A city in the sunshine, remote and empty, Perth, W.A.

Advantages: Wonderful climate, no crowds, clean, very pretty
Disadvantages: Not very historically interesting

...Perth, Western Australia. =Where is Perth?= Perth is the Capital city of the state of Western Australia which is physically about a third of the entire country of Australia but the population is small ? only about 10% of the nation?s population. This population of about 2 million most actually live in Perth ( 1.5 million) and the other towns like Geralton, Albany, Bunbury, Kalgoorlie and Broome so it is a very empty State in the other areas. Perth is situated on the Swan River and is said to be the most isolated city in the world. Perth?s nearest city is over 1 million is Adelaide which is about 2000km away. Perth is actually geographically closer to Indonesia than it is to Sydney. =A bit of History= Perth was first settled by British in 1832 and was officially known as Western Australia at this time but more often referred to as...

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Imagine your dream holiday or dream life..it's here in Perth

Advantages: Friendly city with great transport and something for everyone from wildlife to clubbing
Disadvantages: Its so far away..I want to go every weekend.

...Perth City, Australia. I kind of wished I was a member on here 5 years ago when I decided to travel to Aus for a year but its still all in my memory and Perth stands way way out, it is easily the best place I have ever visited in my life. I travelled out August 2004 and my flight was from Dublin to Perth via Kuala Lumpur. When I arrived I first stayed at the YHA backpacker's hostel based in Wellington Street, Perth. This was a great base for me to start my trip, I was in the centre of Northbridge and close to all the bars and restaurants an there was also a fine selection of things to do in my immediate location. I was also only 5 minutes walk from the "City" area of Perth City which contained the main shops, malls and also the business centre and the buildings that you see in the picture of the fantastic skyline. I would...

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The world's remotest city - Perth

Advantages: Attractive place, probably nice for retirement. Good for backpackers.
Disadvantages: Not much to see, don't go in the winter.

...I had always wanted to visit Australia, and especially since I read a book by Lesley Pearce called Trust Me, it finally nailed it for me. It wasn't an 'if' I go, it was 'when' I go to Australia. We booked round the world flight tickets, and landed in Perth on May 10th 2004. I had booked a room for the three of us online (which was the cheapest we could find), at the Perth Ambassador Hotel on Adelaide Terrace. When we first arrived in Australia, we were all a bit down at having to leave Hong Kong, and were really tired from the travelling. We checked in at the hotel after taking a taxi, the receptionist said they only had a booking for 2 people to share a single room, I showed them my booking receipt, a little annoyed, and they prepared another room for us, which was huge and had 3 double beds! We ordered room service...

glossyflower 17.01.2005 · Read review
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Perth Mint: The Big Gold Nugget of Australia

Advantages: See the Biggest Gold Bars and Coins in the Southern Hemisphere!
Disadvantages: None. Unless You Dont Like Gold.

...On our big trip around Oz my partner and I visited Perth first (mainly because his family live here) and I begged him to take me to see the Perth Mint. After six weeks of seeing everything else, I managed to get him to take me. I was so excited being a girl that adores gold, old and historical things and read up on the whole experience in my lonely guide planet book (please see my other review on this item). Perth Mint is one of the biggest and oldest attractions that the small city of Perth Australia has to offer. It originally dispersed the Aussie Dollar currency for the whole of Australia when it was originally founded back in the 1800s by the English Government. Today the building is used as a tourist attraction and creates "novelty" coins (i.e. historical anniversaries and Olympics). On entering the grounds of the Mint you can...

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Gee - that's a lucky shag!!

Advantages: plenty to do, relaxed, vibrant, great year round climate & friendly people.
Disadvantages: very remote

...***Background*** I promised to write up our year travelling in my recent review on Manly, Australia and as part of the trip we wanted to do a visit to Perth as we had gotten some free internal Qantas flights in Oz as part of our round the world ticket and thought we may as well fly as far from Sydney as we could given it was free so off we jetted to Perth. Prior to going we booked a hotel on line (web site we used no longer seems active but you can just google the hotel name for plenty of links) and stayed at the Park Royal, Perth for 5 nights but this little trip was simply an excuse to travel back to Sydney in a very unique way ? via The Indian Pacific Railway (more on that in a later review). It was sad to say that I went to Perth not wanting or expecting much and was using it more of a stopover for the trip back. Even if I had...

