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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 8, 2011
Pros: Easy to communicate with locals using English.
Nice weather.
Cons: Expensive prices.
Summary: I flew to Perth during the june holidays where it was winter which was quite cold. An advice to others: You should really bring along a sweater or jacket. Winds are stronger outside of Perth City for example visitng the farms or the countryside. This is ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 9, 2011
Pros: Sunny days
Friendly people
Lots to do
Relaxed way of life
Cons: Busy in Summer
Long distance from other Australian cities
Summary: Yes... I came to Perth, Western Australia on a two month holiday, fell in love with the place and seven years later, I am still here....I think that tells you a lot about this beautiful part of the world.Perth caters for every age and every ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 1, 2010
Pros: Reasonably safe (but crime rate is rapidly increasing)
Nice weather
Beautiful beaches
Good public transport
Cons:
Authoritarian.
Laws.
Expensive.
Racism.
Can be too hot for some.
Nothing to do.
Nowhere to go.
Summary: Perth used to be a great place to live and raise a family. As the other reviews state, it used to be a dream come true. It has never been a great tourist destination either because the only thing - literally- to look forward to is ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 11, 2003
Pros: Great looking city, good weather, great beaches
Cons: None - some of the service in shops could be better
Summary: My husband and I went to Perth late September 2002 for my sister-in-law's surprise 40th birthday. It ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 9, 2003
Pros: Beautiful Scenary, Reasonable Prices
Cons: Too Much To DO!
Summary: Perth on the West coast of Australia is a place of great beauty and wonder which often goes overlooked by many tourists.
Perth is a great place to stay, and if your backpacking will want to check into the ''Globe Backpackers'' which is ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 1, 2003
Pros: Perth has a wide range of family restaurants
Cons: None - you'll always find somewhere in your price range.
Summary: La Porchetta
La Porchetta is a franchise and therefore quality and service will depend on the managers and chefs but we have found both the Morley and Rockingham stores to be fantastic. Pricing is excellent and you'll feed a family of five for ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 11, 2002
Pros: Lots to do & see. Good weather and very nice scenery.
Cons: The most isolated city in the world.
Summary: Before I came to Perth in 1996 I used to live in Adelaide which even though is still part of Australia, is a very different city to Perth. We decided to move to Perth for family reasons but also because it was supposed to be a better ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 26, 2001
Pros: Water sports, great food, fabulous beaches, and incredibly clean!
Cons: Public transports system could be better.
Summary: What a lifestyle I lead!
I am sitting on my front verandah, overlooking the gloriously english-style gardens of Hyde Park. Spring has made the park glow with luscious greenery. The native ducks and their gorgeous babies are making quick ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 23, 2001
Pros: Capital of the Unexplored State
Cons: Capital of the Unexplored State
Summary: Perth was the first destination of my eight month tour of Australia and, bar a few paragraphs in Bill Bryson's Down Under and a fairly clinical description in the Lonely Planet guidebook, almost a complete unknown to me. My imagination conjured up images ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 16, 2001
Pros: The lights from Kings Park. Breathtaking...
Cons: I'm a long way from home and the occasional shark.
Summary: Perth. For the last ten years of my life, I have been working up to finally leaving home and living there. Or here as it would seem. I left home at the end of grade twelve and was accepted into Edith Cowan University, where I now live on campus ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 10, 2001
Pros: Perth is a clean, pretty city with space, sunshine & a great outdoors lifestyle.
Cons: Geographically isolated. Extremely hot in the mid to late summer months.
Summary: Perth is the capital city of Western Australia. People from Western Australia are known to other Aussies as Sandgropers. Why that is would be the subject for a seperate essay.
Perth is a long long way from any of the other major capital ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 20, 2001
Pros: Life doesn't get any better than this
Cons: none
Summary: The famous Gunbarrel Highway from the central coast in Western Australia to the centre of the continent is rated as Central Australia’s most challenging Outback drive. That hasn’t deterred growing numbers of travellers from tackling the 900 mile sand and ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 3, 2001
Pros: pretty, pleasant, friendly people
Cons: sharks, jellyfish, long way from anywhere
Summary: Hi all
I was a resident of Perth for 10 years and every few years fly back there to visit relatives.
Perth is a pretty city and is set on the very wide Swan River (which is in fact a tidal estuary). It is inland and the suburbs ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 26, 2000
Pros: great atmosphere, friendly people, nice beaches, fantastic wine
Cons: can be a little British, leaving isn't much fun
Summary:
Review Topic: Sights & AttractionsI went to Perth last summer and was amazed by the beauty of Australia's most isolated capital city. Many international visitors flock to Queensland in Australia every year, this is perhaps ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 4, 2000
Pros: Wide range of delights
Cons: Not enough time to try all :)
Summary:
Review Topic: RestaurantsThis review was inspired by Cassandra's review on her favorite restaurants in Perth. I was debating whether to add it to my 'Tales of a Sandgroper' saga, but I want to keep them as travel only. This ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 20, 2000
Pros: Lots of great food in Perth...
Cons: ..sometimes hard to find!
Summary:
Review Topic: RestaurantsOkay, I've been wanting to do this for ages. I have a couple of absolutely favourite restaurants I would love to recommend to anyone who wants to eat out in Perth. Here goes!
No 1. The ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 4, 2000
Pros: so much to do, nice people, not a big tourist trap
Cons: the plane trip is VERY expensive
Summary: I had the extreme privilege of spending an entire month in Perth, Western Australia. My sister got married there to an Austalian, so I was given the grand tour of the great city. I am not exactly sure of the exact population of Perth, but it is a ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 1, 2000
Pros: friends people, clean city, always something new to see
Cons: Had to leave, Flies are every where
Summary: I visited Perth in the fall of 1998, well really the middle of Aug through mid Sep. I spent a month there and at the end of the month was sorry I had to leave. It is so peaceful and scenery, well the only word I can place on the scenery is WOW!!! This is ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 16, 2000
Pros: seclusion, beautiful and dolphins
Cons: $$, you don't want to leave
Summary: i wanted to go to australia, but i didn't want to go to sydney. being a flight attendant i figured i can get to new york city if i want that type of trip. i prefer quality secluded resorts. after alot of research, i found monkey mia.
it is ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 4, 2000
Pros: Great range of things to do
Cons: I cant think of one.
Summary: I have been going to Perth as a holiday destination for quite a while now, partly because my Family ties, and also because it has some stunning scenery and some superb sites.
Most of my family live in a quaint little town called Kalamunda. It is ... read more
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