This is an XML content feed of journal entries and reviews that have recently published by RealTravel members within Perth. Use one of the buttons on the right to add this feed to your feed reader. tag:realtravel.com,2005:7673 RealTravel members http://realtravel.com/images/logo-for-feeds.jpg (c) 2006 RealTravel.com 2008-02-14T03:51:26Z 340044http://www.feedburner.comThis is an XML content feed of journal entries and reviews that have recently published by RealTravel members within Perth. Use one of the buttons on the right to add this feed to your feed reader. tag:realtravel.com,2008-02-14:6540367 2008-02-14T03:45:32Z 2008-02-14T03:51:26Z KJ30 http://realtravel.com/member-m6435505-kj30.html <p>a entry by KJ30 from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/fremantle-australia-reviews-hotels-d7633.html">Fremantle, Australia.</a></p> <p>Up at 6.30 for 7.30 ferry to Rottnest, its tricky waking and getting ready in a dorm of 10 making no noise. As we had a full day here we hired bikes for $17 to cycle round the 22km island, this would've been easy if it weren't 37c, a million flies in my face and of course the Fremantle Doctor(a really strong wind) blowing against me.</p><p>First spider sighting about 9am its huuuuuuuuge about the size of my hand and the body the size of my thumb, very very carefully approach with as much zoom as my camera will do and snap it, before cycling off quickly. Next is some little Quokkas eating in ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/fremantle-journals-j6540367.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_NwMfSiEOKjV02DTjC14W88P.MOQ_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/NwMfSiEOKjV02DTjC14W88P.MOQ_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_NwMfSiEOKjV02DTjC14W88P.MOQ_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=NwMfSiEOKjV02DTjC14W88P.MOQ_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Ffremantle-journals-j6540367.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/fremantle-journals-j6540367.html tag:realtravel.com,2008-01-26:6438277 2008-01-26T15:32:10Z 2008-01-27T16:37:01Z Blondie77 http://realtravel.com/member-m3301105-blondie77.html <p><em>"Happy Australia Day!"</em></p> <p>a entry by Blondie77 from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/perth-australia-reviews-hotels-d7673.html">Perth, Australia.</a></p> <p>Saturday 26th January and it was down with the tartan and up with the Aussie flags and my turn to be educated on all things Aussie....Happy Australia Day!</p><p>So what's it all about? Well Australia Day is celebrated every year on January 26. It marks the day in 1788 when Captain Arthur Phillip unfurled the British flag at Sydney Cove...and by god to the Aussies celebrate! There are flags everywhere...on the cars...on balconies...on flag poles and on people...even me (see the pics).</p><p>Mum and I celebrated on the patio with some traditional aussie fair and our cousins. We had a great ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/perth-journals-j6438277.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_PK-PvUY0wEovlHOggnaGLkEqHq8_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/PK-PvUY0wEovlHOggnaGLkEqHq8_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_PK-PvUY0wEovlHOggnaGLkEqHq8_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=PK-PvUY0wEovlHOggnaGLkEqHq8_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fperth-journals-j6438277.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/perth-journals-j6438277.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-12-14:6190094 2007-12-14T07:14:58Z 2007-12-14T07:15:22Z ccutayar http://realtravel.com/member-m6147501-ccutayar.html <p>a entry by ccutayar from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/perth_swan_valley-australia-reviews-hotels-d4011312.html">Perth Swan Valley, Australia.</a></p> <p>Cathy:The ferry up the swan river was beautiful and the captain commented and showed us all the land sites worth looking at. The only problem with something like this is it does not go in a circle, so once you have travelled up river and seen all the sites and taken all the pics, there is not much to do but suntan on the way back. We did however; get some awesome pics of Perth Harbour etc on the way back and the wind at least had relented a bit.</p><p>Chantelle:Lasting memory here would be the hunch back homeless dude that befriended Cathy en route to Fremantle – eeeeuw! Trip back far ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/perth_swan_valley-journals-j6190094.