Blogs from Perth City, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, Oceania - page 2

Having not travelled internationally for nearly 10 years and a big reason for that is being a BBW airlines/tour operators just don't cater for anyone who is slightly larger than average let alone a BBW! But last week with the help and push along from my 20 year old son, I decided to get off my "fat butt" and get back into travelling. So we started to book some flights. It was then it dawned on me, perhaps there are other BBW and BBM who freak out about the thought of travelling and want to know if this airline, that airline etc will suit their needs. Hence this blog! I don't head off until July 2016 but will be counting down and updating the blog regularly before and during the trip.... read more

First up, its a Happy Birthday to our son Eden! Sorry we didnt get to spend time with you today! We didn't post the blog last night because we decided to go to a movie last minute. We saw Jurassic park. It was okay, a big screen movie and the theatre was MASSIVE, a bit of a culture shock for us country bumpkins! But the popcorn and icecreams were awesome so thats what its all about! Oh bad news! The split system in the Bago was brand new when we headed out on this journey. The cooling element has been given a real workout since we left. But the first night in Perth was the first time we turned the heating on.. (sigh...) Within an hour it made a loud pop and stopped working! Arghhh! We ... read more

Elle pourrait se résumer aux 3 mots suivants: fun, friends and family. Le choix initial relève plus ou moins du hasard: un bref passage par un site comparateur de prix, puis un passage avisé par Trip Advisor pour observer les commentaires. Les auberges les moins chères n'étant clairement pas recommandées. Me voici donc au Witch's hat (littéralement le chapeau de la sorcière) à 15 minutes à pied du centre-ville. Une petite auberge sympathique (50 lits environ) avec une cour intérieure et des grandes tables sur lesquelles on prend nos repas, une grande cuisine collective et un salon avec quatre canapés bien confortables (mieux qu'Acticall !). L'ambiance est bon enfant et on se sent limite comme à la maison. Un beau melting-pot de nationalités. En grande majorité, l'Europe est représentée avec les français, britanniques, allemands, irlandais, italiens, ... read more

Il est venu le temps de quitter l'aéroport et d'affronter la vie réelle. Cela commence plutôt rapidement quand ma carte bancaire n'est pas acceptée pour retirer de l'argent :/ Un moyen de contournement est vite trouvé grâce à mon compte anglais mais cela n'engendre rien de bon pour la suite. L'aéroport de Perth est situé à une vingtaine de minutes du centre ville. Un bus permet donc de s'y rendre facilement. Enfin, il faut déjà prendre la navette jusqu'à un autre terminal, puis prendre un bus emmenant au centre ville et finalement, un autre bus en direction de l'auberge. J'ai donc mis environ 1 heure pour ce trajet. 16h: check-in à l'auberge. Je ne rêve que d'une chose: une douche ! La dernière remontant à mardi matin (il est jeudi après-midi). Le temps de faire le ... read more

Wow! Its 38° in Perth We take a taxi, driven by a very still and quite man, and arrive at the hotel all OK, we did drive past the WACA, After a snooze we go out to explore the local area we walk along the river watching the sun set, we end up at a pub called the lucky shag! Great food a real buzz but thankfully no shags involved ;-) Day 2, up early to catch a boat for a wine tasting cruise, very relaxing with lots of wine, it wasn't really tasting more like drinking:-) with a trip around the winery and then lunch with 8 more wines to drink, followed by fortified wines (port) which we declined, caught the boat back, a very relaxing day. Was woken up during the night with a ... read more