I’ve been to Kalgoorlie so that you don’t have to

Convicts and Colonials walking tour

Perth, Wednesday 23 May 2012

The Perth city visitors’ centre runs twice-daily walking tours of the city. The first, at 11:00, is a generic city orientation, but at 14:00 there are specifically themed walks that explore a given element of…

A weekend in Albany

Esperance to Albany, Saturday 12 May 2012

Preparing to leave Perth

Perth, Monday 28 May 2012

Restaurant reviews: Perth

La Cholita

The loneliness of the solo traveller

Kalgoorlie, Monday 7 May 2012

Raining in Esperance

Esperance, Thursday 10 May 2012

You can only get into and out of Esperance on three days each week. As a consequence, I arrived from Kalgoorlie (after a five hour bus journey) at 19:30 on Wednesday night and left at 08:00 on Friday morning for Albany, giving me the…

Juxtaposition

Nusa Dua, Bali, Thursday 31 May 2012

Train bad; bus good?

Perth, Tuesday 15 May 2012

Since I started my Grand Trip in January, I’ve taken eight flights (not including going flying with James); six rail journeys in excess of two hours; and more long-distance bus trips than I can actually count. As for suburban bus and rail…

Buying a train ticket shouldn’t be this hard

Perth, Saturday 19 May 2012

Here I go on another transportation rant. Sorry.

Buying train tickets for suburban services in Perth is an exercise in civil restraint. By the time that I had bought a…