Interesting fact for you - Ben Elton has been living in Freo for the past year as his wife is from there!! Wow I hear you cry. I have been faffing around waiting to depart for the next leg of my trip. Was thinking of going to the beach yesterday, but then had a big dilemma when Sarah said she was going too. Now, I either go to the beach on my own, which means no swimming as there's no-one to keep an eye on my stuff and the middle of my back burns as I...

Hurrah, an up-to-date internet cafe at last, but not surprisingly it's run by Asians. Yesterday evening I went to Metro City to see Live in concert, after much umming and aahing as to whether I was a real saddo going solo. I am so glad I went, as they were quite superb and played all my favourite songs. It was a small standing venue, a bit like the Hammersmith Apollo, for those of you who've been there. I arrived just as the support act were finishing and...

I'm feeling a little fragile today. Keren and I decided to go to the Sunday Sessions at a bar in Cottesloe Beach, just outside Perth on the way to Fremantle. We arrived at 2ish and promptly started drinking wine, then bumped into the 3 girls I had been sharing with in Fremantle and from there it was downhill. Four bottles later and it was time to head home. Thank you Lee and Sarah for your assistance in getting me home, despite being so far away! ...

OK, I'm now in the metropolis that is Perth. Both Fremantle and Perth have free buses called Cats which do loops of the city all day long and you can hop on and off wherever you like. So yesterday (3rd) headed out of the Pirates Backpackers and hopped on the Freo Cat the 7 stops to the railway station. Despite the fact that I was carrying a huge backpack, one man still insisted on diving for the one available seat which was right in front of me - what is with ...

Still in Freo, but will be on the move again tomorrow, although only as far as central Perth as I have yet to visit it and do all the touristy things. The hostel is very empty and quiet as many people I've got to know have moved on. There is one long term guest who makes me smile every time I see him. His name is Ross and he's Australian with one of the worst mulletts you have ever seen. For the young and trendy amongst you, he is the spitting image of a ...