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Have you been to Perth recently? You might get a surprise when you do.
New and Old in Perth Western Australia. The Perth Arena and The Melbourne Hotel Why you have to visit ‘sleepy’ Perth before it’s too late to catch the zzzz’s. “Know what?” I said last Saturday as we...
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What A Beautiful Place For a Daydream. Busselton Jetty
The summer holiday visitors have gone and life returns to normal in the south west seaside towns. On Busselton Jetty cormorants are drying their wings and not bothered now by the few tourists tramping...
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Help! It’s a Melanoma. Why you should get your skin checked regularly.
Western Australia is famous for its long hours of sunshine. There’s a moment in everyone’s life when you suddenly stop sweating the small stuff. When the world seems to stop spinning and remains...
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Why an Empty Nest isn’t always best. The Empty Nest Syndrome.
Out out Empty Nest Syndrome and IN with a holiday to Bali. When the kids fly the nest, what do you plan to do? Go on holiday without having to please everyone, sleep in late, chuck out all the iron-on...
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How to buy the perfect gift at Easter and beyond (not including chocolate or...
There’s so much more to Easter than chocolate bunnies and easter eggs. And heaven knows aren’t we trying to be good and cut down on saturated fats and sugar? Perhaps this Easter, if you’re into gift...
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Where’s the best place in the world to live? Dare I say this?
Best Place in the World? I live in South Western Australia, and guess what? I think it’s the best place in the world to live. “Why’s that?” I hear you ask as you think to yourself. “Actually, I live...
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The real truth about dining out in South West Australia
The sunsets in South West Australia are reliably spectacular, so too sometimes are the prices we pay for dining out. Call me long in the tooth, call me Humbug, but there are certain things that tick...
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Anzac Day in Bunbury
We stand shoulder to shoulder in the darkness of early morning. The sun begins to rise over the inlet heralding a blood red dawn. My heart is thumping and I hold back the tears. It’s the 25th April,...
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What’s the price of a cup of coffee in your neck of the woods?
A Cappuccino coffee at the cafe in Cowaramup, near Margaret River in SWA will set you back $3.50. Wondering what’s the price of a cup of coffee where you live? Just today my hubby said to me: “Remember...
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How to create a Balinese garden in your backyard
Tips to show you how to create a Balinese garden in your backyard. The top picture is part of a large painting we bought in Ubud, Bali. To the world at large, Western Australia is considered a remote...
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Famous for all the wrong reasons.
Ahoy me Maties! Members of the Parkham Womens’ Institute in England don pirate gear at a recent meeting that went wrong. Pic: SWNS.com When things go bump and then ‘clunk’ in the Night, it can mean...
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French Country Style at ‘Rustic French Living’ in Boyanup, Western Australia
Jo McIntosh, owner of Rustic French Living in Boyanup If you’re into shabby chic and French Country Style, then a visit to the small country town of Boyanup in South Western Australia is something that...
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How to feel happy in 5 photos
Sunrise from our garden Sunset and sunrise is a brilliant time of the day in Western Australia, especially during Autumn when the sky often conjures up the most amazing palette of colours. If I’m up...
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The Secrets of an Adventure Tour Guide
It’s many a travel blogger’s dream to make money from a life of travel, but have you ever thought about becoming an adventure tour guide? Greg and Choccy Thomson are living the dream. They met while...
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The Margaret River Gourmet Escape
I’d been looking forward to the Margaret River Gourmet Escape ever since the first adverts came out. First of all I love Leeuwin Estate (so beautiful) and secondly despite my widening girth, I...
View ArticleThe real truth about dining out in South West Australia
Call me long in the tooth, call me Humbug, but there are certain things that tick me off these days and one of them is paying good money for mediocre food in restaurants that offer bad service....
View ArticleAnzac Day in Bunbury
We stand shoulder to shoulder in the darkness of early morning. The sun begins to rise over the inlet heralding a blood red dawn. My heart is thumping and I hold back the tears. It’s the 25th April,...
View ArticleWhat’s the price of a cup of coffee in your neck of the woods?
Just today my hubby said to me: “Remember how I paid $4 for two slices of toast at VAT2 in Bunbury a few weeks ago when we had breakfast there, and how we all thought it was shocking?” “Yes …” I said,...
View ArticleHow to create a Balinese garden in your backyard
This post contains affiliate links. Best Bali Garden Ideas. How to create a Bali garden in your backyard and why I wanted one. Asian inspired gardens are popular in Western Australia because we are so...
View ArticleFamous for all the wrong reasons.
When things go bump and then ‘clunk’ in the Night, it can mean something very unusual! Where we live in South Western Australia it’s very quiet. If there’s a bump in the night to wake me up I’m very...
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