WA travel – Chris Parry Writes For Us

6PR with Burgo: The view from the top

With Burgo on 6PR we discussed the attraction of the view from the top. I think as travellers we like the view from the top because it makes us feel like we’ve conquered where we are. We look out at the view around us and can say, “I’m here!”

Some of our favourite overseas views are the iconic, like the Eiffel Tower, and we also have lots of opportunities to get a better view here in Australia, from the lighthouses of Rottnest and fire lookout trees in the South West to snow capped mountains of Tasmania and a big bridge in Sydney there’s lot of ways to see a bit further on your travels. Enjoy listening to the show in the audio file below:

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6PR Beaches & Bays

June 29, 2025Posted in 6pr, 6PR Perth, best sunsets, Chris Parry travel, family travel, Perth tourism, roadtrips, travel, travel nostalgia, Western Australian TravelTagged #perth, #wanderoutyonder, #westernaustralia, WA travelLeave a comment

Continuing on from last weekends exploration of WAs best natural features, Burgo and I thought we’d go for a swim and discover our best beaches and bays. Enjoy the audio below which will take you from Esperance to Broome and beaches that are beautiful, quirky and a bit nostalgic.

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6PR: WA Natural Attractions

June 21, 2025June 21, 2025Posted in 6pr, 6PR Perth, Chris Parry travel, Perth tourism, roadtrips, travel, travel bucket lists, travel fun, Western Australian Travel, Western Australian wildflowers, wildlife tourismTagged #perth, #wanderoutyonder, #westernaustralia, WA travelLeave a comment

Burgo and I discovered beaches, caves, rocks, beaches, ancient life forms, valleys of giants and a lot more as we explored the natural attractions of Western Australia.

Enjoy our discussion in the audio below and a few examples in pics.

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TV show The Couch: Dark Tourism can be respectful and a rite of passage

June 11, 2025Posted in adventure tourism, battlefield tourism, Chris Parry travel, dark tourism, travel bucket lists, Western Australian TravelTagged #perth, #Perthnow, #wanderoutyonder, #westernaustralia, WA travelLeave a comment

I loved my recent opportunity to appear on The Couch, a television lifestyle program broadcast across Australia and filmed here in WA.

Fred, Steve and I looked into the world of dark tourism. While you might be thinking of shaky footage of people sneaking into Chernobyl it is so much more. Battlefields like Gallipoli, the Western Front and Long Tan are sites we visit as a rite of passage and to try and comprehend the death of so many. Similarly, visiting Wittenoom, Roebuck Bay, Snowtown and the Montebello Islands are locations here in Australia that fascinate for their dark history.

I also talked about some dark tourism origins, like the tourists from England who travelled in the 1850’s to the Crimean to watch the English cavalry charge the Russian guns.

It’s a big topic and one that carries with it the need to be respectful of others and mindful of culture around you – a bit like all travel really.

Saying something that needs my hands to explain it

The West Australian newspaper: Falling with a smile on my face

June 4, 2025June 4, 2025Posted in adventure tourism, Chris Parry travel, Rockingham, Rockingham tourism, travel bucket lists, travel fun, Western Australian TravelTagged #perth, #wanderoutyonder, #westernaustralia, WA travelLeave a comment

From the archives comes this story about the second time I jumped out of a perfectly good aeroplane.

Two jumps is enough for me but it’s an experience I’d recommend. It was more than adrenaline and excitement, it was being that high and falling fast but knowing it was ok. Enjoy my story in the link below:

https://thewest.com.au/news/wa/flying-high-above-rockingham-ng-ya-132689.amp

6PR with Burgo: From Dams and Jetties to Lighthouses – let’s visit our WA man- made things

May 18, 2025May 20, 2025Posted in 6pr, 6PR Perth, 6prnews, Chris Parry travel, Perth tourism, quirky travel, travel, travel fun, Western Australian TravelTagged #perth, #Perthnow, #wanderoutyonder, #westernaustralia, WA travelLeave a comment

Talking Travel on 6PR with Burgo (audio at the end) spends a fair share of time overseas but came home this week to visit the things we’ve made that we can travel to.

