No idea why the photo is sideways, I started this post from my phone and it insisted on making the photo sideways but it wouldn't let me post it without a location so am finishing this from a PC in the hostel and will edit the photo (and add my own photos to all my other entries) once I get home tomorrow. My last day in Perth was great. I was out of the hostel by 8am (of course!) and walked for an hour via St Mary's Cathedral out to East Perth, then down to the ...

I finally got to my hostel in Perth at 10:30pm last night. I was tempted at the airport to pay $15 to get the shuttle bus rather than waiting for the $4.40 regular one, but I held out and was glad I did as the shuttle had not left yet by the time my transperth number 40 had so I saved myself $10 and probably got there quicker. I was worried there might be people asleep in my dorm when I checked in so late and that it would be dark and difficult to sort my stuff o...

After being with a friend in Perth then a group for the last ten days, to be finally left to my own devices was bliss! It's nice to share travel experiences with other people but most of all I like to do things alone. I love being independent, free to make my choices about what I want to do and when I want to do it without having to take anybody else into account, without having to compromise. I'm glad I had my time in Perth with Ellen and also that I did this to...

I spent a blissful day on my own in Coral Bay. After wandering around the extremely small settlement (just a couple of hotels, a backpackers hostel, caravan park, few shops and a handful of permanent dwellings) I headed to the beach. I waded out from the main beach, past some rocks and round a jutting point to find a beautiful deserted beach, aptly named Paradise Beach on my map. I left my backpack in the shade of a rock and went for a swim in the aquamarine sea....

After three days of grey and rain in Perth, we departed on the tour up the West Coast in clear skies and sunshine; poor Perth, I don't feel the rain did it justice, I think my view was biased by the weather and I am going to give this city another chance when I return there before flying back out: fingers crossed it is better weather then! I had been worried about making this trip in the Australia "winter" but it was only really Perth that was crappy and grey - f...