I spent a week in Fremantle, in part because it was the starting point of my trip to Australia and I was dealing with jet lag, working out logistics for the rest of my trip (car, phone, gear), etc, and [...]
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Rottnest Island: Perth’s Island Playground
Rottnest Island is a 25 minute ferry ride from Fremantle (a bit longer from Perth) and was recommended by lots of people as a wonderful place to spend a day or two. Everything about the island screams relaxation, so it [...]
A Visit to the Fremantle Prison
Consider this… you’ve been convicted of a relatively minor offense (by today’s standards, but to be fair, stealing a sheep was probably a bigger deal in the mid 1800′s), so you’re loaded onto a ship, put in shackles, sailed to [...]
Drinking Beer by Fishing Boat Harbour
You’ve got to eat. In Fremantle, that means wandering down to Fishing Boat Harbour where a group of popular local and international restaurants share a beautiful waterfront location overlooking a fleet of fishing boats. The first time I wandered around [...]
