Author: tjiskavw

one of the many breakfast offerings in the Fremantle market...the casual and generous atmosphere feels like a throw back to the hippie era of free spirits - for example after…

this is a fabulous tour!! Established in 1850, almost 10,000 convicts were sent here from Britain and Ireland as a cheap labor force to help build the valley. After being…

In later years a single cell came with a fold down table, stool, toilet bucket, and a hammock or bed - prisoners were allowed paints to decorate their walls and…

I didn't get that leaving your lunch table - even temporarily - to grab a napkin or salt shaker would invite a scene similar to something out of Hitchcock's The…

Fremantle has adorable and well preserved Victorian and Edwardian streetscapes and has become a bohemian enclave with a lively arts and culinary scene. Effortlessly cool markets, stores, restaurants, and a…

These seagulls reminded me of the hyenas on safari who patiently wait for a lion to finish his meal knowing that plenty of tasty stuff will remain to scavenger. After…

This is Eagle Bay - where, in addition to amazing turquoise water, you'll find the huge nests of Osprey who call this part of the island home. About a mile…

This is porpoise bay- one of the many stops on a hop on, hop off bus that circles the island and allows you to discover its beauty at your own…

Quokkas have been dubbed this moniker due to the fact that they look like they have a smile permanently plastered on their face. They are as cute as a button…

ho ho ho... that's a little animal trainer humor from the woman holding a barn owl on Rottnest Island.