Follow us on Facebook! Although Margaret River is actually a small town located on a broad spur sticking out from the southwestern end of Western Australia, that whole region is widely known as Margaret River. It is wine country. It’s also an area of rolling hills, farms, forests and some great surfing beaches. On the north…
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Photo Gallery: Hillarys Boat Harbour
Follow us on Facebook! Here are some additional photos of Hillarys Boat Harbour. Above – Hillarys Boat Harbour seen from Sorrento Beach. Hillarys Boat Harbour Clothing stores to souvenir shops. There’s lots to keep you interested. The British Lolly Shop – everything for the sweet tooth! The Boardwalk beside the Breakwater. Many of the restaurants have…
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Hillarys Boat Harbour
Follow us on Facebook! There are a number of small harbours up and down the coast of the Greater Perth region. The largest, of course, is Fremantle which is a major port. The smaller ones mainly serve pleasure craft and a number of those are tourist destinations as well. That’s the case with Hillarys Boat Harbour,…
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Fremantle Prison Torchlight Tour
Follow us on Facebook! There is something foreboding about prisons. There used to be two large ones, right smack in urban settings in Vancouver, the old B.C. Penitentiary in New Westminster and the Oakalla Jail in Burnaby. Both now torn down. Before they tore it down, Oakalla was open for tours. We took the kids and…
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The Science Center in the Middle of Nowhere
Follow us on Facebook! Fellow Vancouverites are, of course, familiar with Science World, an exhibition of scientific paraphernalia in the former Expo Centre which served as a host pavilion for Expo 86, the 1986 World’s Fair. We took our kids there many times when they were young. And when we visited Seattle, we sometimes took them to the Pacific…
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Photo Gallery: Fremantle Prison
Follow us on Facebook! Here are some additional pictures of Fremantle Prison. The long broad walkway leading to the Gatehouse. The prison is not far from Fremantle Stadium. Approaching the Gatehouse in the evening. Janine gives us the lowdown before we go further into the prison. This is the registration area for prisoners. Cooking pots in…
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Photo Gallery: The Writers Walk, Sydney
Follow us on Facebook! Here are some of the plaques marking the Writers Walk along Sydney, Australia’s Circular Quay. The last three were taken at night with a flash and appear to be a little different in colour. Those colours are actually more accurate. These are just sixteen of the two dozen or so writers with…
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Photo Gallery: Sydney, Australia
Follow us on Facebook! Here are some additional photos of our all too short visit to Sydney. The Sydney Harbour Bridge seen from the steps to the Sydney Opera House Fairground on the opposite shore under the bridge The Sydney Opera House at night seen from the other side of the bay. The front of the Sydney Opera…
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Stopover in Sydney
Follow us on Facebook! We flew home from Perth on Friday with a stopover in Sydney. The layover was 23 hours so we booked a hotel for the night and spent a good half day checking out the sights. Wanting to see the landmark Sydney Opera House, we booked a hotel within a kilometer of the…
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Photo Gallery: Downtown Perth – 2
Follow us on Facebook! Here is the second part of my downtown Perth photo gallery. This one covers the Stirling Gardens to the waterfront. Janis and Sarah with the statue of Alexander Forrest at the entrance to Stirling Gardens. Brass kangaroo has a drink at the top of the Stirling Gardens My friend the kangaroo and…
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