Monday, 27 June 2016

West Australia Calling (Perth) - 6 Days whole trip journey


#westozcalling

I decided to do a short trip before Ramadan (because I’m saving my leave for a major trip *hopefully jadi*). Every year I will do my pre or post Ramadan trip! And as usual for pre/post Ramadan trip, it always a drama & challenging trip (e.g. Chiang Mai, Siem Reap), haha but very worth experience & rewarding :’)

Day 1 (28/4/16) Thursday
  • Arrive 3 pm at Perth International Airport
  • Wrongly took shuttle bus to Domestic Airport *lol
  • Took bus to the city’s train station
  • Took train to Freemantle
  • Check in Pirates backpackers
  • Inception movie night, haha layan

Day 2 (29/4/16) Friday
  • Walk to B-Shed to catch Rottnest Island tix (by the time I reach, I just miss the ferry! can u believe it!)
  • Decided to take it slow & have Vanilla cream & coffee breakfast & tapau my lunch (Vegetarian curry with rice, yum!)
  • 12.30 pm Ferry to Rottnest Island
  • 1 pm reach Rottnest Island
  • 20km solo bicycle ride along Rottnest 
  • 5 pm ferry ride back to Freemantle *I did Rottness Island trip within 5 hours :'D
  • Looong groceries shopping at Coles =D
  • Cook salmon soup dinner yummayh

Day 3 (30/4/16) Saturday
  • Cook breakfast
  • Leave Freemantle, heads to Leederville ; have to let go the idea of sightseeing Freemantle because need to catch up with my CSs schedule, to pick her house key before she leave at 12 noon
  • Kat Leederville station ni lah peristiwa dimana aku sesat dan berjalan kaki berkilo-kilo dengan bag seberat 8kg (kot, nyesal shopping groceries bebanyak semalam, haha)
  • Reach my CS hosts place before 12, phew explorace sangat~; and meet Olcay
  • Walk to Kings Park
  • Meet another CS friend; Rahman
  • We thought want to check out tourist information to booked our Pinnacles trip, it was closed! Closed at 4 & it was 4.10 pm, seriously??
  • So we just hang out & do bushwalking at the Kings Park
  • Walk back to my CS place & dinner
  • Olcay bring me to see Oxford Street at night :D


Day 4 (1/5/16) Sunday
  • 9.30 am run to Budget Car rental place, by the time reach 10.15 am it was closed! (operation hour on Sun: 7.45am-10am, seriously??)
  • Walk to another car rental place 1 km away & I could not find it!
  • Walk back 1 km “again” to another car rental place, Hertz, my last resort bcoz very expensive, but since the only place that still open on Sunday; car rental per 24 hours 100 AUD + gps for 15 AUD, surprisingly its a Swift =D
  • Wait for Rahman until its 3 pm, I give up ;(
  • Start driving (while crying, lol) to the Pinnacles (Cerventes), not sure if I could make it before dark, by 5 pm normally its already dark, it takes 2 hours & a half to reach normally
  • Stop by at McDonalds’ on the way, buy fillet o fish (my 1st meal of the day! too hungry!) & replacing a big cup of coffee was a smart choice, Nash!
  • Enjoying the amazing roadtrip view~ I saw wild kangaroos, aha!
  • Pass by Lancelin, wanted to stop by, but I can’t coz I need to catch up the time
  • By the time I reach Pinnacles, It was already dark, with only using my cars spotlight, the place looks like a graveyard at night T_T
  • Drove back to Perth city
  • Olcay prepare dinner for me! :’))


Day 5 (2/5/16) Monday
  • Drove to Monger Lake to see the iconic Black Swan =D
  • Drove to Cottesloe Beach
  • Return my car at Hertz
  • Quick coffee sesh with Diana & the gang at William Street, finally!:D
  • Last & quick groceris grab at Coles
  • Quick stroll at Target (I should have done this at Freemantle on my 2nd nite :()
  • Went to the Outlet store for a quick shopping
  • Walk back to my CS’ place
  • Went to Oxford street for a CS meet up (organize by Kenneth) & coffee cake :D
  • Took the train to catch the last bus to the airport


Day 6 (3/5/16) Tuesday
  • Sleep at Perth airport
  • Repack my bagpack (nasib tak timbang, tapi oz normally tak cerewet macam Jepun, asal 1 bag dia kasi lepas je)
  • Morning coffee
  • Flight at 6.30 am, going back home~

Phew~! That was a marathon isn’t it? But what a journey & experience!

A bit challenging when meet up with friends, because me (especially) & friends only rely on wi-fi, so If anybody want to plan something, please inform me the percise timing, sebab jasad aku ni ade 1 jer, jangan lah berkecik hati kalau tak jadi according to plan T_T, and of course I always make time for everyoneee~ I repeat everyoneee :D

Bersama Puan Diana, my CS host & friends :D

My favourite was when I was in Rottnest Island, eventhough it was expensive for the ferry & the bicycle, but totally worth it! A very relaxing & fun solo bicycle ride, I’m glad I did that, eventhough at first I was reluctant to spend for the expensive ferry ride ‘:D

kenderaan-kenderaan aku yg gerek, of course my kaki kenderaan yg paling penting! haha!

This time, I really simply splurge on good cake & pastries, because I regret not doing so when I was in Sydney. I fulfilled my sugar craving in Perth, tehehe~! & I did a loOots of Coles shopping too, hew hew.

balik trip lagi gemok adalah walaupun dah berjalan kaki & berbasikal berkilo-kilo T_T


Selalu tak sempat nak upload beli apa time travel sampai external drive aku dah jahanam hilang semua gambar.
Ok Nahh all mineee~! *including the cat, hehe


The next time I go, I wanted to do a longer roadtrip drive, the desert & Indian Ocean
view was ahmazing~!