Blogs from Stirling, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, Oceania

Friday 4th The flight to Perth goes smoothly and we que up at immigration with some nervousness, we've seen the TV programs on Australian Border Control, however we get in with no problems. Unfortunately our flight had been brought forward which means we land and clear customs at 1 am. There's no way into the city, so we blow up our inflatable pillows and bed down in the airport until 6.30. We wash and brush up in the cloakrooms and eventually get the bus into Perth. We don't know where we are after being dropped off but after asking a few directions we find our hostel. After a short nap we venture into the city. It's all fairly modern and characterless, however we manage to replace our lost vacuum bottles, at some cost and buy a ... read more

We have arrived! Lachlan, Xavier and Catherine flew into Perth yesterday arriving an hour later than expected but without any hassles. Our first day in Perth - we drove into Perth and had a look around the centre of the city - remarkably similar to Brisbane with Malls and pretty casually dressed people. We visited the WA gallery where we saw a visiting exhibition from the Peggy Guggenheim collection, which for the first time has made its way to the southern hemisphere. Her collection included lots of surrealist works, Picasso, Kandinsky, Jackson Pollock etc. Pretty interesting but perhaps more importantly was the permanent aboriginal art collection - pretty amazing. We then caught a free bus over to Kings Park and walked and walked. The wild flowers are in bloom and the garden is probably at its ... read more