Rotating in front of me without any protective casing is the one-tonne gold kangaroo coin, 60cm in diameter and about 10cm in width. Do you think it’s real gold? Our Perth Mint tour guide David asks. It is one of the questions we have answered during a tour of the Perth Mint. In this Article on a Perth…
Cervantes is a small coastal town in Western Australia named after an American vessel that sank off its coast in 1844 and is now the home of many a lobster fisherman. So why would you visit Cervantes? Well, it is the closest town (a mere 10 minutes) to the Pinnacles Desert. Plus it’s got beautiful beaches, great…
Did you know there are caves to explore just outside Perth, Western Australia? In fact, there are over 580 caves beneath the far northern suburb of Yanchep, a 50-minute drive from the Perth CBD. Whilst many of those caves are not available to explore by the average person, within the Yanchep National Park cave tours are…
We find that when life gets all too much, a Mandurah Dolphin Cruise becomes the perfect remedy. I don’t know about you, but for me, whenever life gets stressful I want to escape. I conjure up dreams of jumping on a plane to flee. However life doesn’t always let you; there’s your partner, children, family, work…
A holiday to Sydney wouldn’t be complete without seeing, let alone visiting the Sydney Opera House. Walking up the maze of paved reddy brown steps, gazing at the 89m high white tiled scallop shells that contain the various theatres inside – is awe-inspiring. And whilst you stroll around marvelling the outside of this iconic building completed…