Perth Articles
July 25, 2005
World's Best City: Sydney
It's the rock star of the world for the eighth time: Sydney claimed top honors in American mag Travel and Leisure's poll of best places in the world. Bali remained the number one island. Perth was named the number two city in the region.
CNN.com article
Yahoo article
ABC article
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May 28, 2005
Warning: Perth danger alert
Perth really is quite dangerous this time of year, according to a memo sent out to people who subscribe to the Department of Foreign Affairs travel advisory email list. While journlists had a good time with it, pointing out the odd shark attack and mauling of sports teams, the government is left red-faced, trying to explain how this erronous message was ever sent. The tourism council is the most upset, understandably. Recount the blunder: Warning: Perth danger alert
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Paradise, on the other side of the world
Britons are flocking to Australia and with its sun, sand and cheap housing, Perth is their favourite destination, says Lynne Greenwood From Paradise, on the other side of the world...Continue reading... | by Court | #
Perth, Western Australia
Perth holds the distinction of being the world's most remote capital. And remote it is- Adelaide is more than 2 days away by car. Despite its isolation, Perth is a...Continue reading... | by Court | #
Almost Famous, Part II
I posted just over a week ago about meeting John Long in Perth. I was watching a science program on the ABC last Thursday and was quite surprised to see...Continue reading... | by Chris | #
Nighttime Northbridge
Saturday night I went out on the town with my sister and her husband, who had just returned from India on a work assignment. After a quick stop for a...Continue reading... | by Chris | #
Neighbourhood Perth
One of the things that I like about Perth is the different neighbourhoods. You can drive (or take the excellent public transport) to many different suburbs and wander their High...Continue reading... | by Chris | # | Comments (1)
Wandering Northbridge
This afternoon I met up with Anita, who had visited us in Eugene, OR back in March. We met in downtown Perth and chatted over coffee in a Dôme cafe....Continue reading... | by Chris | #
Microbreweries in WA
After hearing from Barrie in Bali that Western Australia had several microbreweries, naturally I was quite keen to check them out and see how they compared to Oregon's finest....Continue reading... | by Chris | #
WA Maritime Museum
The venue for the Perth Festival function I attended this evening was the Western Australian Maritime Museum. This is quite an amazing building that ironically looks like a capsized boat....Continue reading... | by Chris | #
Back in the Homeland
I arrived back in Australia late last night, not quite "home" as I'm in Perth for a week or so. Got a short tour of the city from my sister...Continue reading... | by Chris | # | Comments (1)
