Wild Flowers in Avon Valley 2022 Ioana, 13 October 202328 August 2024 August and September are colourful months in the countryside around Perth, with lots of wildflowers adorning the hills, and green replacing dusty brown after the winter rains. Here are some photos we took in August 2022 around Toodyay and Bindoon. Continue Reading
Mandurah winter of 2023 Ioana, 11 October 202318 August 2024 Mandurah is not far from Perth, has many arty things going on, and always provides nice memories for short holidays. The Giants have definitely been a highlight since they were unveiled in November 2022. Sometimes they unfortunately atracted bad people who set them on fire or coloured them with graffiti,… Continue Reading
Route 66: Kingman to Las Vegas Ioana, 11 October 202318 August 2025 We started the day with breakfast at Mr. D’z, another famous American diner. Next stop was Bad Gass, a motorcycle repair and collectibles shop where they had, among other things, Elvis’ golf cart that he used to get around Graceland. First stop outside Kingman was Cool Springs Station, a restored… Continue Reading
Route 66: Williams to Kingman Ioana, 8 October 202318 August 2025 Before leaving Williams we went to the train station in Williams where tourists can depart to the Grand Canyon and can also watch a cowboy and gun show with a midget shooting guns (blind rounds). After leaving Williams the landscape changed pretty quickly and we dropped 1500 feet to the… Continue Reading
Route 66: Holbrook to Williams Ioana, 8 October 202318 August 2025 First destination was Joseph City, with the famous Jackrabbit that thousands and thousands of kids looked for during their Route 66 journeys. As we drove we had ongoing views of San Francisco Mountain in the distance with some snow on the top. We stopped in Winslow, Arizona to see the… Continue Reading