Blogs from Perth City, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, Oceania - page 42

Here we are in Perth now, a simple four hour flight west all over the same country. Australia is such a huge place its hard to comprehend. We are now in Western Australia which is one of the least populous states. Only 2 million people live in this state and most of them live in and around Perth. With an area four times the size of texas and about a zillion times the size of the UK its safe to say there is enough room to swing a cat. Perth itself is ............ nice, it doesn't feel like a busy city and there is loads of open space and the surrounding landscape is very green. The pace of life seems pretty chilled and people are all laid back, although Perth does not seem to be the ... read more

Friday 29th December We had one last day before flying on again and decided that we should really explore Melbourne a bit after spending several days in the area but not really exploring. The first stop of the day was a short walk to the Victorian market. The place was huge and sold everything from food to didgeridoos. We had a good wander around and Alex bought herself a fancy looking hair pin which calmed the shopping urge for a bit longer. We then caught a free tram from near our hostel which took us on a circuit of the city centre. Half way round we decided to jump off seeing as the tram was fit to burst with all the locals and tourists getting a free ride. We crossed the Yarra river to the southern ... read more

Its not Christmas at all, really. The heat makes it like any other day, really. We had Christmas dinner, though. Everyone paid $20 and we got breakfast, lunch AND dessert! it was fantastic. Then, we drank goon. I tied tinsel around my cup and made it christmas goon. I believe today we're having the goon olympics. I'm not sure what it involves, but if it involves goon, i'm in! I'm still not a fan of Christmas. Believe me, I try to be, but I just can't get into it. I'd love to be able to avoid it. Aside from Christmas, things are going alright. I'm getting desperate to find a job. If I can't, its back to Adelaide for me. I'll get back to Perth again as soon as I can, but I'll have to go ... read more

I realized today that I haven't updated in over a week, so I figured it was time. No news really. Still having the time of my life in the hostel. I've met some amazing people here from Perth, as well as all over the world. Seriously, I love this place. I moved from my mixed dorm into an all female dorm. My room before stank, and the air conditioning didn't work as well as I would have liked. Now, even though there's four more beds (and again I've got a top bunk), I'm a lot happier. Its far too hot here to have the air conditioning on the brink. I'm still looking for a job, and in my opinion its going well. Ok, well not great. My effort at applying is impressive, but I haven't gotten ... read more

Oh my god, we actually made it to Perth and our camper is still working, with a little TLC from Hannah and I! We had a good drive around Perth and ended up camping the first couple of nights in a place close to a beach, what a surprise, we love beaches and they are really big here (and did I (H) mention the west coast is on the Indian Ocean - beautiful turquoise waters!!)! We moved on to find ourselves a cheaper campsite with a reasonable location to the local bus network for exploring Perth city properly! We've both loved wondering around Perth, greatly needed our Boost (fresh fruit juice franchise!!) drinks, lovely... After getting the Christmas shopping done and sent home we looked for some fun stuff to do! And wadda ya know, we ... read more