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_9CBZJLMGpKv5bkEuzuZFB1llmpQ_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/9CBZJLMGpKv5bkEuzuZFB1llmpQ_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_9CBZJLMGpKv5bkEuzuZFB1llmpQ_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=9CBZJLMGpKv5bkEuzuZFB1llmpQ_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fperth_swan_valley-journals-j6190094.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/perth_swan_valley-journals-j6190094.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-12-14:6190082 2007-12-14T07:13:42Z 2007-12-14T07:14:59Z ccutayar http://realtravel.com/member-m6147501-ccutayar.html <p>a review of Ferry up the Swan River, a thing to do in <a href="http://realtravel.com/perth_swan_valley-australia-reviews-hotels-d4011312.html">Perth Swan Valley, Australia</a>.</p> <p>This leaves from Barrack street Pier. It is not far from Sullivan's Hotel. Just a 10 minute walk along the inland river, or a short jaunt on the Blue Cat. There are a number of really tacky restaurants there, that you can eat at. You buy a ticket and jump on the Ferry. The Ferry takes you up to Fremantle, which has some lovely craft shops and restaurants, but we were pushed for time, so we went up the river, stayed on the ferry whilst we got the load of passengers and came back to Barrack Street. there is running commentary from the skipper the entire time and it was an interesting jaunt.</p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/perth_swan_valley-reviews-a6190082.html">[Read full review]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_XNt8YIwXppYNZiVXVbyUWVBwx9Y_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/XNt8YIwXppYNZiVXVbyUWVBwx9Y_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_XNt8YIwXppYNZiVXVbyUWVBwx9Y_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=XNt8YIwXppYNZiVXVbyUWVBwx9Y_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fperth_swan_valley-reviews-a6190082.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/perth_swan_valley-reviews-a6190082.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-12-14:6189710 2007-12-14T06:54:36Z 2007-12-14T06:54:36Z ccutayar http://realtravel.com/member-m6147501-ccutayar.html <p>a entry by ccutayar from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/perth-australia-reviews-hotels-d7673.html">Perth, Australia.</a></p> <p>Cathy:</p><p>Thank the lucky stars, as we were on the bus, we struck up a conversation with a local lady who informed us that there was a Christmas pageant that evening, and the Blue Cat bus we were on was the last one. We were on holiday so didn’t really mind that much, and were looking forward to hanging around until the pageant started. The Aussies were apparently really keen on this pageant, and it looked like this was clearly the event of the year. They came in their droves, and every square inch of the streets was covered by bodies, blankets and kids. They even had the two local ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/perth-journals-j6189710.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_1D10.ymlaQEd0toxSx8.DS9801Q_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/1D10.ymlaQEd0toxSx8.DS9801Q_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_1D10.ymlaQEd0toxSx8.DS9801Q_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=1D10.ymlaQEd0toxSx8.DS9801Q_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fperth-journals-j6189710.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/perth-journals-j6189710.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-12-14:6189647 2007-12-14T06:43:32Z 2007-12-14T06:43:32Z ccutayar http://realtravel.com/member-m6147501-ccutayar.html <p>a entry by ccutayar from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/perth_swan_valley-australia-reviews-hotels-d4011312.html">Perth Swan Valley, Australia.</a></p> <p>Cathy:I am always fascinated going shopping in different countries. Well the first thing that struck me was that I didn’t recognise any of the shops. They are strange names, and no names relate to anything in Europe or the rest of the world. Obviously you have McDonalds and the like, but then in Australia, Burger King is called Hungry Jacks. Not too sure why and after our joke cracking and amusement at everything Oz, was certainly not going to ask.</p><p>We did see a really cool alley way that reminded us of "Diagon Alley" - see the pics we included. Of course I guess Oz wouldn't be Oz ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/perth_swan_valley-journals-j6189647.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_NXqtPcWrHjMAVChFiwTOYqlYyj8_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/NXqtPcWrHjMAVChFiwTOYqlYyj8_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_NXqtPcWrHjMAVChFiwTOYqlYyj8_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=NXqtPcWrHjMAVChFiwTOYqlYyj8_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fperth_swan_valley-journals-j6189647.