Did someone say Applecross needed a wine bar? The owners of Bad Apples ask this rhetorical question on their Facebook page. With crowds of customers streaming through its doors each night, it would seem the answer is an emphatic yes. Although Bad Apples has only been open for a month, you wouldn’t know it from the slick […]
It certainly doesn’t rain much in Perth. Perhaps that’s why I like it so much, after spending most of my life in soggy Seattle. I must have timed my arrival to Perth perfectly because I’ve been living here 4 months and it’s rained twice. The entire summer has seen a total of .02mm of precipitation. […]
Today is the first day of the 6th annual Sculpture by the Sea – a sculpture exhibition held at Bondi and Cottesloe Beach. (As if we needed another reason to love Cotts!) There are over 60 sculptures displaying the talent of local, national and international artists. The exhibition is running until 23 March so you’ve […]
I’ve had it penciled into my calendar for months and it’s finally here: the weekend I’m going to let my inner bookworm go wild at the 2010 Perth Writers Festival. Woohoo! Running from 26 Feb to 1 March at the University of Western Australia, the festival offers a packed schedule of writing workshops, book launches, […]
It’s no secret that Perthites love sport: the streets are full of commuting cyclists, kite surfers and swimmers crowd beaches, runners swarm along the waterfront from Fremantle to Swanbourne every evening, parks are perennially filled with groups playing cricket, footy and ultimate frisbee. While the list of sporting events hosted in Perth is a testament […]
I hate what franchising did to America (especially rural America), homogenising towns so that they all look the same: one long single-story strip mall of Subway-McDonalds-Burger King-Starbucks, repeat. Capitalism strips away the idiosyncrasies of a place, killing small businesses and replacing them with huge profit-seeking corporations. While the battle is all but lost in the […]
Like many Americans, I adore the Fourth of July. Our independence day is an excuse to celebrate a country we love, cover our houses/cars/bodies with American flags, cook up bbq feasts and try our hardest not to lose fingers when lighting off fireworks. Australia’s Fourth of July equivalent is Australia Day, happening every 26 January […]
In an age in which common courtesy (you know, the stuff your mom taught you) seems all but forgotten in big cities, it’s refreshing to hear two simple words on the bus in Perth: “Thank you”. And it doesn’t just happen when the bus driver pauses to let the sprinting, soon-to-lose-his-pants teenager catch up to […]
This is the most hilarious video of Perth EVER!! I’m not sure what I love more: the daggy music, “revolving prison” or the face the guy makes when he tastes the coffee – but tell me, does anyone actually say “Well, I’ll be Bertied!”?
Who doesn’t love walking barefoot? There’s nothing better than padding over dewy grass, sun-warmed sand or around the house in summer. Going barefoot brings out the child in you – you know, the one who can’t be fussed to look presentable. Being American, however, I’ve been hard-wired to believe that bare feet are totally unacceptable in places like restaurants […]
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