By the looks of it, I haven’t written an informative post since October last year, which can only be put down to being slack. I’d say I’ve had nothing to write about but frankly thats bullshit, I’m just slack. So, here is an update of whats happened (as far as I can remember.. ) over the last few months.

So, using the powers of Google Calendar (due to the fact that my memory is shit), I can give you a semi-accurate account of whats been going on.

October 2009

I turned 26. Yep, I’m closer to 30 then 20 now. I’m not too sure what happened to the last few years.. I must have been asleep for it. We went out for an epic night of drinks in the city in way of celebration, but it turns out I’ve already written about that.

Brooke in Melbourne

Not long after my Birthday, Brooke came to town. I don’t quite remember what we did on that particular visit, but I think it involved playing a lot of Little Bit Planet on the PS3, drinking and listening to good bands at The Espy (who appear to have a website that you really shouldn’t look at when tired), eating bagels at the cramped yet awesome place on on Degraves St. and drinking at the Rooftop Bar.We also did the Day in Pompeii exhibit at the Melbourne Museum. We had been waiting about a year for that one and it delivered.

Brooke also convinced me to buy a new lens, which shortly after purchase I decided was it was a stupid idea to get it, but as time has gone on, it is just about the only lens I use these days. Cheers Brooke

Perth

After Brooke left town, I flew over to Perth to spend some time with Dad as he was over there for a few months working. I’d have to say I liked Perth, but as you’d expect from the worlds most isolated city, its relatively small and boring. This was the second time I’ve been there, and the first time I’ve really explored.

Of the week I was there, I spent the first few days with Em and the rest of the days with Dad. Em and I spent our time at out at Fremantle exploring and doing the Jail Tour, sitting around her Hostel and just general wandering around the city and Kings Park. We also spent some time out at the Ocean Beach Hotel at Cottesloe, which I remember from the first time I went, and its definitely a must do for a sunset beer. I got to see a bit of her hostel life which, later down the track, is proving useful in understanding what I’m up for in my near future travels.

Dad and I had a great time together. Although he spent his days at work, and I spent my days trying to find something to do (sorry Perth, your great and all but your inner city options are kinda limited), we still managed to do a fair few cool things. Of those cool things, we went to the Fremantle Jail and did the tunnel tour (which was awesome!), went to Cottesloe for food, went to the movies and spent time in the city. It was good to spend time with dad.

Of my experiences in Perth, its a great, pretty and green city, its not for the young. I spent a lot of my time sitting in the city gardens reading a book and wondering why the hell all the cafes were closed. Maybe I’m spoiled in Melbourne with its cafe culture, but I’m confused why the hell they have cafes if they’re going to be closed most of the time!

Anyway, that concludes part 1 of my catch up posts. Part 2, 3 and probably 4 are not far behind.