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Perth : Western Promise

Advantages: good weather, good beaches, good facilties, good,good,good!!!
Disadvantages: Absolutely none

...Perth in the far bottom left of Australia is approx. 1500 miles away from any other town or city, but when youre there you would never know it. It is reletively small compared to the giant Sydney but it has a quaintness that endures. Perth has one of the most "picturesque" city centres ive been to. The river Swan cuts throught the centre of Perth and standing on the hill lookin over the estury at Kings Park you really get a breath taking view of the river winding its way through with Perths sky scrapers as the backdrop. Ive been there twice and to be honest plan to go again. I fact the last time i was there i very nearly didnt come back. The people of Perth seem to not have a care in the world.I once asked someone if they were going to work and was answered ..."well i might go in a bit later...i dont know yet!!!". i went to Perths...

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The REAL Australia

Advantages: Beautiful City within a remote and beautiful state.
Disadvantages: Long plane journey, but worth it... eventually!

...Before you consider setting off for Perth from anywhere in the UK, there is one fact you should take on board... It is a VERY long way from home! No amount of in flight entertainment can take the edge off of what is a very arduous journey. After around 12 hours of the 19 hour flight, I began to lose the will to live. However, once the magnificent city skyline came into view and the sun shone in through the tiny windows of the plane, it suddenly felt worth it. Once on the ground and suitably refreshed after a good night's sleep, I was ready to see what Perth and Western Australia had to offer. So what does it have to offer? Perth offers just about eveything you could want from a holiday or life in general. It was recently voted one of the top 10 most desirable places in the world to live and I can see why. Perth is...

mattybaldy 09.09.2005 · Read review
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Capital of the Unexplored State

Advantages: Temperate climate, beautiful city and attractions, friendly fun-loving population.
Disadvantages: It is a long way from anywhere and therefore expensive to get to.

...Perth was the first destination of my eight month tour of Australia and, bar a few paragraphs in Bill Bryson's Down Under and a fairly clinical description in the Lonely Planet guidebook, almost a complete unknown to me. My imagination conjured up images of a clean, attractive city bathed in perpetual sunshine with a laid back, fun-loving and friendly population. Imagine my surprise when I arrived to find the roads damp from a recent downpour and the following morning when I peered out of my window to see an onslaught of torrential rain. My feelings of disappoint in the great Australian climate were not tempered by the news that London was in the midst of a heat wave and some 10 degrees hotter than Perth. Thankfully after some contemplation and a few days in Perth my feelings for the city improved considerably, generally the city...

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Just Wait Awhile

Advantages: See Review
Disadvantages: See Review

...Following on from my Sydney in General Opinion, I thought I would expand the series to Perth, where I spent many, many months, living and working as we built a 400 position call centre from scratch, in the area of Joondalup. Thankfully, I had plenty of time at the weekends to explore the region, and taste the wine, which in my expert opinion is the best wine region in Australia ? take it from an expert! A Little Bit of Background -------------------------------- Perth is in the State of Western Australia. Perth is in the South West Corner. Western Australia is absolutely massive. It makes up approximately 40% of the entire Australia land mass, and is bigger than Texas and Alaska combined. Most of the state is difficult to cross as it is mainly desert. The first European to see Western Australia was another Dutch...

helencbradshaw 29.05.2002 · Read review
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A short stay at the Perth Ambassador

Advantages: Great Value, close to the CBD
Disadvantages: Lacking in va va voom

...As regular readers will know I'm lucky enough to live in the beautiful city of Sydney on Australia's Pacific east coast. I settled on Sydney for no other reason that it's a beach city with a fantastic climate and is vibrant and busy. If I'd have wanted a slightly more relaced pace of life then without question I would have plumped for Perth in Western Australia. Like Sydney it has a temperate climate, beautiful beaches on the Indian Ocean and a thriving economy. I'm currently on my third visit to Perth and I'm fortunate in that I'm here on business and the company are picking up the hotel tab (not to mention the bar tab!). I picked my own hotel and the criteria was that it should not be to far from the office and not to far from downtown area or the CBD (central business district). I'd also stayed in a backpackers hostel in East Perth...

Looby5 08.02.2007 · Read review
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