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/perth_swan_valley-journals-j6189647.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-12-06:6148179 2007-12-06T18:41:07Z 2007-12-14T06:31:53Z ccutayar http://realtravel.com/member-m6147501-ccutayar.html <p>a review of Sullivans Hotel, a place to stay in <a href="http://realtravel.com/perth_city-western_australia-reviews-hotels-d4096301.html">Perth City, Western Australia</a>.</p> <p>Cathy:</p><p>Sullivan’s hotel is clean and close to one of the main shopping districts in Perth. It is also on route of the free bus service called the Blue Cat. Perth city can be traversed by the three free buses, the Blue / Red and Yellow Cat’s. One of the Blue cat stops is right outside the hotel so it was quick and easy for us to catch into the shopping district.</p><p>The rooms are clean and comfortable and we had one that faced onto the side of the hotel at the back near the swimming pool. It had two balconies which was a must for us smokers.</p><p>The one thing that has struck ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/perth_city-reviews-b6148179.html">[Read full review]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_98TFQbv6fXlxNgKxruYRcJTUmTE_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/98TFQbv6fXlxNgKxruYRcJTUmTE_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_98TFQbv6fXlxNgKxruYRcJTUmTE_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=98TFQbv6fXlxNgKxruYRcJTUmTE_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fperth_city-reviews-b6148179.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/perth_city-reviews-b6148179.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-11-16:6009854 2007-11-16T04:20:38Z 2007-11-16T04:30:43Z UWECSARAH http://realtravel.com/member-m6008352-uwecsarah.html <p><em>"Why can't you have gravy on your fries here in the states? Someone should get on that."</em></p> <p>a entry by UWECSARAH from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/freemantle-australia-reviews-hotels-d5793488.html">Freemantle, Australia.</a></p> <p>We said goodbye to Ray &amp; Alyssa today. It was such fun spending the week with them! They weren't leaving WA until Monday, so they were going to camp for a few days in the Margaret River area again. Mike &amp; I made our way up to Perth (by way of Freemantle) to spend the night before our afternoon flight.</p><p>Initally we were going to do a night tour of Freemantle Prison. I'd heard about a torchlight tour that was offered once a week or so, and as luck would have it they were offerring it the day we were there. After reading the description, the scaredy cat in me decided the day ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/freemantle-journals-j6009854.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_Ebfpd4.W7lssYdhv3ZvSrJrO9Y4_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/Ebfpd4.W7lssYdhv3ZvSrJrO9Y4_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_Ebfpd4.W7lssYdhv3ZvSrJrO9Y4_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=Ebfpd4.W7lssYdhv3ZvSrJrO9Y4_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Ffreemantle-journals-j6009854.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/freemantle-journals-j6009854.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-11-13:5988830 2007-11-13T01:07:28Z 2007-11-13T01:23:30Z midlifetravel http://realtravel.com/member-m4537256-midlifetravel.html <p>a review of AQWA: Aquarium of Western Australia, a thing to do in <a href="http://realtravel.com/perth-australia-reviews-hotels-d7673.html">Perth, Australia</a>.</p> <p>I'd recommend anyone passing through Perth to make the effort to get out to Hillarys Boat Harbour. Its a great complex which combines shopping, a theme part, a ferry to Rottnest Island but also AQWQ the largest aquarium in Australia. AQWA</p><p>The aquarium features a walk thru tunnel to view rays and sharks as well as smaller aquariums featuring the many different environments in WA from the cooler southern ocean to the tropical north.</p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/perth-reviews-a5988830.html">[Read full review]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_d5rT-uTQlmv7b4IQhHXi6kCFk2I_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/d5rT-uTQlmv7b4IQhHXi6kCFk2I_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_d5rT-uTQlmv7b4IQhHXi6kCFk2I_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=d5rT-uTQlmv7b4IQhHXi6kCFk2I_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fperth-reviews-a5988830.