Tag: western australia
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November 22, 2009 10:29 PM EST --
Last Monday I read with interest an article in the Associated Press that Prime Minister Kevin Rudd issued a historic apology to thousands of impoverished British children shipped to Australia after 1920 . . .
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November 19, 2009 11:20 AM EST --
One Saturday afternoon in late September, Magi decided it would be fun to drive over to the University of Western Australia and take a tour. I was more then interested because not only Magi had . . .
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November 21, 2009 11:23 PM EST --
"On the edge of Western Australia’s Victoria Plains, where the undulating land of the Chittering Valley gives way to vast expanses of wheat and canola, travelers unfamiliar with the district are . . .
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September 25, 2009 08:32 PM EDT --
A prime attraction in Fremantle is the Market. Housed in an old warehouse, the market was opened in 1893. Today it draws huge crowds looking for everything from craft items to vegetables, . . .
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October 07, 2009 09:46 PM EDT --
Beginning each spring in Western Australia's Stirling Range, a fabulous carpet of wildflowers unrolls, including types found nowhere else on earth. July to October is peak flowering season. With . . .
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November 18, 2009 08:08 AM EST --
When I was a little girl, my sisters and I couldn't wait for the Sears catalog to come to our house. Here was a bulky book filled with pages and pages of wonderful things. We would spend many . . .
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September 27, 2009 06:16 AM EDT --
If Perth is regarded as a cosmopolitan city with tall skyscrapers and large explanades along the Swan River then I would say Fremantle is a hot, trendy city overlooking the Indian Ocean. Much of . . .
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September 27, 2009 07:02 PM EDT --
The "Swan River Colony" was established as a British colony for free settlers in 1829. Convicts did not arrive until 1850. Nevertheless, the first permanent building was a gaol. The . . .
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October 09, 2009 10:03 AM EDT --
It's amazing how many National Parks are in Australia. No matter where you travel, it seems one finds land set apart for the enjoyment of all. It was no different when we traveled to Albany . . .
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October 11, 2009 06:22 AM EDT --
While Magi and I were exploring the Southwest last week we happened upon one of the most magical places.....Ocean Beach, Denmark. It was really quite interesting how we discovered this place. . . .
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October 22, 2009 08:46 PM EDT --
Several weeks ago we decided to drive up the Swan Valley. Magi told me that the Valley was a "tourist paradise" with wineries, orchards, and unique cafes and shops. Although we did stop and . . .
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October 23, 2009 11:02 AM EDT --
Western Australia is known for its black swans. Several weeks ago Magi brought me to Lake Monger, an urban wetland five km from Perth, to see the swans....but though we saw lots of ducks, . . .
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April 21, 2006 06:05 AM EDT --
On talk-back radio in Perth this morning a political commentator observed that politicians had only two guiding principles: never apologize and never resign,
Can one conclude that politicians are infallible . . .
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September 17, 2009 03:59 AM EDT --
Mystical poets are very difficult to track. But I did hear through the grapevine that the best way to track one was to contact an ape at the Perth Zoo and so last Saturday I left Brisbane on an . . .
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September 19, 2009 10:10 AM EDT --
The other afternoon Magi and I went over to hike up to Lesmurdie Falls. For the most part the "moderate" trail follows the river as it meanders through tall bamboo, wild flowers, and native bushes. . . .
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September 25, 2009 10:35 AM EDT --
No visit to Western Australia would be complete without seeing the Port of Fremantle. Last Friday, Mag and I traveled 19 km south of Perth to "Freo" ( what the locals call this town), Perth's port . . .
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September 23, 2009 06:48 AM EDT --
Yesterday Magi and I took a drive up to the hill town of Toodyay, a village in the Avon Valley fifty miles from Perth. As we were sitting having brunch in an outdoor cafe, a tour bus pulled up across . . .
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September 23, 2009 06:07 PM EDT --
As we were driving the winding highway out of the hills from Toodyay, I spied a sign that said Noble Falls. When I asked Mag if we could stop he said I might be disappointed because the Falls couldn't . . .
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September 29, 2009 05:37 AM EDT --
The other day we took a road trip to the historic village of York. Nestled on the banks of the Avon River in the gently rolling farmlands of the beautiful Avon Valley, the country town of York is . . .
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October 18, 2009 08:37 AM EDT --
One of the most beautiful national parks in Southwest Australia is the Leeuwin-Naturaliste on the Indian Ocean. Here you will find pristine, white beaches hidden in small coves beneath dramatic, . . .
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