going alone to Perth Australiai

[Flute56]

i really want to go to Perth WA. I went to Australia in 2011 to Sydney to visit some relatives. That was the first time I had been that far. It was ok Once you have done a long haul flight then the next tims it doesnt seem that long I then went to visit some friends in New Zealand about 4 years ago.

Now I want to go to Perth, I have looked at countless videos and it looks lovey and ore laid back than Syddney. I actually found Sydney too busy. The problem I have is that none of my friens are interested in going with me for various reasons so I have to consider not going at all or going alone for a two week holiday to Perth

I did consider an organised tour where I would be holidaying with others but when I looke into it the cost was astronomical so I gave up on that and besides when you go on these tours they only give you so muh tie to look around a particular destination before moving on and that does not give you much of a chance to really explore the area, One of my olddesst and closest friends sai to me that she could never go to Australia because it looks so borring and she could never cope with the flight. So as I said noboy wants to go with me.

I do not like holidaying alone but what choice do I have and I really want to see Perth. I do not want to seem like a Billy no mates which is not the case at all Itss just that noboy wants to go to Australia

Don’t be put off. And don’t go to bloody Melbourne (sorry to the Big V people).

Yes, we have theatres.
www.perthconcerthall.com.au/events/
www.artsculturetrust.wa.gov.au/venues/his-majestys-theatre/whats-on
www.artsculturetrust.wa.gov.au/venues/state-theatre-centre-of-wa/whats-on/
blueroom.org.au/events/

Yes, we have a brand new museum with the art gallery and state library right next door.

visit.museum.wa.gov.au/boolabardip
artgallery.wa.gov.au/whats-on
slwa.wa.gov.au/whats-on

Other things
www.zipclimb.com.au/
optusstadium.com.au/whats-on
www.bgpa.wa.gov.au/kings-park/events/events-calendar
www.royalaeroclubwa.com.au/product/perth-tiger-moth-vintage-flight/
www.perthobservatory.com.au/

However, in the tourism link above, look up day tours. September is prime wildflowers season. And we do it big here. It’ll be amazing. Also tours to the Pinnacles/sand dunes, wineries, bush tours.

Melbourne in September is AFL all the way. It’s a one sport town in September. Good for the aficionado.

I loved Perth and the West coast. I think it would be great. Spend a week in Perth then spend some travelling and exploring. I went mainly south down to Busselton and Margaret River. Fremantle is pretty too. 2 weeks will be fine, you don't want to travel all that way for much less.

I'm not a huge fan of Perth (I found it distinctly lacking - I call it the land time forgot) but I liked Fremantle and Margaret River (wonderful wine tasting experiences there!) and the places along the coast. A few days there would be more than enough for me. (A friend is currently visiting Perth for 4 days and we all laughed and said that's long enough).

If you want to visit Australia but want somewhere laidback and quietish, why don't you go to Tasmania? Assuming you're comfortable driving? (you really need a car to get the most out of it). It's one of my most favourite places in Australia.

I'm travelling alone to Australia (again) later this month. I'll be meeting up with a good friend who lives in Sydney and then she'll join me for a long weekend in Hobart (and I'll stay on alone in Tasmania to drive up the east coast etc) but my trip was planned for me alone and it's just worked out that my friend can join for a small part of it. I actually really enjoy the freedom travelling alone gives. I don't have to take anyone else's preferences into account and instead can do whatever I want wherever I want whenever I want. If I want company (or a respite from planning/driving etc), I do a small group day tour. I've met some wonderful people that way and had really good fun. Occasionally you get unlucky and don't click with the group (or it's just you and a very insular family etc) but 95% of the time people are friendly and interesting.

Tasmania is lovely, but I wouldn't recommend it in September - cold and wet! Melbourne is too, and as pp said, it is AFL finals month. Although if you can get a ticket for a semi-final at the MCG, that would be an unforgettable experience even if you don't have a clue about the game.

Don't be put off, go! I've been to Perth lots of times, now I'm usually just passing through to go to my family 'down south' but Perth is great for a visit. I agree 2 weeks is a bit long just for the city but going down south or up to Coral Bay could easily be done in that sort of time. Or fly up to Broome - that's a great place too.
WA still has an 'undiscovered' feel to it.
Don't underestimate travel time though - public transport isn't great

What about Tasmania? I think that would be pretty quiet and bucolic. You could do a day or so in Melbourne and then head over.

Cross posting with other Tasmaniacs, so to speak.

Read that you are no longer considering it. Shame, but in the context of WA. No idea why someone would just go to Perth for a few weeks. After flying into Perth there are many amazing places in WA to visit, just not Perth itself as such for a period of 2 weeks. A few days would be more than enough.

I have to upddate this threa. Australia is a racist country. They treat anyone of a darker skin differently. I am not saying all white peole in Australia are raist beecause they are not, but would this deter anyone from visiting the country? I come from a mixeed background but because it is two generations back then I lookk 'white' and nobody knows I am of mixe origin unless I tell them. I also have a Scottish surname because my father and his family are white. I like to be proud of my heritage but peole say in some situations it could be dangerous. I had a next door neighbour who was racist and he made his views very clear to me. What if I come up against something like thi in Australia?

You haven’t mentioned your race, only that it is ‘mixed’. As I am sure you know, racism manifests in different ways towards different races. It is not simply a case of white versus non-white.

