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Australia - Tasmania / Melbourne - 10 Days 9 Nights (Part 1 - Itinerary)

This is a free and easy self drive tour. Compared to driving in Perth, it is more difficult drive. Primary due to the narrower roads and bad road conditions. i.e The drive from cradle mountain along Zeehan highway is riddled with pot holes. This is notwithstanding the many carcasses lying along all roads. The roads are very winding and rarely there are straight roads.  Generally, the drivers in Australia are friendly. You won't ever hear anyone sounding the horn or tail-gate. You definitely can do a leisurely drive there. For this trip, i have already planned it to be an easy trip usually starting the day slightly after 8 am. But going through it, this is most definitely a very packed itinerary. There are destinations that we skipped because of time constraints. Binalong - Bay of fires is one, another is the Tasmanian Devil Conservation Park. Otherwise, we pretty much stick to our original planned itinerary. There are also days we hope we have more time to spend at place but...

Australia - Perth - 4 Days 3 Nights (Part 3 - To Eat/ To Stay)

To Eat with review and recommendations: Generally, i find the prices for dining in Australia more expensive than Singapore.  Breglia's Piccolo Cafe Address: 28 High St, Fremantle, Western Australia 6160 Chance upon here for breakfast at Fremantle when the cafe we wanted to try out was actually a pack and go coffee joint.  > Bellafontes Italian Restaurant -  3 stars, mid range Address: 28 Southside Dr Hillarys Western Australia 6025 Honourable mention of the fisherman's bag of gold. This the best dish i tasted that night and i have never had something like this before. The bag is well fried and the mixture of prawn, scallops and snapper is a perfect blend of seafood. The other dishes are quite standard and nice. Little Willys - 3 stars, mid range William St, Northbridge WA 6003, Australia >   Food is nice. Kallis - 3.5 stars, mid range Address: 46 Mews Road, Fremantle, Western Australia 6959 Whenever i go to Fremantle, i...

Australia - Perth - 4 Days 3 Nights (Part 2 - To See)

Warning: Long post ahead. To See/Do: Rottnest Rottnest island is located 18 Km off the WA cost. It was inhabited by Aboriginal people until rising sea levels separated the island from the mainland above 7,000 years ago.  A popular holiday destination, it's a relaxed car free island offering world class beaches and stunning bays, swimming, snorkeling and bike riding.  The quokka is native to Rottnest island and looks like a pint sized kangaroo William de Vlamingh who in 1696 was the next recorde European visitor to Rottnest gave the island its name Rotte nest (meaning rat's nes) after the abundance of quokkas he saw, mistaking them for rats. The trip to Rottnest was prebooked prior to our arrival to Perth to secure the seats on the boat. Tickets can be purchase at the counter at the harbour. The ferry ride is approximately a 25 min ferry ride from Fremantle. We also booked the Rottnest Adventure tour organised by Rottnest Express. This in a few words is a ...