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 Saturday morning sailboats on the Swan River  They say autumn is here, but you wouldn’t know it in Perth. Temperatures still in the high 20s, air cons haven’t been switched off and everyone’s still in flip flops (the latter never really changes, though, does it?). If I had my way, it would stay this warm all year, because, let’s face it – [...]  I consider myself a pretty gutsy girl: I love adrenaline sports, I’ve swum with reef sharks and hiked alone for 8 days around Mt Blanc. But I’m terrified of animals. I turn into a shaky, sobbing mess when confronted with anything slimy, furry, venomous and toothy. It’s so bad that even the sound of a [...]  Rottnest Channel Swim 2010 – photo by ABC Perth  Margaret River, located just a 3-hour drive south of Perth, is world famous for its premium wine, waves and walking. The best way to experience Margaret River, I figure, is to combine the three by walking the Cape to Cape Track. This 135km trail shows off the southwest’s best natural beauty: rugged coastline, pristine beaches, [...]  I’ll admit that sharks can be beautiful. Three years ago, on a visit to Ningaloo Reef, we swam above a school of 1.5m-long reef sharks (see pic to the left). Somehow, my amazement overpowered my fear and I was simply struck by their gracefulness. I felt the same watching this beautiful video taken Tuesday by [...]  When you spend most of your life living on west coasts – for me it was Seattle and Rome – you take thrilling beach sunsets as a given. It wasn’t until I lived in Melbourne that I started to really miss watching the sun slip into the ocean. While Melburnian sunsets can be spectacular, they [...] |
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