If you encountered racism in Australia, I would imagine you would handle it in much the same as you handle racism in the UK.

How do you handle racism in the UK?

my racial background is black carribean. My grandfather was black. He died before I was born. My mother was half black because her mother was white. My father was white. I have straight silky hair which I inherited from my father and a very pale skin tone so i apear white. I have nevere personally experienced racial hatred towards myself but my neighbour who was racist was not directing his views towards me but towars black peole beause his son was mugged by a group of black men so he seeees all black people as trouble

I could have said to the neighbour excuse me but I am mixed and my grandfather was black but it would only have made matters worse so i said nothing. He did not ask for my opinions or views. All I said was sorry your son ggot mugged

How did you handle the racist neighbour in the UK? You will get arseholes everywhere you go and not saying Aus is without its racist elements but using it as a reason to not visit a country that seem to want to visit might be you talking yourself out of it. I read on Mumsnet people claiming Australia to be the most racist country on the planet - we have a history of treating Aboriginal people very badly and the upcoming referendum might help (or it might reignite racist views) but my Daughters friends are from all cultural backgrounds as the other thing about Australia is that it is a cultural melting pot. If you were genuinely worried then dont come but it will be your loss visiting a country of great beauty and a rich cultural history.

saying it is your loss is a bit rude

I live in Perth, beautiful place to visit - 2 weeks might be too long in the city, but if you went north or south you would easily fill your time.
Rottnest is an amazing island just on the horizon... expensive to get there/stay over, but so worth it. Amazing beaches, no cars, relaxed atmosphere and cute little quokkas hopping everywhere.
I would recommend looking up these guys for ideas as to what to do in Perth (or do their tours, they are lots of fun).
https://www.twofeet.com.au/

As for the racism, sadly yes some people in Australia are racist and vocal about it - unfortunately I would say racism is worse against our first nations people, rather than other nationalities... But racist comments/views here are no more so than I experienced in the UK when I lived there. Unfortunately the minority seem to speak the loudest, making "everyone" seem racist, whereas I feel most Australian people are accepting and lovely.

wow we are going to perth as part of an Aussie adventure next week!!
Cannot wait i've always wanted to go because i loved Tim Wintons novels and the natural landscape looks amazing.
we are staying 2 nights in perth then heading dow to margaret river and will tour about ending up in fremantle.
one week does not look like enough to me .
some great resources on this thread that i'm going to note down!!!

You have gone off the idea very quickly. I will go to Perth and book some trips around the cost like other people suggested; you will never know if you like it unless you go there.

I found Melbourne busier than Sydney. I prefer Sydney; it was very overcast when we went to Melbourne, maybe we were unlucky but my thoughts were it is a bit like London but far from everywhere and why would people go and live there? At least London is in Europe. I like lots of things about London but find the weather in England a bit depressing.

i'm just back from our trip to OZ first time ever. it was wonderful. we loved Sydney and Queensland .
Perth was great we only had a week so travelled down to margaret river and Augusta fabulous scenery, great people.
loved the new museum in Perth very sad history there of the indigenous people but it seemed like they are trying to be truthful in the history.
loved it all and hope i get to go back someday

I am bumping up this thread, I went to Perth for two weeks and I absolutely fell in love with the city. I found plenty to do in two weeks and there is more that I could have seen if I was there longer. I have never been to such a beautiful place anddddddddd I have travelled to a lot of places in America and Europe. 12 years ago I went to Sydney but I found it too busy and built up. Pearth is much more to my taste. The city is very clean, the people are friendly and it is very easy to get around on a bus or train. I also met quite a lot of British people who have emigrated to Perth. The weather is good and this is a holiday that I will treasure for the rest of my life

How awesome you enjoyed my home city, glad you found plenty to do and enjoyed our gorgeous part of Australia ❤️🌏

yes I was only there for two weeks and people have said to me I should have gone for longer but I could not afford it and I saw a lot of things in two weeks.. I was also told that it takes so long to get there that you miss two days going and two days returning so that is actually 4 days travelling before you even get to have your holiday but the way I see it is that two weeks is better than nothing.

Some say they went for a month to stay with relatives and yes that is cheaper. I have relatives in Sydney and years ago I went to stay with a relative for almost one month but it was a waste of time because i hardly got to see any of the country in that month because unfortunately the relative I stayed with was quite controlling and never took me anywhere and and was always working so left me to do my own thing and told me that if I went out during the day, wherever I went I had to make sure I was back home for dinner by 6pm because they have a young child and thats the time they eat and wanted me to fit into their way of life. So I was forever watching the clock and did not feel free to go anywhere for fear of being late home and never went out in the evenings because they went to bed at 9pm and because they lived a bit of a way out of town it was difficult to get around without a car. Also their attitude was that they were good enough to let me stay with them for a month for nothing so the least I could do is comply with their way of life and as a member of their family I had to fit in with what they do and how they live their life.

That to me was no holiday so although it was cheaper it was better for me to go for less time, pay for a hotel and be free to do my own thing when I wanted without being controlled by family members who did not take me anywhere. They also told me that before I came out to Sydney they told me they had to work so how could they take me anywhere because they did not have time and they had to put their young child first so they could not go out in the evening. I would never stay with someone again as even without a young child it is too restricting and my family said to me iI cannot treat a family home like a hotel and think I can come and go as I like because it is their home and I have to respect that. So as expensive as it is I would always stay in a hotel