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/perth-reviews-a5988830.html tag:realtravel.com,2006-07-28:1865388 2006-07-28T13:09:01Z 2007-10-28T19:11:27Z Focus2Focus http://realtravel.com/member-m1865126-focus2focus.html <p>a entry by Focus2Focus from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/perth-australia-reviews-hotels-d7673.html">Perth, Australia.</a></p> <p>Journal Entry 1, 28 July 2006 - A Day of Reckoning</p><p>To understand this Journey being undertaken a brief history must be given to explain my motivation to do this trip.</p><p>It was a normal winter's day in Perth, a little dryer than usual but all in all a typical day. I woke up to my normal routine with my girlfriend nudging me awake, eating breakfast and heading to work. I would return home that night to be told that after 4 years, she was going to leave me for another man and wanted to go her separate way, from here my story begins.</p><p>The next day I began the very painful procedure ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/perth-journals-j1865388.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_9g.lou9Nq0osdasY1aaUz67vXks_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/9g.lou9Nq0osdasY1aaUz67vXks_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_9g.lou9Nq0osdasY1aaUz67vXks_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=9g.lou9Nq0osdasY1aaUz67vXks_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fperth-journals-j1865388.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/perth-journals-j1865388.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-08-02:5190078 2007-08-02T04:19:25Z 2007-08-18T00:26:55Z Blondie77 http://realtravel.com/member-m3301105-blondie77.html <p><em>"the pet lamb who even wandering onto our training room"</em></p> <p>a entry by Blondie77 from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/bullsbrook-western_australia-reviews-hotels-d3303966.html">Bullsbrook, Western Australia.</a></p> <p>Day one of Ozzy's wee trip actually involved work. Don't worry folks...i'm not going to bore you with all the 'touchy feely B*ll*cks work stuff' as someone I'm quite fond of calls it....but did want to share with you some of the photos and info about the stunning location.</p><p>Most of you know what I do for a living and accuse me of getting lots of jollys (its work honest!) and this isn't going to help my case much either :-)</p><p>Before heading off for the weekend I had to attend the final day of our residential Leadership Program to support some of the participants. the program was held ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/bullsbrook-journals-j5190078.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_VKEs0-mSRxr1PErKgGf8sesk34k_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/VKEs0-mSRxr1PErKgGf8sesk34k_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_VKEs0-mSRxr1PErKgGf8sesk34k_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=VKEs0-mSRxr1PErKgGf8sesk34k_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fbullsbrook-journals-j5190078.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/bullsbrook-journals-j5190078.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-07-17:5066446 2007-07-17T02:41:11Z 2007-07-17T02:41:11Z JamesOWilliams http://realtravel.com/member-m4937721-jamesowilliams.html <p>a entry by JamesOWilliams from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/perth_city-western_australia-reviews-hotels-d4096301.html">Perth City, Western Australia.</a></p> <p>Sunday, 15/07/2007</p><p>So, here we are on the second day of our trip across this great land. Early this morning, we pulled into Broken Hill, once the premier silver mining town in Australia. They call it a city, but the stupid thing is that it has a population smaller than Grantham or Fleet… but the size difference is huge. Suburbia is a huge thing, and you got a feeling that this was once the most important settlement in the business. Truth be told, although the town is currently undergoing some revival as a result of the discovery of more deposits than was first suspected, it still feels ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/perth_city-journals-j5066446.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_crvkK9ZJ2KoqFv947cY--l.40lM_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/crvkK9ZJ2KoqFv947cY--l.40lM_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_crvkK9ZJ2KoqFv947cY--l.40lM_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=crvkK9ZJ2KoqFv947cY--l.40lM_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fperth_city-journals-j5066446.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/perth_city-journals-j5066446.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-06-04:4687250 2007-06-04T15:56:05Z 2007-07-16T08:50:58Z Andy & Meg http://realtravel.com/member-m1432999-andy__meg.html <p>a entry by Andy &amp; Meg from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/fremantle-australia-reviews-hotels-d7633.html">Fremantle, Australia.