Spent the bulk of today trying to track down my parcel from the UK with my sunglasses. It had been sent from the UK by DHL and had arrived in Perth on Sunday. It had been out for delivery yesterday by Australia Post and according to their website had been attempted at 17.12 and carded/taken to post office. I phoned DHL/Australia Post to find out where it had been taken, they didn't know and thus began a whole day of trying to find its whereabouts. They hadn't a c...

For the first time since I got here the weather today was a bit cooler (21 degrees) and pretty overcast. It had rained a bit overnight. This was a perfect day for a bit of a walk around the river. I wandered down through Northbridge and got a coffee to go at Kakula Bros, then through the city to the waterfront. My walk took me along the Esplanade and round to the Narrows Bridge which carries the Mitchell Freeway over the river. There is a footpath alongside the f...

Hey everyone, still in Perth. Here for a few more days. I just love this city, it's the best city in Australia and probably the world. It's a beautiful vibrant clean and friendly city with the best weather and absolutely the best suburban beaches in Oz. Today was go lie on the beach day. Got up late and wandered down through Northbridge to Wellington Street Bus Station. I love the Perth buses. Got the No 84 to City Beach which took about half an hour. The bus dro...

Hellooooooooooooooooooooooooooo possums. Welcome to day 5 of the blog. Still in Perth for a few more days until I pick up the camper and hit the road! I'm being picked up outside my apartment by Caroline's mum, Di at 12. Before that nipped into the city to find out about mobile internet wifi dongles as will need internet and wifi to connect all my devices when on the road. First of all went to Vodafone. The guy there ran through their pocket wifi device with me b...

Helloooooooooooooooo - This morning I wandered into the city onto St Georges Terrace to see if I could remember where the bus to Belmont went from. I found the bus stop more or less where I remembered it had been. Got on the No 37 headed for the Belmont Forum Shopping Centre about 5k's from the city. I went there for two reasons, 1. to see the house I stayed in when I lived in Perth 20 years ago. It was still there but looks very scruffy now and 2. to go to K-Mar...