Blogs from Perth, Western Australia, Australia, Oceania - page 11

The flying Kangaroo I had just buttered my very last cracker, or to be specific the last cracker in a packet of two cracker’s and when I said cracker I was not talking about one of the cabin crew on this Qantas flight. The last piece of cheese was ceremoniously placed on the cracker, as would a crown be placed on a king or queen, I am seated in 20a and Caroline was in 20b , but she had moved to 20C so we could have a bit of space, remember when I said that we can make a hotel room looked totally lived in in about 5 minutes, well we have the same ability on a jet, as I take time to describe the middle seat between the two of us this is exactly what ... 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

These are three magic words! Those who can open the doors of this wonderful land called Australia and resulted in the creation of this blog. WHV? What is it? The Working Holiday Visa (WHV) is the sesame opening the doors of many countries such as Canada, Japan, New Zealand and Australia. This visa is available to anyone aged between 18 and 30 years old (35 years for the Canada). It allows young people to travel and stay in the country for one year with the possibility to work to renew it for an extra year. Under which conditions? Regarding the WHV in Australia, apart from its age limitations mentioned above, you need to: - possess a valid passport - make your application for a visa outside the Australian territory - do not have dependent children - ... read more