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

Oy Mate! I have been here in the Outback for about a week and a half, but am just now getting around to writing because things have been so crazy. After my 32 hour trek, I decided a nice long sleep was required as soon as I got here, so I unpacked and did just that. The following days after that were filled with an abundance of new faces, new sights, and new everything. A lot of the people here at Curtin University, which is where I am studying, are international, so for the first few days I met a large number of non-Australian students. Since it was still the Aussie’s winter break, a lot of them were still away on vacation. I came here expecting to go to school with mostly Australians but it’s actually ... read more

TRAVEL ITINERARY 21 July 2013: Depart Perth, Western Australia 21 July 2013 - 24 July 2013: Dubai, United Arab Emirates 24 July 2013 - 29 July 2013: Amsterdam, Holland 29 July 2013 - 5 August 2013: The Hague, Holland 5 August 2013 - 7 August 2013: Brugge, Belgium 7 August 2013 - 12 August 2013: Paris, France 12 August 2013 - 15 August 2013: Krakow, Poland 15 August 2013 - 17 August 2013: Warsaw, Poland 17 August 2013 - 20 August 2013: Berlin, Germany 20 August 2013 - 23 August 2013: Prague, Czech Republic 23 August 2013 - 26 August 2013: Nuremberg, Germany 26 August 2013 - 27 August 2013: Munich, Germany 27 August 2013 - 28 August 2013: Dubrovnik, Croatia 28 August 2013 - 4 September 2013: Adriatic Odyssey Cruise / Croatia, Albania, Montenegro, Greece ... read more

Mit der Zeit hab ich mich um eine halbe Stunde vertan bei der Umstellung von Adelaide auf Perth. Hier in Perth sind es jetzt im Winter sechs Stunden Zeitunterschied zu Österreich, in Adelaide waren es siebeneinhalb. Das hatte zur Folge, dass ich in der Früh eine halbe Stunde mehr Zeit hatte. Gemerkt hab ich es nämlich erst im Frühstücksraum ;-) Der erste Weg heute führte mich in die knapp 10 Minuten vom Hostel entfernte Zentrale von Wicked Campervans – einen fahrbaren Untersatz für die Strecke von Perth nordwärts galt es zu organisieren. Im Gespräch mit dem Herrn am Schalter konnten wir nach kurzer Zeit auf Deutsch wechseln, weil Christoph ein Deutscher istJ. Er zeigte mir die Möglichkeiten, und ich entschied mich für einen allradgetriebenen Campervan, den ich ab Donnerstag früh abholen kann. So hab ich zwar ... read more

Captain Cook Tours have a reputation for good quality tourist activities, so Mary and David, Marg and myself decided that on a bright sunny day, a lunch cruise on the Swan River from Perth to Fremantle return would be a good activity. It certainly proved the highlight of the week as we climbed out of the "Frustration Ranges' that have bugged us since being on the West Coast. The way ahead showed its first run out of the 'Frustrations' on Tuesday when the Cardiologist confirmed what I felt would be the results from the combined echo and stress tests that all was generally well with my heart, and I just need to live with the palpitations when they occur providing they stop in a reasonable space of time. Next was Marg's Dell computer. The repair man ... read more

Perth Part Two Another week or two has flown by with many activities/appointments etc as well as lots of fun with the family in Perth. It seems that between various health checks and tests, a small motorhome repair that still persists and a computer repair for Marg that didn't go right, we seem to have struggled up frustration hill! Hopefully the coming week will flatten that hill once and for all and we will soon be able to head north. Yesterday was one of the few days where we were free to go look-about and spent time at Yanchep National Park. This is a large area with a shallow lake at the entry, limestone caves, and quite a number of bush walks ranging up to 55 ks. As this is a national park, we used our ... read more