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hostel review - witch's hat, perth

hammered out on May 15, 2009 at 02:21AM

Price - 25USD for a 3 bed mixed dorm.

Location - Pretty residential, which made it a very relaxing, chill place. It was across from a nice big park, for those of you who like green spaces. The only drawback was that it was about 3 longish blocks from the free bus that will take you around the city. …

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Melbourne is a no go, Perth is gold

hammered out on April 20, 2009 at 02:58PM

We ended up skipping Melbourne, sadly, because there was a grand prix on the weekend we were supposed to be there. That did mean, however, that I had more time in Perth. It has become one giant construction site, which makes me happy and sad. I'll post a review of our lovely hostel, The Witch's Hat,…

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my home away from home

hammered out on April 1, 2009 at 01:49PM

Well well, I'm in the land of Oz, and Sydney was much better than I expected. We walked from our hostel, Base Sydney, to the Opera House. Now I'm a fan of seeing a city on foot, but this was a few hours I could use back. The Harbour Bridge and the Opera House were beautiful, no doubt, but from Base …

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Return to Oz

hammered out on March 5, 2009 at 01:00PM

I will be returning to Australia, my adopted homeland, at the end of this month. I'll try and throw together some postcards about the cities I'll be hitting-Sydney, Melbourne, and Perth.

I'll be going with a few friends of mine, one of which is an Australian who had been living in England for awhil…

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