I grew up in the wheatbelt in Western Australia. I recently spent a week long road trip there, partly to visit family and partly to spend some quality time in my back yard during Covid restrictions. It is the ‘sheep and wheat’ area to the north, east and south of Perth. The wheatbelt has space, wildflowers, horizons, rocks, national … [Read more...]
Fremantle – Port City
Recently I took Vera the Vespa out during my lunch break and went to Fremantle, Perth’s port city. The journey took me to the Fishing Boat Harbour, Little Creatures and Bathers Beach and then back down South Terrace to South Beach. After challenging myself to write a post about my home city I’m realising again what a beautiful place it is. Fishing Boat Harbour Historically … [Read more...]
Western Australia’s Best Beaches North of Perth
In this post I take you on a road trip to some of the best beaches in Western Australia, which happily are in my back yard. The beaches south of Perth are reasonably well known and well frequented – Yallingup, Smiths and Margaret River in the South West. Margaret River has the added bonus of being a wine growing region and a foodie destination. But being an adventurous … [Read more...]
Snapshot: The Ardath Pub
My memory of the Ardath Pub was that it was on the loop of a horseshoe shaped road, and in the middle of nowhere. You could see it for miles and it was a beacon to anyone who drove past. Not quite true because (a) no one drives past, and (b) it is not on a horseshoe shaped road. But I would still stay it is a beacon and quite remote. It is the only pub between Bruce Rock and … [Read more...]
Sydney: An Introduction
New contributor, Jessica Higgins writes about her relocation from Perth to Sydney and her first impressions - Throughout my life, I have made gradual steps towards larger populated areas, oddly usually ten-ish years apart. When I was eight we moved from the tiny town of Brookton to the thriving metropolis of Merredin. Then when I was 17 I moved from Merredin to Perth. Ten … [Read more...]
