After a very educational tour around Fremantle Prison, the hunger came on me. It was 34 degrees with a mild breeze similar to the opening of an oven door and carbs were in order. I’d spotted that there was a brewery in the harbour, a place I wanted to see anyway and reckoned I could … Read more
A few days back, I was driving from New Norcia down to Margaret River, and stopped off for some fabric stash (that post is over on my new site, Man Quilt, click here to open that in a new window!). Buying stuff makes me hungry. Saying that, a lot of things make me hungry. Including … Read more
On February 16th, I picked up a Hertz rental in downtown Perth and started my 2 hour drive north to New Norcia, Western Australia. I didn’t know what to expect, on the road – would it be a motorway and featureless? I couldn’t have been further from the truth. The route out of Perth is … Read more
Walkabouts take on a different, more subtle, hue in the evenings. I like any walkabout that ends in a snack, a delicious drink, or lunch! So yes, you’ll find me doing lunchtime and evening walkabouts! Near St George’s Cathedral is an installation of public art, our dear cousins-in-law, the kangaroos! This bloke looks pretty narky. … Read more
A library might not be high on your travel experience list, but – since I did a round the world trip in 2017 during a Masters dissertation – I started visiting libraries as a great place to study, which isn’t alone in your hotel room. There tends to be quite a few people around, sharing … Read more
Perth has a wide range of hotels and pricing, like any other major Australian city. For this trip, I was trying to find good quality at a reasonable price (who doesn’t want that?) and – with 39 nights to book – to keep prices under $150 per night. This hotel got really good reviews on … Read more
With a few weeks available for a trip away from an ever chillier Northern Ireland, physically and Brexitly, my twitchy booking fingers considered all kinds of warm locations and landed on the continent that is suffering terrifyingly-high temperatures this winter/summer, Australia. I wanted this trip to be about all the bits of Oz I had … Read more