Category: Western Australia
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Shanghai
The city of Shanghai with its 28 million residents is a huge city. We were surprised that it did not feel as crowded as we were anticipating. Certainly being met by a guide and having our own driver helped us avoid the worst problems of commuting about. We were impressed to hear that the 17…
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Australia….It Has Been a Blast
Here we are, nearing the end of our second 1 year stint here in Australia. Though it is safe to say we will not be retiring to Australia, it would be very safe to say we will be back. We were able to see most of the places and things on our “to do” list,…
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Appreciating Local Heritage
From our house sit in the community of Bassendean we have been ideally located to do some sightseeing. One of the pleasant surprises was finding the convenience of the transit system and the helpful, friendly Transit Officers working the train lines. Whether taking the train into Perth and Fremantle or driving around Guildford and the…
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Rottnest Island
We have heard we are currently experiencing the worst winter in Perth in a number of years, so we counted ourselves lucky to be able to get out to Rottnest Island on one of the few sunny pleasant days. Other than a few isolated areas in Western Australia, and a few islands off the WA…
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National Tree Day
When Karen saw a notice on Facebook about a special event upcoming involving planting trees in the community we thought we would check it out. It turns out this is a pretty big deal all around Australia. There are hundreds of areas in the country where people can go and take part. We were very…
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Fremantle Prison
We finally made our way to Fremantle and our first order of business was to check out the World Heritage Fremantle Prison. One of the most striking things about this prison is that it was in full operation until 1991. Bear this in mind as you see some of the photos of the facilities and…
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Exploring
As we enjoy the cool winter temperatures here in Perth we take the chance to get out and explore the region on whatever days it does not rain. We also revisited Yanchep National Park in hope of exploring the Crystal Caves. Our mistake. You should always do some research before driving off. The caves are…
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Pinnacles Desert
After experiencing a couple of weeks of Perth’s fall and winter rain, we were treated to a beautiful sunny weekend. This means one thing…road trip. A two hour drive north of Perth takes one to Nambung National Park. By WA standards this is not a long road trip by any means, however, it was a…
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Birds Anyone?
The two most outstanding aspects of our newest location so far, is the sunsets and the birds. Being on the west coast, of course, pretty well guarantees a number of gorgeous sunsets every week. One of our favourite evening activities is to take the dog for a walk along the waterfront and enjoy the setting…
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Welcome to Perth
This is a quick hello and introduction from our newest housesit here in Perth, Western Australia. During our previous trip to Australia we never made it to Perth or any of WA. So the next three months are checking a big box for us as far as destinations go. Our first house sit here has…