1st of Jan 2016 Drove off from Bunbury fairly early and Arrived at Busselton at around 10:00 am. Good decision to get up early and drive to Busselton because at 11:00 am all the free parking spaces at beach area were taken by eager families wanting to soak up the sun and play with their kids in a nearby waterpark especially set up for the day, celebrating the first day of a new year. I had some lunch at a cafe in Busselton (my first ever chicken parmigiana) and ...

Thursday the 31st of Dec - the first day of my WA road trip Had breakfast with Amy and then she gave me a lift to the AVIS car rental office where I had made a reservation for a car via the phone the day before (I have long wanted to do a road trip of the South West of Australia and this would soon be a reality). Amy had to go looking for a backpack because her and James were going on a hiking tour in Tasmania a few days later on. I thanked her for having acco...

Tuesday the 29th of Dec - Kings Park and Cottesloe beach I had texted Amy and we had agreed to meet up today at 10 am for some breakfast or "brekkie" as the Australians call it. Amy and her boyfriend James would pick me up at my hostel and then we would drive somewhere to eat. They got a bit delayed though and arrived at around 11 am and then we drove to the beautiful Kings Park to see the amazing view overlooking Perth city skyline and the Swan River. Kings...

Wednesday the 30th of Dec - morning walk and Swan Valley Had breakfast with Amy at 9ish, James was still asleep. Afterwards we went for a long walk around Mosman Park and Amy showed me the area, and what a beautiful area with parks, walking trails, and view of the sea. Amy asked me what I felt like doing today and I asked if she/they felt like having lunch at a Winery in the Swan Valley - she thought it sounded like a great idea and asked James if he wanted to...

Monday the 28th of Dec - Fremantle I walked from the hostel in East Perth to an area of Perth called Northbridge in the Northern part of Perth but it was so very hot that I wanted to take the bus back to the city centre and walk from there to my hostel. At the bus stop in Northbridge I got talking to a German girl, Sophia, who was staying with a couple in an apartment not far from the bus stop. She was renting a room via the website 'Airbnb'. She explained how t...