We are enveloped by the Australian native bush of Banksia, Tuart and Jarrah trees. We could be anywhere hundreds of kilometres from town, yet we are literally on the city’s door step. We are in Perth’s Kings Park. Kings Park is one of the largest inner city parks in the world at 4.06km² or 1003 hectares, that’s larger […]
You’ve been listening to your family and friends bragging how they have been away over the holiday season. They went down south, up north, over to Bali, across to Phuket; yet you stayed home. I stayed home as well; there’s a lot to be said for the staycation. You didn’t have to book flights, endure […]
More than 20 tall ships from around the world are making their way to Australia for the International Tall Ship Festival in 2013. The first 3 have already arrived in Perth’s port of Fremantle. The day after they arrived in Perth they were open to the public to view for 1 day only – we […]
When I was a child I loved it when my parents took us on a picnic that involved a lot of rock climbing, preferably with a bit of water. It would keep my sisters and I happy for hours. So it was with great delight that I watched Lewis thrive playing on the rocks at […]
A Personal Development Day the schools call it. Personally I think it’s just a scam so the teachers can add an extra day off onto a long weekend or the school holidays. However whatever I think, it really becomes a day where I suddenly have to think up an activity (usually at the last minute […]
This Sunday morning we had pottered about the house, by 1130 we started questioning LUNCH? “How about a BBQ at the local park,” Steve suggested. Lewis jumped up and down shouting with excitement. With a plan set, I headed to the local supermarket for sausages, chicken and fresh rolls. I returned home and marinated the […]
When Steve and I first met we use to regularly walk the Mt Henry and Canning bridges. 7 years later and now with a preschooler we have become slack and 10-15 kg heavier. With that thought we decided it was time to do something! View Larger Map This day trip began slowly over the course of a few […]
Even when you haven’t made huge plans for a day trip, you can still turn a spur of the moment decision into a great day. It was a typical Sunday morning in summer. We had a few errands to run that morning along with stopping at Steve’s office to put out the rubbish bins. We have to […]
