We only had half a day in Perth city on the day of arrival and then 1 day on the last of our Western Australia trip. There was nothing much we could do for the half day in Perth except to hunt for dinner! 1) IS Donburi Read quite a […]
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1) Caversham Wildlife Park I knew the kids would enjoy Caversham Wildlife Park and I would to for two reasons: interacting with kangaroos and cuddling a koala (or so I thought). We arrived later than intended. I had actually planned for lunch elsewhere because I had read mostly negative reviews […]
Perth & Western Australia: Swan Valley
1) Kailis Fish Market Cafe Driving out of the Margaret River region, we arrived at Fremantle, a port city located at the mouth of the Swan River and about 30mins drive out of Perth City. Technically there aren’t many sights in Fremantle to cover. My friend kept telling me I could […]
Perth & Western Australia: Fremantle
1) Cape Leeuwin Regrettably, it was a gloomy and wet day when we visited Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse. However, the coastal road we drove to the lighthouse was a beautiful sight to behold. The draw of this place is not just because I thought it would look good in pictures (who […]
Perth & Western Australia: Margaret River Region (3 of 3 ...
1) Margaret River Bakery Cafe has a quirky and eclectic style with mismatched crockery and furniture. My frangipani tart which someone I read about , raved and described it as heaven. It tasted like hell to me. This is a typical case of one man’s food is another man’s poison. […]
Perth & Western Australia: Margaret River Region (2 of 3)
We drove further down south from Busselton to the Margaret River Region. First Stop was at the town, Yallingup. 1) Yallingup Shearing shed Kiddos will love this place! Actually, I kind of enjoyed it here too. Feeding of Sheep (free food that comes with admission tickets) Shearing demonstrations. I have […]
Perth & Western Australia: Margaret River Region (1 of 3)
About 2.5 hours drive south of Perth city lies the longest jetty in the Southern Hemisphere, the Busselton Jetty, which extends 1.8km over the protected waters of Geographe Bay. The awesome view is the draw. Busselton Jetty Like a photogenic person, the jetty has no bad camera angle. Truly exhilarating […]
Perth & Western Australia: Busselton
Most people lump all the cities/towns in Western Australia with Perth and term it as Perth. Strictly speaking, Perth City is the capital state of Western Australia whereas places like Margaret River and Fremantle etc lies outside of Perth and are not part of Perth City. Hence, my suggested itinerary is […]