But your comment kind of proved my point, you need to go outside Perth to get the most out of it, and that just raises the cost of things. If people are passing through, then it’s a decent enough place to visit, but no-one ‘just passes through’ Perth unless they are heading somewhere else in WA because of the isolation of it.

Perth is my home city. Sure it can be a little dull, and there aren’t that many great tourist attractions… but surely that’s no way to see every destination? Perth has some great little bars, the people are very friendly, and the sun shines almost every day of the year. And, its the hub of all things WA.

Over in Perth, we don’t like to spend too much time drinking at cafes or shopping downtown, instead we like to get outdoors, and out of the city even. It’s what I suggest to all the tourists I meet, and the CouchSurfers. It’s not hard to get around in Perth, we have a great Bus network (and an average Rail network).

Spend a couple of days headed north to Lancelin, or further afield up to Geraldton. Or, head south to Busselton, Margaret River, etc.

But I can appreciate Perth more — now that I’ve been travelling for 10 months — than the 20 years I lived there.
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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

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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But yes, as a traveller, passing thru would be better because you wouldnt want to miss the beaches here :)
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Good decision with Melbourne, it’s my favourite Australian city.

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.

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