As usual, we went looking for accommodation for our summer holiday camping trip a little late. We had been planning to stay at Fonty’s pool campground ever since we passed by on our around Australia trip in 2006 (it was full then). The only time available this year was just before Christmas, which was not when we wanted …
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Back In Time At Donnelly River
As we drove into Donnelly River we were instantly reminded of why we like it so much here. This was our second visit, and the rows of old miller’s cottages speak of another time when the pace of life was much slower. As we arrived, our phone and internet connection to the outside world was …
Step Back in Time at Murchison House Station
Murchison House Station is an old cattle station sprawling out from the seaside town of Kalbarri, 6 hours north of Perth. While on a holiday in Kalbarri, we were only dragged out there as friends were camping at the property. The station offered a self-guided tour of the property and old buildings, which turned out to …
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Old Mill, Perth
For years we have driven past the Old Mill in South Perth, which prominently overlooks the Kwinana Freeway when heading south from the city. We finally decided to make a visit with the kids and we were not disappointed. It is a significant historical landmark in a city that does not have a lot of …
A Family Bush Walk in Jarrahdale
Now that we are settled back in Perth, we took the opportunity of a sunny autumn day to head bush and reintroduce the kids to the great Australian bushland. Just an hour’s drive south is the old timber town of Jarrahdale. We had come close to here before (Serpentine Falls is nearby), but have never visited …
Favourite Markets of Western Australia
Our Top-10 List: Markets of Western Australia [ more Top-10 Lists ] This is a list of ten great markets of Western Australia. See also our list of favourite markets from around Australia. 1. Kalamunda Village Market – held in Kalamunda Gardens on the first Saturday of every month. 2. Perth Upmarket – held quarterly …
Escape to Broome, 1988
After eight months of working as an orderly at the Fremantle Hospital, a job going nowhere with no idea what I wanted to do, I was ready to escape to somewhere else, anywhere. I don’t know what made me pick Broome, a thousand kilometres north, as I did not know much about the place, but …