A View of Perth, WA
Having a holiday (even if it’s just a mini one) is great. Seeing new places is great. Eating lots of yummy food is great. Meeting long-time online friends (for the first or second time) is great. Finding the time to read is great. Taking time to do leisure shopping is great. Catching up with a former colleague and her family is great. Meeting new people is great. Beautiful weather is great…
What’s not-so-great?
- having to see creepy people in your hostel for a week.
- no ensuite showers and toilets. argh.
- paying more for food and drinks (e.g., average cost of a fry-up brekky in Adelaide: AU$9-10… average cost of a fry-up brekky in Freo: AU$12-15) .
- finding over a couple of thousand of emails to sort out upon returning home.
- trying to play eternal catch up on work and chores.
But then, even after weighing the greats with the not-so-greats — I’m still glad that I went on this trip.
And yes, no matter how much I love to travel, being back on home turf is definitely GREAT.
More blogging to come soon.
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Al P. Manlangit 01.14.06 at 6:33 pm
Hi Shai -
Since you are Australia-based you’d be the best person to answer my query. Is June a good time to visit the Southeast (Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide) considering that it’s almost winter there. Does it rain much at this time of the year or would we still find glorious sunshine? Am thinking of bringing the family there for our annual vacation and this is the only month that we would all be free of commitments (school, work and all).
Many thanks!
Al
Pinoy Blogger from Q8
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