The expat chapter: Perth

When you've lived over 35 years in 2 of the coldest cities on the planet the idea of feeling cold in Perth seems mad.  Outdoors is never...

I can't name a private school in Edmonton.  If we still lived there today Olivia would be in a public school and it's very likely t...

One of the true surprises of the journey abroad has been how much I've enjoyed Australian Rules Football or Footy as it's affectiona...

I love my coffee.  See my ever evolving latte art above.  Regardless of the region and the way the local culture drinks their coffee,...

The Pinnacles Desert in Namburg National Park is just over 2 hours straight north along the coast on highway 60.  We had heard mixed e...

We took the kids out to Fremantle for Breakfast today to Wild Poppy.  This is our second visit to Wild Poppy and its...

Spiders are a different kind of problem in Perth.  There are a large number of species but only one, the redback spider has the actual abili...

Merry Christmas from Perth... This is our second Christmas away from our extended families and can always bring a few sombre moments wher...

Upon announcing that we would move the family to Perth, and not so much Perth, but Australia the most common response was: "Oh Aus...