Sunrise in Karijini National Park, Western Australia
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The Saturday City: Perth
The city was founded on June 12th 1829 by Captain James Stirling as the center for the Swan River Colony. Despite a slow start and skirmishes with the native Aborigines, the city prospered and grew. In 1850, an influx of convicts boosted the size of the colony and their labor helped build the city. [...]
The Saturday City: Broome
Broome is located in the northern part of Western Australia. It’s a small, sleepy little seaside town with not much to do except lounge around in the sun. The heat and humidity can get unbearable and the phrase “broometime” is often used to describe the city’s sluggish pace.
The city was founded in 1880s as a [...]
The Weekly Photo: Shark Bay, Australia
Shark Bay, Western Australia
The Real OZ Experience
It was the third time the bus broke down. Somewhere right outside a small mining community in Western Australia, our bus had enough and it wanted us to know. So with an explosion and plume of smoke, the bus came to a crashing halt.
It was the end of a long journey that began back in [...]
The Weekly Photo: Serenity in Western Australia