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RE: Is April a good time to visit Perth?

by wombatrois 06 February 2012

As most have agreed, April is a great time to visit. Insy's trip is a good one. With ten days you might be pushing to include the Porongur…
RE: Is April a good time to visit Perth?

by phoggi 06 February 2012

I'll second insy's post #2 but add walks in [Porongorup|http://www.porongurup.com/porongurups.htm] NP while in Albany & [Stirling Range|http…
Re: Western Australia road trip

by commachameleon 22 December 2011

So what exactly did you have in mind? Hiking, Museums, Diving, Nightlife? The [official WA tourism site|http://www.westernaustralia.com/…
RE: Western Australia Tips

by fondonzella 27 October 2011

There's plenty of hiking along the way, especially along the [bibbulmun track|http://www.bibbulmuntrack.org.au/] and in the Stirling Range…
RE: Western Australia Tips

by phoggi 26 October 2011

[Stirling Range Retreat|http://www.stirlingrange.com.au/] has cabins, on-site caravans, powered sites & camp kitchen in a bush setting.…
RE: West Coast of Australia in December / Jan

by fondonzella 17 October 2011

The gorges at Kalbarri are good. I drove out there but I presume there are tours etc. Albany is not a fantastic town, but the South Coast…
Re: Perth / Margaret river drive

by Captain_Courageous 28 August 2011

A suggested itinerary - Day 1 xPerth Day 2 xPerth to xMargaret River (275 kms) Day 3 xMargaret River - winery tours, xMargaret River…
RE: Wildflowers, WA and school hols

by phoggi 13 January 2011

In October the SW forests, Porongorup & Stirling Range National Parks are at their peak. To the north of Perth, Yanchep should still have…
RE: Denmark or Albany

by phoggi 14 June 2010

Don't miss Stirling Range & Porongorup NPs on your way south. As penfold says both are lovely. Perhaps stay a couple of days at both.…
RE: Oct-Dec 2010: Secret places in the West?

by wombatrois 10 January 2010

I would second stewy's take on the Golden Quest Trail - well worth it - and would also recommend trying to do the entire trail. If you…
Oct-Dec 2010: Secret places in the West?

by CHOLTH 08 January 2010

Hi everybody! My wife and me will travel for three entire months in Oz only. We will rent a 4WD Camper. Please find our tour plan below.…
Bremer Bay Worth to go?

by chihirose 13 October 2009

H i all I'm going to West Australia in 2 weeks time with my husband and 10 months old son. We have about 2 and half weeks to travel in…
RE: Good stuff to do in Perth??

by tartlet 25 September 2009

Very positive response, OTM... good advice tho, i hate Northbridge and the recent violence there makes it even less desirable We will…
RE: WA wildflowers - within three hours drive from perth

by BushKid 17 September 2009

The West Australian newspaper usually have a section with the best regions to view wildflowers at any given time during the season. You…
RE: WA wildflowers - within three hours drive from perth

by samjones 15 September 2009

They run a lot of day tours out into the areas further south east from you and you ought to be able to check where they go exactly but…
WA wildflowers - within three hours drive from perth

by soulfulofsoul 15 September 2009

I live in Perth and would like to do a day trip to see the wildflowers. I don't know much about flowers so I don't have any preferences…
RE: Self Driving in Western Australia

by ianw6705 02 September 2009

And you can't even get to Busselton in two hours from Perth (I have driven it lots of times). So chippa_88 - welcome to the branch, but…
RE: drive from sydney to adelaide in 10 days

by ianw6705 17 August 2009

It's a tough ask getting to Exmouth and back in your time, and *without* a plan to go as far as Exmouth, I would probably advise against…
RE: How's the weather in perth during mid September?

by wombatrois 23 April 2009

The vast swathes of wildflowers are usually in the mid-west region. In the south, there are multitudes, but not swathes. In September,…
RE: How's the weather in perth during mid September?

by fondonzella 23 April 2009

There's something from the Stirling Range Retreat [here|http://www.stirlingrange.com.au/activities/fourseasons.html]
RE: How's the weather in perth during mid September?

by ianw6705 23 April 2009

Hi OP - I will defer to the current locals, but from my experience I recall the wildflowers are rather later than September (October-Novembe…
RE: How's the weather in perth during mid September?

by ianw6705 23 April 2009

If you're going to Albany, have you considered going via Margaret River, and returning via the Porongorup NP and the Stirling Ranges NP?…
RE: How much time to go to Perth - Exmouth and Perth - Albany?

by ianw6705 04 December 2008

Ten days for Exmouth and seven days for the Southwest is just about right. You don't really need to stay in Geraldton - might as well…
RE: Day(ish) trips from Perth

by ianw6705 04 December 2008

Well, OP I really like Busselton and Dunsborough, and heading out to Cape Naturaliste, Eagle Bay, then around to Yallingup, and on to…
RE: Nullarbor

by HappyHarry 21 September 2008

You say you are " . . . going to drive across the Nullarbor from Melbourne to Perth." In fact, the highway is closer to the coast and…