Tag: western australia
member name: elizabeth e.
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December 13, 2009 10:36 AM EST --
One morning, Mag and I arose early and headed south fifty miles to the area where Magi lived when he first arrived as an immigrant with his Dutch family in the early 50's. I had read his story, . . .
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December 13, 2009 05:03 PM EST --
Leaving Pinjarra, we threaded our way through beautiful grassy meadows and karri forests as we headed up the Darling Range escarpment. Over the next 24 km I begged Magi to stop every few minutes . . .
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December 07, 2009 06:39 AM EST --
Waking up this morning I looked outside...we had a dusting of our first snow overnight. The kitties were outside the door whining to come in....how dare I go to bed last night without letting them . . .
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December 06, 2009 09:32 AM EST --
One of the things I found quite amazing was the fact in Western Australia one need only travel a mere twelve miles away from the center of the thriving city of Perth and find yourself in bushland. . . .
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September 25, 2009 08:32 PM EDT --
A prime attraction in Fremantle is the Market. Housed in an old warehouse, the market was opened in 1893. Today it draws huge crowds looking for everything from craft items to vegetables, . . .
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November 19, 2009 11:20 AM EST --
One Saturday afternoon in late September, Magi decided it would be fun to drive over to the University of Western Australia and take a tour. I was more then interested because not only Magi had . . .
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November 22, 2009 10:29 PM EST --
Last Monday I read with interest an article in the Associated Press that Prime Minister Kevin Rudd issued a historic apology to thousands of impoverished British children shipped to Australia after 1920 . . .
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November 28, 2009 07:34 PM EST --
Several years ago I read Bill Bryson's book In A Sunburnt Country . At the time I had no idea that at some point I might visit Australia. I read Bryson because I had enjoyed his tongue in . . .
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December 02, 2009 09:38 AM EST --
Did I ever tell you about the meadow
I found one late afternoon when you
were exhausted and your legs had
no energy to follow me about?
Not far from the Villa, there's a . . .
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September 17, 2009 03:59 AM EDT --
Mystical poets are very difficult to track. But I did hear through the grapevine that the best way to track one was to contact an ape at the Perth Zoo and so last Saturday I left Brisbane on an . . .
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September 29, 2009 05:37 AM EDT --
The other day we took a road trip to the historic village of York. Nestled on the banks of the Avon River in the gently rolling farmlands of the beautiful Avon Valley, the country town of York is . . .
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September 27, 2009 06:16 AM EDT --
If Perth is regarded as a cosmopolitan city with tall skyscrapers and large explanades along the Swan River then I would say Fremantle is a hot, trendy city overlooking the Indian Ocean. Much of . . .
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September 27, 2009 07:02 PM EDT --
The "Swan River Colony" was established as a British colony for free settlers in 1829. Convicts did not arrive until 1850. Nevertheless, the first permanent building was a gaol. The . . .
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September 30, 2009 08:10 PM EDT --
The other day we awoke to a cold, rainy day and rather go to New Norcia, a monastic town inland from Perth, we decided to stay home and take care of chores. But in the early afternoon the sun came . . .
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October 07, 2009 09:46 PM EDT --
Beginning each spring in Western Australia's Stirling Range, a fabulous carpet of wildflowers unrolls, including types found nowhere else on earth. July to October is peak flowering season. With . . .
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October 09, 2009 10:03 AM EDT --
It's amazing how many National Parks are in Australia. No matter where you travel, it seems one finds land set apart for the enjoyment of all. It was no different when we traveled to Albany . . .
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October 11, 2009 06:22 AM EDT --
While Magi and I were exploring the Southwest last week we happened upon one of the most magical places.....Ocean Beach, Denmark. It was really quite interesting how we discovered this place. . . .
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October 22, 2009 08:46 PM EDT --
Several weeks ago we decided to drive up the Swan Valley. Magi told me that the Valley was a "tourist paradise" with wineries, orchards, and unique cafes and shops. Although we did stop and . . .
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October 23, 2009 11:02 AM EDT --
Western Australia is known for its black swans. Several weeks ago Magi brought me to Lake Monger, an urban wetland five km from Perth, to see the swans....but though we saw lots of ducks, . . .
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December 03, 2009 09:08 PM EST --
Gooseberry National Park, in the Shire of Kalamunda, is one of my favorite places in Western Australia. It is only a short drive from Magi's Villa in the foothills of the Darling Range Escarpment. . . .
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