Blogs from Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia, Oceania - page 21

Arrived on the 10th June in Perth and went straight to Fremantle. Stayed with a wonderful couple called sue and John who pretty much showed me the local side of Freo. From the 10th till the 23rd June I stayed there and pretty much took the train back and fourth from Perth to get an insight into the city which is known to be the most isolated one in the world. Perth is not dissappointing, most people say there is not very much going on in perth, well obvously compared to London and Sydney thats true but with an objective eye Perth is certainly a pretty nice city which stretches for miles in all directions the nicest of suburbs surrounding the banks of the Swan River, its pretty simple really. Fremantle, tours of all different shapes ... read more

Fremantle is Perth's port, situated just 25 minutes away from Perth by train. If the world at large knows anything about Freo, it's that it was the home port for Australia II, first non-American winner of the America's Cup (and another venture backed by Alan Bond). Its history includes being the site where many immigrants first set foot on Australian soil and even today it is Western Australia's main commercial port. Though Perth has sprawled to the point where its suburbs meet Freo, the residents of Fremantle are quite keen to maintain a separate identity from their Perthian neighbours - in much the same way as Western Australia views the rest of the country. To me, Freo also meant the current abode of one Mr Gavin Corfield, aka Garfield, a friend from my university days, his ... read more

yeah so there you go i'm leaving oz for blighty on the 20th of may altough i'll be in japan for like a week before i land in london. there are a couple of reasons why i'm home early some of them are good some are not so, basically its feels like time to come back i'm also not feeling getting another job here or staying in a backpackers for the next 4 months, but also i went to the dentist for a quick check and she told me i needed work done asap and seeing as it was going to cost around $600 i figured time for home. ok i'm going to go do something so i expect to hear from you all. take it easy guys. ... read more

Tuesday 4th April 2006 - Arrived in Australia!! - Oh my god!!! How exciting! - I was quite shocked I was sooooo excited and grinning like a Cheshire cat when I landed! I thought I’d be scared - but no! As soon as I got off the plane I phoned mum and dad and Johanna; before I’d even left the airport - I was so excited I had to tell someone I’d arrived - even though it was only about 7am back home!! I couldn’t believe I was actually in Australia. All the random thoughts and plans with Bea and Chris and cheers of joy from Karen and Sarah had become real! I was actually miles and miles from home and I’d done it and was still alive, very happy and giggling to myself like a ... read more

Well I didn’t exactly forget to update the travel blog but we’ve been pretty busy and internet cafés haven’t exactly been jumping out at us - unlike the local wild life. Speaking of which, one thing I did forgot was how annoying flies are - and judging by my families reaction after 15 years in Australia I guess it’s something you never get used to… So let me take you back to Oz as we are currently in India (where the computers are about the same speed as the cows in the street but a little less frequent). The last time I wrote I was heading down south of Perth towards Bunbury to surprise who looked after me many years ago. So I left the Old Fire Station in Freo and headed south, to say Brian, ... read more