http://facts4you.net/TravelWesternAustralia Local travel writer's travel tips for travellers to WA Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:50:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en By Ross On our drive home from York a couple of weeks ago we decided to deviate  off the Great Eastern Highway to the south in order to visit the Mundaring Weir, Western Australia. This huge dam, situated about 70 kilometres north east of Perth city, Western Australia; is one of the ... http://facts4you.net/TravelWesternAustralia/mundaring-weir-western-australia/ by Admin Monday morning kicked off wonderfully with a home cooked country breakfast in the dining room of the Swann Lodge B & B.  The Swann Lodge which is located close to the centre of York; Western Australia; had lived up to our expectations. Our hosts Di & Bob proved very friendly ... http://facts4you.net/TravelWesternAustralia/york-western-australia-day-two/ written by Admin Earlier this year I wrote an article about a most enjoyable day my wife and myself spent kyaking up the Moore River. Actually, the paddling did not get very far due to strong easterly winds which drove us backwards instead  of forwards. Anyway our excursion along the pristine ... http://facts4you.net/TravelWesternAustralia/moore-river-urban-development-crazy-crazycrazy/ by Admin York is a delightful  country town situated amongst the folds of the Darling Ranges some 95 kilometres east of Perth, Western Australia. Over the years we have made a number of short visits to York. Usually with family and friends to enjoy a BBQ picnic in one of the ... http://facts4you.net/TravelWesternAustralia/york-western-australia-november-2009/ By Admin Incredible as this may seem, even though I have resided in Perth, Western Australia all my life, I had never driven further north than Kalbarri. Now Kalbarri is only about 600 k's north of Perth, travelling up the Brand Highway. While I had visited north west towns such as ... http://facts4you.net/TravelWesternAustralia/north-west-capes-holiday-june-2009-carnarvon/ written by Admin North Hampton is the next small town north of Geraldton. Historically famous, Northhampton still retains most of the original buildings & is well worth a stop. The remaining 100 or so k's to Kalbarri is through rolling hill country with a few amazing pyramid shaped hills to relieve ... http://facts4you.net/TravelWesternAustralia/part-two-arrival-in-kalbarri/ written by Admin Hi everyone out there in our big wide world. Here's a bit of an "aside non related travel  story" to relieve the pressure us folks who love to travel suffer from ...ha ha ha...joking of course. How can "voluntary" travel ever be pressure! This weekend, a great win occurred ... http://facts4you.net/TravelWesternAustralia/daylight-savings-bites-the-dust-in-western-australia/ written by Admin Sunday the 26th April was a perfect Autumn day for a long drive north.  Clear blue skies, no wind....excellent. We had packed our bags the day before. All we had to do was load our gear into our new Mazda 3 sedan,  & head north on our 600 ... http://facts4you.net/TravelWesternAustralia/part-one-fantastic-kalbarri-western-australia-perth-to-geraldton/ written by Admin I dont know about the country you live in as to what your petrol prices are like compared to ours down here in Western Australia. However, if you live in a country that maintains low, stable petrol prices, you need to be made aware that our system is ... http://facts4you.net/TravelWesternAustralia/ouchwarning-western-australias-crazy-petrol-pricing/ written by Admin The author kyak fishing for Bream - Moore River - 18th April 2009 For the past week my Wife & myself have been really looking forward to driving up to one of our favourite water spots north of Perth, Western Australia....Guilderton; better known as Moore River. This idylic small ... http://facts4you.net/TravelWesternAustralia/fishing-moore-river-western-australia/