</a></p> <p>On 28th we spent the morning in Perth booking our east coast travel and sorting out our trip to Japan. At 1.15pm we caught the train 30mins south to the small town of Fremantle. After checking into our hostel we had a stroll around the quaint streets of historical buildings where we had a go on a dideridoo in one of the stores and bought a boomerang. We then walked up to and along the fishing boat harbour, past lots of nice restaurants and cut back through the town to the Fremantle football ground where we watched some guys do Aussie rules training. Unfortuantely we had to sleep on the top ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/fremantle-journals-j4687250.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_V2kAwpEQ-1wyjXeEOwK8ZfEO5qo_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/V2kAwpEQ-1wyjXeEOwK8ZfEO5qo_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_V2kAwpEQ-1wyjXeEOwK8ZfEO5qo_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=V2kAwpEQ-1wyjXeEOwK8ZfEO5qo_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Ffremantle-journals-j4687250.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/fremantle-journals-j4687250.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-05-30:4647194 2007-05-30T09:07:39Z 2007-05-30T09:07:39Z Timmy http://realtravel.com/member-m1477059-timmy.html <p><em>"our location of choice for this evening…. A car park"</em></p> <p>a entry by Timmy from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/perth-australia-reviews-hotels-d7673.html">Perth, Australia.</a></p> <p>Alright folks!</p><p>So I arrived into Perth at about 11:30 pm after an eleven hour mission from cairns. I jumped into a taxi and headed for Joes house. It was crazy to see him and Amy the other side of the world! We all had a cup of tea and did some hard core catching up! The next day we were up pretty early to sort out the camper van and Joe and Amy had last minute house bits to wrap up. After a bit of trouble getting the van (the guy turned up very late) and stopping by to get Dave &amp; Dee we were on our way north. Dave and Dee were joining us for the first few days so we drove in convoy ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/perth-journals-j4647194.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_-eCqiEnIchPAtwetAWi9G70qjac_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/-eCqiEnIchPAtwetAWi9G70qjac_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_-eCqiEnIchPAtwetAWi9G70qjac_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=-eCqiEnIchPAtwetAWi9G70qjac_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fperth-journals-j4647194.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/perth-journals-j4647194.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-02-10:3634537 2007-02-10T10:15:36Z 2007-05-30T00:32:28Z Beverley and Jamie http://realtravel.com/member-m2017315-beverley_and_jamie.html <p>a entry by Beverley and Jamie from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/perth-australia-reviews-hotels-d7673.html">Perth, Australia.</a></p> <p>We got to the airport early and I had breakfast of tuna melt and hot chocolate, yum. Our Qantas flight was really good, the food was not so great but the entertainment was good because they had lots of films on and you could choose when you wanted them on and pause them when you want too! Yes, easily pleased! The flight took 5 hrs but the landing was horrendous and we were both really anxious, think the wind was really strong because the plane was being thrown in all directions and it was a mixture of 'I think I'm gonna die' and 'I feel sick'- but we landed so all fine. We got the airport ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/perth-journals-j3634537.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_cPH6XU04cGEBOLdl97XCYy1w64g_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/cPH6XU04cGEBOLdl97XCYy1w64g_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_cPH6XU04cGEBOLdl97XCYy1w64g_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=cPH6XU04cGEBOLdl97XCYy1w64g_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fperth-journals-j3634537.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/perth-journals-j3634537.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-05-25:4604040 2007-05-25T03:03:00Z 2007-05-28T23:08:02Z Natashia and beyond http://realtravel.com/member-m3555128-natashia_and_beyond.html <p>a entry by Natashia and beyond from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/perth_city-western_australia-reviews-hotels-d4096301.html">Perth City, Western Australia.