WA travel

  • 6PR Interview: Sports Tourism

    Please enjoy the discussion below about sports tourism; what it’s worth, why we do it and how we do it:   In 1987, Fremantle was revitalized to support one of the globes biggest sporting events of the 1980’s, the America’s Cup.  Today, you can touch the mystical winged keel of Australia II at the WA Maritime…

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  • West Australian newspaper: Driving Down Your Freeway

    Mitchell Freeway construction 1968. Can you spot Parliament House? Originally published in the West Australian.  The writer was a guest for some, not all, of those mentioned in the story below. This story was also broadcast on 6PR. Part I Looking at what lies alongside the freeway is not unlike the journeys we make to further…

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  • 6PR Interview: Rottnest Island

    Enjoy listening to my story below about what do on WA’s most popular island destination; Rotto!  

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  • A Day on Mandurah Waters

    A Day on Mandurah Waters

    Taking the opportunity of a summer holiday day trip to Mandurah, I’ve hired a Bowrider Runabout from Mandurah Boat and Bike Hire. The drive from Perth to Mandurah takes less than an hour on the Kwinana Freeway and exiting at Mandjoogoordap Drive will lead you directly into Mandurah. Driving a boat around the Mandurah canals…

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  • The West Australian newspaper: Abrolhos for the Echoes of the Past

    Originally published by the West Australian newspaper Before driving to Geraldton to meet a charter flight to the Abrolhos Islands I did a quick internet search on the drive from Perth. Just checking the distance and potential stops along the way to have a stretch. In 1629, a good sailor had the remarkable ability to…

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