Comments on: Why I don’t like Perth

By: AdventureRob

AdventureRob — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 11:15:33 +0000

Thanks for comment saurav, I’ll be sure to check out Nepal one day, nice food there too I assume :-)

By: saurav

saurav — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 08:16:41 +0000

if u want to see and experience some real adventures and breath taking natural scenes. i would recomment go to nepal.. It is cheap to go arnd.

I am living in perth now,, to work / earn money its koo.. But when it comes to holidays.. —- :( this is the useless place to be except for the beaches

By: AdventureRob

AdventureRob — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 07:23:30 +0000

Fair enough about the slower pace, people have different requirements for that, I wouldn’t say I had an issue with that in Perth though. I’d be living in Fremantle if I was in that part of the world though.

In regards to getting away, even in the UK (which is 62x more populated/land mass than WA if everyone in Australia lived there) you only had to drive 20 minutes out of a city to get away from things.

I agree having a car and an awesome set of friends can make a place, but you could have that anywhere over time ;-)
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By: The Dame

The Dame — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 14:30:42 +0000

Hmm, Ive been living here for two years and while I felt the same way when I first got here always complaining that its boring, I love it here now. I love the slower pace, I love the gorgeous beaches, I love that I can get away. I dont go out and I rarely eat out, but if I want to, its there. For me, having a car and an awesome set of friends makes it a great place to live.

But yes, as a traveller, passing thru would be better because you wouldnt want to miss the beaches here :)
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By: AdventureRob

AdventureRob — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:17:28 +0000

Thanks very much for your comment. Always nice to get a locals view, like Lis above. I think the travel books like Lonely Planet need all this local information to improve on these small things to do.

Good decision with Melbourne, it’s my favourite Australian city.

By: Perthie

Perthie — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 02:53:09 +0000

As someone who was born and lives in Perth, you’re 100% spot on. The cost of living reflects the incomes of the high-income earners: the people who rent a shop space, that gets tenanted by a couple, opening a fish n’ chip shop that needs to charge $20 for a meal to *just* cover their rent. It costs me usually $200 a week for food (groceries & takeout) for a couple!

There are nice places to visit for the traveller, beautiful scenery down south, interesting people to meet and lots of heritage. But if that’s not your thing you’ll be bored by the long distances and lack of life. In the city there’s snippets of culture like the recent Laneway concerts (trying to be Melbournesque) and the funkier life in Mt Lawley, but you need to know where to go which isn’t convenient for the traveller.

Personally, I’m saving up to move to Melbourne. Just have to get out of here! I’m so bored and starved of any culture, life, dirt, and suffocatingly conservative views on shopping, daylight and life in general.

By: AdventureRob

AdventureRob — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 02:10:02 +0000

Kiaran – It is often voted one of the best places to live, I can see where you are coming from, I just don’t think it’s overly great to visit.

Sophie – A week is good enough to see all the bits, I preferred Singapore myself.

By: Sophie

Sophie — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 12:59:00 +0000

Hm… interesting.
Normally, I think people form opinions of a city – or an entire country, even – way too quickly. Since you’ve lived in Perth long enough to have had 3 jobs, you’ve earned the right, though.

Perth is actually on my list of cities to see, though not at the top. Seems a week-long side trip (from Singapore) should suffice, then – incl. Freemantle, Rottnest, wineries and all.

By: kiaran finn

kiaran finn — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:34:07 +0000

Might not be a back packers paradise admittedly but there’s no where else I’ve ever been that i’d prefer to live. Weather, beaches, laid back, wineries, sport, cafe’s, employment, and relatively blended population mix-don’t be put off visiting by some of the responses-i visited 20 years and never went back!! LOL!!
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By: AdventureRob

AdventureRob — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:29:13 +0000

Thanks, telling it as it is, is the way to be \m/
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