</a></p> <p>After an eventful time in Thailand we arrived in Perth. Perth although beautiful was very quiet . We took a trip To Kings Park Botanical Gardens , very beautiful and picturesque. The following day we booked a tour along the west coast of Australia in a four wheel drive where we did some cheese and wine tasting and saw the Pinnacles-rock formations covering a vast majority of the desert. It was quite an exciting experience 4 wheel driving in the outback amongst kangaroos and camping out under the stars with snakes and spiders! The following morning after a great day we packed away our ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/perth_city-journals-j4604040.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_hPnqsy64-sdTGAdQpMbc74UY5k4_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/hPnqsy64-sdTGAdQpMbc74UY5k4_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_hPnqsy64-sdTGAdQpMbc74UY5k4_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=hPnqsy64-sdTGAdQpMbc74UY5k4_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fperth_city-journals-j4604040.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/perth_city-journals-j4604040.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-05-19:4555734 2007-05-19T10:21:34Z 2007-05-26T09:11:04Z Chris and Vee http://realtravel.com/member-m3136262-chris_and_vee.html <p>a entry by Chris and Vee from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/perth-australia-reviews-hotels-d7673.html">Perth, Australia.</a></p> <p>We arrived in Perth to beautiful autumnal weather, clear blue skies and 20 degrees centigrade. Perth has a lovely riverside location with huge palms lining the esplanade.</p><p>One afternoon we explored the jewel of the city, King's Park, with its avenue of lemon eucalyptus and many other native plants.</p><p>A boat from Fremantle took us to Rottnest Island where we walked from bay to bay marvelling at the stunning coastal scenery. Cape Vlamingh was particularly impressive with huge waves pounding the rocks, Little Parakeet Bay was quite the opposite, a tranquil haven.</p><p>The island is ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/perth-journals-j4555734.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_0tZI.bQwWHwwoINbKmAoXXBSOGA_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/0tZI.bQwWHwwoINbKmAoXXBSOGA_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_0tZI.bQwWHwwoINbKmAoXXBSOGA_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=0tZI.bQwWHwwoINbKmAoXXBSOGA_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fperth-journals-j4555734.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/perth-journals-j4555734.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-05-18:4550069 2007-05-18T04:28:58Z 2007-05-18T04:28:58Z Blondie77 http://realtravel.com/member-m3301105-blondie77.html <p><em>"fine wine good food and a tasty ozzy tour guide...what more could a girl ask for."</em></p> <p>a entry by Blondie77 from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/perth_swan_valley-australia-reviews-hotels-d4011312.html">Perth Swan Valley, Australia.</a></p> <p>Having been in Perth a week now I decided to do some touristy things and what better way to start than with a wine tour along the Swan Valley. I headed into to town and to the bus station where the tour was picking up. Did have a wee bit of a panic as waiting at the bus stop the only other folk there were in their 80s. But in the end they weren't on my tour and i was picked up in a wee bus by Otto (now this one made me laugh cause immediately thought of auto from the simpsons lol...have to say though....ausie otto was much better looking!!!). There were only 7 of us in total. A hungarian ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/perth_swan_valley-journals-j4550069.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_cRO80M5ZdcpwBm05wZzh1-7COV0_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/cRO80M5ZdcpwBm05wZzh1-7COV0_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_cRO80M5ZdcpwBm05wZzh1-7COV0_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=cRO80M5ZdcpwBm05wZzh1-7COV0_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fperth_swan_valley-journals-j4550069.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/perth_swan_valley-journals-j4550069.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-05-10:4493671 2007-05-10T13:12:34Z 2007-05-14T04:05:36Z Bill Benson http://realtravel.com/member-m2926551-bill_benson.html <p>a entry by Bill Benson from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/perth_city-western_australia-reviews-hotels-d4096301.html">Perth City, Western Australia.