming with penguins, exploring an African penguin colony, browsing in bookshops and eating the ...