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 Spending the last four months house hunting in Perth, I’ve come to appreciate the variety of homes out there – from ridiculously ginormous mansions in Dalkeith to generic apartment blocks in East Perth to sweet-yet-crumbling Victorian houses in Highgate. But just when you think you can categorise Perth’s homes, you stumble across some unique, dying-to-be-photographed [...]  Perth rainstorm. Photo by WA Today It certainly doesn’t rain much in Perth. Perhaps that’s why I like it so much, after spending most of my life in soggy Seattle. I must have timed my arrival to Perth perfectly because I’ve been living here 4 months and it’s rained twice. The entire summer has seen a [...]  Perth graffiti in an alleyway off Howard Street Typical Roman street. Photo by portadown Graffiti. The word evokes lots of mixed emotions. Some think it gives a city personality, while for others it’s defacement.  Queen Mary 2 in Fremantle Harbour  Last night, The Economist released findings from its study into the world’s most livable cities. They judged 140 global cities on five criteria: stability, health care, culture, environment, education and infrastructure. Think Paris, NYC or Rome made the top ten? Nope! But guess which city ranked 8th? That’s right – Perth!  I hate what franchising did to America (especially rural America), homogenising towns so that they all look the same: one long single-story strip mall of Subway-McDonalds-Burger King-Starbucks, repeat. Capitalism strips away the idiosyncrasies of a place, killing small businesses and replacing them with huge profit-seeking corporations.  Like many Americans, I adore the Fourth of July. Our independence day is an excuse to celebrate a country we love, cover our houses/cars/bodies with American flags, cook up bbq feasts and try our hardest not to lose fingers when lighting off fireworks. Australia’s Fourth of July equivalent is Australia Day, happening every 26 January [...] In an age in which common courtesy (you know, the stuff your mom taught you) seems all but forgotten in big cities, it’s refreshing to hear two simple words on the bus in Perth: “Thank you”. And it doesn’t just happen when the bus driver pauses to let the sprinting, soon-to-lose-his-pants teenager catch up to [...] This is the most hilarious video of Perth EVER!! I’m not sure what I love more: the daggy music, “revolving prison” or the face the guy makes when he tastes the coffee – but tell me, does anyone actually say “Well, I’ll be [...]  Who doesn’t love walking barefoot? There’s nothing better than padding over dewy grass, sun-warmed sand or around the house in summer. Going barefoot brings out the child in you – you know, the one who can’t be fussed to look presentable. Being American, however, I’ve been hard-wired to believe that bare feet are totally unacceptable in places like restaurants [...] |
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