</a></p> <p>Perth -Australia May 6, 2007</p><p>Well Asia is done. Ten weeks, my longest stint of the trip and I’m well past the halfway point now. It almost feels like I’m done really traveling because most of May will be more visiting friends and family. There’s the month of June in South America that will definitely be an adventure but for now I’m looking forward to an easy month and some companionship.</p><p>So Perth then huh? Western Gateway to the Wonderful Land of Oz? Well , I don’t think I should really count it since I was only there for four hours during a six hour layover. It was nice four ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/perth_city-journals-j4493671.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_m1m5JAQrOcLCVqoewmoKGQgyMhk_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/m1m5JAQrOcLCVqoewmoKGQgyMhk_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_m1m5JAQrOcLCVqoewmoKGQgyMhk_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=m1m5JAQrOcLCVqoewmoKGQgyMhk_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fperth_city-journals-j4493671.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/perth_city-journals-j4493671.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-05-10:4490702 2007-05-10T04:07:15Z 2007-05-10T04:49:18Z Chris & Catherine http://realtravel.com/member-m3715404-chris__catherine.html <p><em>"A friendly little city, set in an impressive location on the banks of the Swan River"</em></p> <p>a entry by Chris &amp; Catherine from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/perth-australia-reviews-hotels-d7673.html">Perth, Australia.</a></p> <p>Perth is a friendly and attractive little city, set in an impressive location on the banks of the Swan River. The banks of the river are covered in grass and are home to some pleasant parks, only a stone's throw away from the city centre.</p><p>We arrived in the city on the morning of Anzac Day and as soon as we were settled in the hostel, we headed back into town to see the parade. The whole town was out, lining the streets and clapping.</p><p>We only had a couple of days here so we whizzed down to Fremantle to look around and then spent a few hours on the way back looking around Kings Park. ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/perth-journals-j4490702.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_oLAhRcSDHnATpITL.R5DMqkz0ok_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/oLAhRcSDHnATpITL.R5DMqkz0ok_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_oLAhRcSDHnATpITL.R5DMqkz0ok_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=oLAhRcSDHnATpITL.R5DMqkz0ok_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fperth-journals-j4490702.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/perth-journals-j4490702.html tag:realtravel.com,2006-11-23:2908146 2006-11-23T20:21:29Z 2007-05-08T13:12:43Z peterandjudydean http://realtravel.com/member-m2777864-peterandjudydean.html <p>a entry by peterandjudydean from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/perth-australia-reviews-hotels-d7673.html">Perth, Australia.</a></p> <p>Peter wants to know what happened to the Dutch East India Company - does it still exist? Can anyone help?</p><p>Back to Perth today, we left extraordinarily early! We saw parrots and decided that the kangaroos we have seen up here are probably actually Wallbies or even Wallaroos - they are a little on the small and insignificant side, poor things.</p><p>We rushed along the road as we had seen a lot the same before and believe me, there is a lot the same round here! beautiful, wild and hot, but very samey!. At a place called Lynton there was a convict depot which is now a historical site and as ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/perth-journals-j2908146.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_1nKV8Amwpv1YRAPi0OEK0yF-iz4_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/1nKV8Amwpv1YRAPi0OEK0yF-iz4_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_1nKV8Amwpv1YRAPi0OEK0yF-iz4_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=1nKV8Amwpv1YRAPi0OEK0yF-iz4_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fperth-journals-j2908146.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/perth-journals-j2908146.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-05-03:4431348 2007-05-03T13:50:46Z 2007-05-03T13:50:46Z Ah Pheng http://realtravel.com/member-m4430251-ah_pheng.html <p>a entry by Ah Pheng from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/perth-australia-reviews-hotels-d7673.html">Perth, Australia.