General: Western Australia

This opinion will take on a slightly different style to my recent travel opinions as instead of a guidebook style op this will take a more travelogue description of my 10-day, 3500km-road trip of Western Australia. I should probably mention that it is by far the longest opinion I've written on the site so be warned. My adventure began as weary and slightly hung over on a Saturday morning myself and my two intrepid companions dragged ourselves down to Bayswater Car Rental in Perth. Our conveyance of choice (well actually it was the cheapest) a one year old gleaming white Toyota Corolla 1.8 ... more

Having just had a 2 week holiday in Western Australia I thought it only right I should share it with you all! This is more an overview of the places I visited rather than an opinion on the whole state because even though I covered more than 2500 miles in 7 days I didn't cover hardly any of the state when you look on the map because it's that big! Western Australia covers 2.5million square kilometres and constitutes about one third of Australia, is well over half the size of Europe and yet it's population is a mere 1.6 million. Getting anywhere is a long drive, and hours upon hours staring at ... more

In western Australia, there is such variety in a state that is bigger that Britain and Ireland. Whether you want rolling countryside, barron desert, excellent surf or city life, its all here. I was lucky enough to visit western Australia for Christmas and the Millenium and I will be returning there very soon. I lived in Perth for 4 weeks, went to a seaside resort called Dunsborough which boasts caverns, A huge variety of Vineyards offering the best in Autralian wine, and Yallingup (thats how its pronounced anyway!) which offers brilliant surf. Dunsborough offers secluded bays, and a relaxing ... more

I will never forget our visit to Monkey Mia during our family vacation in Western Australia. The wild dolphins there will swim up to you at the beach and will play and frolic with you. These tame, yet wild dolphins will let you pet and feed them too. There is a shop nearby where you can buy fresh fish for these beautiful sea mammals. The dolphins have a slippery, yet soft and smooth skin which feels nice to touch. There are very happy and friendly creatures. The dolphins have been visiting Monkey Mia, a small beach, which is located approximately 850 km north of Perth, regularly over 30 years ... more

where is kalbarri? Kalbarri is situated on the west coast of australia between perth and monkey mia. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~​~ ~~~~~~~~~~~ what is it like? It is beautiful! th surroundings are gorgeous, with lovely sparkling ocean. it is a great location for whale watching, surfing, and fishing. There is some seriously breathtaking scenerey. Kalbarri is a small town, in the outback! It is a place to go to relax or for adventure! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~​~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ What can you do there? There are so many things you can do in this small town. There is kalbarri ... more