If you’re driving from Perth to the town of Margaret River, then it should take you about 3 hours. Whilst you can steam down the road straight to Margaret River, you won’t see very much apart from trees, painted bridges and the occasional kangaroo or emu. A much better idea...
For some reason, Perth, the State Capital of Western Australia, feels the need to run an advertising campaign stating that ‘Perth is okay!’ – you will see the ‘Perth is Okay!’ slogan everywhere, emblazoned on wall murals, posters and other marketing materials around the city. There is...
When our eldest daughter said she was heading to Australia for a ‘gap year’, we immediately thought that she would make her way to the East coast. However, her first stop was to Perth, Western Australia. When the accolades started to flow about how beautiful it was in Western Australia...
San Francisco has lots of promise for a city break with teenagers – the iconic bridge, steep hills with exhilarating cable car rides, a world famous prison museum on an island, a hippie history, and cool neighbourhoods to explore. It isn’t hard to find cool things to do in...
Los Angeles feels so familiar, because you’ve seen it a hundred times in the movies. It is in effect a living movie set, which gives it the cool factor and often makes it a wish list destination for teenagers and adults alike. So, if you are visiting Los Angeles in its own right, or...
Pucon is one of Chile’s main resort destinations, sitting in an enviable position on a beautiful lake against a backdrop of Chile’s most active volcano. In fact, Pucon is known by the Mapuche as ‘Gateway to the mountains’ and in the summer months, there are queues of cars crawling...