City Waters Perth

... in Maldives! Yes, I'm all so excited. Alas! For so many years I've heard wonderous fabulous accounts of the azure blue waters, the vibrant colorful corals and the variety of sea creatures in Maldives! So here I am... with ocean-deep expectations and ...

... few more things there – doesn't take long for us to get there from our location about 12 kms north of the city of Perth. We are astounded by the quantity of new houses being built seemingly everywhere!  The houses are generally huge as well and we ...

... eyes to the possibilities here. In case we weren’t quite sold already though, we visited the King’s Park viewpoint to see the Perth city skyline lit up at night. Being suckers for a night time skyline we were blown away at the view for what is ...

February 16, Saturday Happy Birthday, John! We docked in Fremantle today, the port city for Perth, and started our day with a tour of the two cities. We were glad we did as we got to see quite a bit. Perth is built on hills overlooking the Swan River, ...

... 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 & Jake (who i met in Poland) came to pick me up & i spent New Years with them & ...

... ice cream machine, even when the rest of us were begging for mercy.   Our favourite part of Perth has been Fremantle, a very relaxed, cosmopolitan part of the city - a bit like St Kilda minus the vomit and syringes on the footpath.  There is a ...

... this was just Perth...a very quiet city where even McD's finsihed up pedalling poison at 5pm of a day....McDs!!...in the city centre...remarkable! Perth does have a lot going for it. There are free buses around the city, a stunning harbour where the ...

Perth Revisited 06/01/09 It was good to be back in Perth, Western Australia.  Whilst the city may lack the bright lights and undoubted star qualities of Sydney, it is still a place with lots of appeal.  The climate here is one of the best in ...

... spoiled it since it was really supposed to be a time for the beach and snorkelling. We had an easy run back to Perth passing through a city called Bunbury which is on an Estuary. This is a beautiful place and the houses are all built round the islands ...

... and Marborough.  Abel Tasman is a world famous national park, known for miles of tropical coastline, white sand, beautiful blue waters, and small islands dotted around.  Some people come from all over the world just to see this one park and ...

... is. We traveled 3850km and traveled through lots of different environments. desert, savanna, thick bush, mountains, canyons, warm coastal waters, cold coastal waters. Some days we saw no one else other than the odd road train and some days we were in the ...

Hi all Went into Perth City on the train yesterday from Fremantle, train on time, spotlessly clean and cost about 3 pounds return!! Perth City is like a town really, very quiet for a Saturday, less busy than Reading. We went to Perth Mint and watched a ...

... 's Harbour to Rottnest Island or 'Rotto' as the locals call it. An island only 18kms from the Perth coastline it is surrounded by crystal clear waters, with many bays and coral reefs. It was great for swimming and snorkeling. Some parts are also great for ...

... was had (by Joy) and chocolate (by Joy) and then we were raring to go!  Took a tram tour around the city taking in the little sights Perth had to offer...Sorry Perth...but you were a bit boring!  Also the fact that it was 38 degrees didn't help ...

... as there are literally hundreds of people queuing for the two fast boats. Safely on board on the lower deck and noticing that the waters aren't exactly calm with 30 knot winds we head out across the gulf with white tops as far as the eye can see. Its a ...

... proceeded to take us deep into the forest on trails which don’t normally get explored. We saw a Kangaroo with a Joey, stopped at waters to allow our horses to drink and he also led us into a clearing where we could run and gallop our horses. ...

... beach for an awesome morning. It was hot. The beach was beautiful, like all the other beaches of WA with white sands and turquoise waters. Part of the beach was nude. I got a kick out of a naked overweight Asian guy who stopped a few people walking along ...

... tractors on the go for two days which made it a bit difficult to relax.  On Friday we went into the heart of Perth, the bustling City Centre.  Walking down Hay Street I felt like I was walking down Bourke Street Mall on one of its quieter ...

There's not a whole lot to see in Perth city (possibly partly because it is such a young city by world standards) but it was still nice to wander round for an afternoon. We walked up Jacob's Ladder to get a great view over Perth from King's Park and enjoy ...

... ` dream job: Around Broome the pearling industry requires deck hands from time to time, helping with pearling in the pristine waters. Unfortunately the industry got pretty affected by the crises and there are no vacancies at the moment. We keep trying... ...

... was the next port of call to see the Southern & Indian Oceans meet, with more serious wind where we were nearly joining the cold waters of the oceans! On to the surfer town of Margaret River for some more free wine tasting at Voyager, Watershed, Leeuwin & ...