</a></p> <p>First day in Perth was quite bad. We reached Perth at 7 plus in the morning and reached the hotel at 8 plus but were told that a room would only be available at 12 plus. As such, my parents and I decided to take a walk around the hotel to try to while away our time. Unfortunately, though it was summer, it was quite cold and Dad was extremely unused to the colder weather and as a result, he was extremely uncomfortable. In the end, we tried to find some place that sold liquor and at ten plus, we went inside a supermarket only to find that the area selling liquor was closed on Sundays. Anyway I ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/perth-journals-j4431348.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_6d--4YlbmagscNKTDMisDPAbRjc_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/6d--4YlbmagscNKTDMisDPAbRjc_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_6d--4YlbmagscNKTDMisDPAbRjc_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=6d--4YlbmagscNKTDMisDPAbRjc_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fperth-journals-j4431348.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/perth-journals-j4431348.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-04-09:4221495 2007-04-09T06:41:30Z 2007-04-09T09:42:03Z Dr Paris http://realtravel.com/member-m4219086-dr_paris.html <p>a entry by Dr Paris from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/perth-australia-reviews-hotels-d7673.html">Perth, Australia.</a></p> <p>DAY 13 – 28th December 2006 (Thursday) – PERTH 11</p><p>· I decided to lay low today. It is very hot and besides, George is coming on Sunday – so I’ll wait for him before continuing on with my mission of exploring Perth in a major sense. I drove around the SwanRiver banks instead, just to see what was there. There were lots of parks, yachting clubs, and water ski’s everywhere.</p><p>· I ended up at Victoria Park, where my apartment is. I decided to go to the Park Centre – a shopping centre. I looked around, as it was cool inside the shopping centre.</p><p>· I went ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/perth-journals-j4221495.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_qHVB6RXx1558GQuGhUTli9uQ3Ww_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/qHVB6RXx1558GQuGhUTli9uQ3Ww_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_qHVB6RXx1558GQuGhUTli9uQ3Ww_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=qHVB6RXx1558GQuGhUTli9uQ3Ww_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fperth-journals-j4221495.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/perth-journals-j4221495.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-04-09:4221462 2007-04-09T06:36:40Z 2007-04-09T09:39:34Z Dr Paris http://realtravel.com/member-m4219086-dr_paris.html <p>a entry by Dr Paris from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/perth-australia-reviews-hotels-d7673.html">Perth, Australia.</a></p> <p>DAY 12 – 27th December 2006 (Wednesday) – PERTH 10</p><p>· Another hot day today. Last I heard it was over 37oC.</p><p>· Decided to go to the PerthMuseum today. On the way I decided to do some more exploration and drove passed the GloucesterPark (where I plan to celebrate New Years Eve). It is right next to Victoria Park (where my apartment is) but on the other side of the river. I have to cross two bridges, but I believe it is walkable. I discovered that the WACA (Western Australian Cricket Association) oval is right next to GloucesterPark. You always hear about the WACA ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/perth-journals-j4221462.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_gfL4ehrVpW50PnJNsbDBWr1Ca5Q_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/gfL4ehrVpW50PnJNsbDBWr1Ca5Q_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_gfL4ehrVpW50PnJNsbDBWr1Ca5Q_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=gfL4ehrVpW50PnJNsbDBWr1Ca5Q_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fperth-journals-j4221462.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/perth-journals-j4221462.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-04-09:4221398 2007-04-09T06:33:01Z 2007-04-09T09:36:32Z Dr Paris http://realtravel.com/member-m4219086-dr_paris.html <p>a entry by Dr Paris from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/perth-australia-reviews-hotels-d7673.html">Perth, Australia.</a></p> <p>DAY 11 – 26th December 2006 (Tuesday) – PERTH 9</p><p>· It is very hot today. I decided to go to the PerthMuseum. Had fun trying to find it. When I did, it was closed due to it being Boxing Day.</p><p>· I heard that James Brown died (born in 1933) in the USA. He was the father of soul and he was electric/bizarre on the dance floor.</p><p>· I decided to go to Northbridge, an inner suburb of Perth. It was recommended by Tom when I rang him yesterday.</p><p>· While looking for Northbridge, Destiny rang me from the Norwood Swimming Centre. 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