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Helen Avaient
Feb 25, 20212 min read
Happy Feet at Shoe Fun, Perth Australia
Confession time - I have long feet. In fact, I wear a size 11-12 (42-43) and it is very difficult to find nice looking shoes to fit me....
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Helen Avaient
Feb 23, 20213 min read
Songlines: Tracking the Seven Sisters, Perth Australia
The first major temporary exhibition to go on show at the WA Museum Boola Bardip is Songlines: Tracking the Seven Sisters, from November...
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Helen Avaient
Feb 21, 20213 min read
Food, fun and friendliness are found at Fremantle Markets
Fremantle Markets is an amazing venue to visit for both tourists and locals. People have been flocking here since 1897. You come as a...
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Helen Avaient
Feb 19, 20211 min read
Interviewed twice this week on ABC radio
This week I was interviewed twice by ABC radio on solo traveling. Isn't it funny how your voice sounds totally different than you...
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Helen Avaient
Feb 12, 20213 min read
Western Australia Shipwrecks Museum
The WA Shipwrecks Museum in Fremantle is housed in the convict built 1850s Commissariat building. Restored in the 1970s, entry is free...
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Helen Avaient
Feb 8, 20215 min read
10 things to see and do on Rottnest Island, Western Australia
Dutch explorer Willem de Vlamingh gave this beautiful island its name in 1696. He mistook the native animals, the quokkas, here for rats...
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Helen Avaient
Jan 31, 20212 min read
Viking exhibition at Fremantle Maritime Museum
In collaboration with the National Museum Demark, the Fremantle Maritime Museum is hosting the Vikings exhibit, subtitled Warriors of the...
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Helen Avaient
Jan 29, 20211 min read
Rottnest Island bicycle ride
Thank you to Sea Link Rottnest for their ferry ride to and from the Island. On the way back the seas were very choppy, the waves were as...
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Helen Avaient
Jan 28, 20213 min read
Australian Monsters of Rock
Pinjarra’s Premier Hotel in January was the perfect venue for the fourth annual outdoor event - Australian Monsters of Rock. Starting at...
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Helen Avaient
Jan 25, 20215 min read
Cycling Without Age
This is a story of human connection, community inclusiveness and active citizenship. During my research, my heart was so touched, that I...
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Helen Avaient
Jan 21, 20215 min read
Perth Over Fifty-Fives Walking Association
When your social circle decreases, especially as you get older, this can lead to a loss of the sense of connection. It can change a...
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Helen Avaient
Oct 8, 20203 min read
Fun, Friends and Frolics at Hash House Harriers
“Meet up with me next Tuesday night, under the bridge near The Narrows in Perth, just before dusk. Bring Cash.” She said to me. It was...
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Helen Avaient
Oct 7, 20202 min read
Australia has NO private beaches
There are no private beaches in Australia. Any land that the high tide touches is Crown Land. This means that people can use the beaches...
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Helen Avaient
Oct 5, 20202 min read
West Australian Battler Success Story - Spud Shed
I love a success story where a hard working battler overcomes prejudice and unfair laws to succeed and help others. The Galati family is...
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Helen Avaient
Sep 28, 20203 min read
Camping in the bush at Honeymoon Pool, Western Australia
There is something primal about a campfire. The heat it generates warms your body whilst the flickering flames are almost hypnotising....
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Helen Avaient
Sep 26, 20202 min read
There is no place like Gnome -sville, Western Australia
Over 5000 (and growing weekly) gnomes call this place home, Ferguson Valley in the south of Western Australia. Listed as one of the top...
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