After the Japan cruise, we decided that we needed to take another short break. We were deciding between Taiwan or Korea. Walter advised that Taiwan might still have typhoons and the itinerary from the travel agent on Korea was not interesting (too many ginseng outlet visits!). We figured that the best time to travel is autumn and spring otherwise it is too cold or too hot (more than 25ยบ C)
We chanced on a good fare from Singapore Airlines to Perth and we booked the fare on an impulse. We later researched (thanks - TripAdvisor) and decided what we wanted to do. We decided to skip Perth city all together (except for a Segway tour on the banks of the Swan river which we ended not doing because it clashed with the Penguin Island tour).
On the day we arrived (early afternoon as we have decided not to take the red eye. In fact - we have decided that we will fly mid morning as much as possible. No early morning or late night flights - do not need the stress on mind and body) - we drove to Esplanade on the outskirt of Perth which faces the Indian Ocean. Lovely views.
We planned a relaxed holiday with activities not starting before 10am! So we had a Penguin Island tour, visited mazes, lunched at VineYard, ... overall a very relaxing break.
For details - see facebook entries or the photobook on the trip. So good to take a relaxing break. Life is great!