Man-made attractions play a really important part in tourism, they represent heritage, engineering and sometimes are just there for fun. We had a caller who is about to visit Lake Argyle, the second biggest man-made lake in Australia. We mooooved our way down south to Cowarumup where they’re encouraging travellers to stop a while and enjoy the 42 life size cows that are in the streets and parks of this little town.

The Busselton Jetty, Lake Ballard sculptures, dams and lighthouses all got a mention and we even included the biggest periodic table in the world, right here in Perth!

Enjoy the pics and audio below:

Nearly 30 lighthouses are on the WA coast, many of which can be climbed and enjoyed.

Busselton Jetty is nearly 2km’s long and you can walk or ride a train to the end. Heritage listed with an underwater observatory makes this an amazing jetty experience.

The water cooler statue of CY O’Connor on Hannan Street in Kalgoorlie reminds us of the extraordinary water pipeline from Perth to the Goldfields. The Cunderdin Museum, located in an original pumping station, has a lot of pipeline history that’s worth a visit.

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In Have a Go News I’m asking ‘Blue or Grey?’ Actually it really doesn’t matter

May 15, 2025May 22, 2025Posted in 6pr, 6PR Perth, Chris Parry travel, luxurytravel, roadtrips, Western Australian TravelTagged #wanderoutyonder, #westernaustralia, WA travelLeave a comment

The weather doesn’t matter when you stay at Pullman Bunker Bay. Enjoy the story below, published in Western Australia’s best newspaper, Have a Go News, available in print all over Western Australia an online all over the world.

Blue or grey? It just doesn’t matter

6PR with Fred: First Travels

April 27, 2025April 27, 2025Posted in 6pr, 6PR Perth, Air Asia, Bali, Chris Parry travel, experienceSouthAustralia, family travel, Holiday with kids, hotel rooms, quirky travel, travel, travel fun, travel list, travel nostalgia, UncategorizedTagged #Perthnow, #wanderoutyonder, family travel, WA travelLeave a comment

On 6PR with Fred we listed a few of our favourite travel firsts. First flights. First time overseas. First family holiday. Enjoy the discussion in the audio file below. Let me know what your favourite travel first is. I was in South Australia recently and my son Tom, who has travelled the world, was amazed by Stobie Poles.

With all the sites and sights of the world a power pole on his first trip to South Australia is what caught his attention!

Enjoy the audio below:

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6PR with Burgo – Going ashore on islands of the world

April 19, 2025Posted in 6pr, 6PR Perth, adventure tourism, Bali, family travel, Hong Kong, James Bond Island, Labuan island, malaysiatrulyasia, rottnest island, Singapore travel, Tourism Sabah, travel fun, travelling to see movie locationsTagged #perth, #wanderoutyonder, #westernaustralia, WA travelLeave a comment

My love of islands came before my love of travelling. Making tea stained treasure maps after reading Treasure Island, imagining tropical beaches as I listened to Harry Belafonte sing, Island in the Sun.

With Burgo on 6PR we spent the evening going ashore on Rottnest, the Abrolhos, Borneo, Hong Kong and others.

Islands have history and culture, some have pristine beaches and impenetrable jungle and others are full of shops.

Whatever your island, go ashore and have the adventure of a lifetime!

The West Australian newspaper: Bibbulmun walks with our kids

April 15, 2025April 15, 2025Posted in Chris Parry travel, eco tourism, family travel, Holiday with kids, Perth tourism, trekking, Western Australian TravelTagged #perth, #wanderoutyonder, #westernaustralia, family travel, WA travelLeave a comment

The story attached below was published by the West Australian in 2016. For some reason I never put in this website. Matilda and I were a lot younger than the pic I’ve used for the cover image of this post. The cover pic is actually of Matilda and I in the Dryandra Woodlands when we spent time with my great Narrogin Noongar mate, Ross Storey.
Enjoy the link to the story below. Maybe it will remind you of your own camping and bushwalking experiences with your kids or give you an idea for a bushwalking adventure with kids you have now.

https://thewest.com.au/news/wa/family-fun-on-the-bibbulmun-track-ng-ya-104389.amp