See. Esperance A south coast town in Western Australia, mentioned as a starting point for hitchhiking. Kings Park Offers panoramic views of Perth city skyline and the Swan River. Ningaloo Reef A world-class diving spot where you can swim with whale sharks. Nostalgia Box A museum in West Perth with over 100 video game consoles from the 1970s to early 2000s, with an interactive section.
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Stay. The Ritz-Carlton, Perth A highly-rated hotel in Perth, recognized in the Readers’ Choice Awards.
The Guardian
The lost practice of hitchhiking is a subculture, an art, and a way of travel that satisfies wanderlust like no other trip. Plus, it costs nothing Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email I’m alone, hunched over by a dusty road junction, and feeling the bite of the morning sun. I’ve already been waiting here, on the outskirts of Esperance on the south coast of Western Australia, for more tha…
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The Guardian
Martine Perret’s latest aerial images reveal the land at a scale that invites both awe and urgency; ancient riverbeds that have carved the land over millenia, the immense salt flats reflecting incredible colours and a unique marine biodiversity. These images are part of an ongoing photo series from the last five years showing sweeping landscapes from the Abrolhos Islands, Gascoyne, and Wheatbel…
Atlas Obscura
The museum has over 100 video game consoles on display. Dating from the 1970s, when video games were in their baby shoes, all the way to the early 2000s where we can see how much these games have grown, just like how you have done over the years. There is also an interactive section where you can get hands on with and play with many of the systems.
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Smithsonian Magazine
An isolated wonder some 1,200 miles from the nearest city, Montgomery Reef disappears as quickly as it appears, mirroring the supposed vanishing of its original owners, a tribe of Indigenous giants
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Atlas Obscura
Dating back to 1909, Jacob’s Ladder was originally constructed from local jarrah wood by Joseph Huck and Sons. Reconstructed in the 1960’s using concrete and steel, the staircase is an iconic shortcut that takes you from the banks of Perth’s Swan River to Kings Park in a matter of minutes. The gruelling ascent may seem daunting as you gaze up the narrow, steep steps zigzagging back and forth ou…
Atlas Obscura
Tucked in the forests of Walpole–Nornalup National Park, Circular Pool sits just a short drive from the famous Giant Tingle Tree. Here, almost-black water flows over a small waterfall and settles into an unusually still, perfectly round pool. Foam from the rushing water gathers on the surface, sitting like airy milk froth on coffee, which is how it came to be known as a natural cappuccino. The…
National Geographic
Murujuga, also known by the modern name Burrup Peninsula, in northwestern Australia, is home to potentially the world’s oldest and most endangered petroglyphs. Some of the more than one million images ...
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