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Perth-menacing yet beautiful

Ok yes I did make a page for Perth already but I thought that was my homepage and I dont know how to change it so...

Perth : Perth is a city of 1.4 million people, situated around the Swan river, an estuarine system.

Perth was established in 1829 by english colonists and from 1850 convicts came to the area for forced labour.

And now it is another good old sprawling urban sprawl...

The weather consists of long hot dry summers (max temps about 42 degrees C, most days about 30-35). Autumns are often humid, winters are cool and wet, with the coldest nights reaching 2 degrees. Days are about 14.

Christchurch-second home city

The Arts Centre

Ending up living in Christchurch for 2.5 years, 6 months short of being eligible for New Zealand citizenship. Returned to Perth after becoming frustrated with its isolation, higher cost of living, incredibly low wages and lack of opportunity.

While in Christchurch I became very interested in photography, well how could you not with such a picteresque country surrounding you :P

see my New Zealand pictures here: http://atre.deviantart.com/gallery/

see my more recent photos (last 8 months) here: http://flickr.com/photos/atrei/

Intro Updated Aug 19, 2007
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Comments (10)

irishgalmtl Oct 2, 2006 at 5:50 AM Report Abuse

Greetings from Montreal, I would like to wish you a very happy birthday health and happiness...Donna;-)
mary2u99 Oct 2, 2006 at 1:48 AM Report Abuse

Have a wonderful day and enjoy your birthday:-) Love the picture of your cat.
deecat Oct 1, 2006 at 8:24 PM Report Abuse

From Chicago comes a birthday wish for a lovely day filled with friends, family, fabulous food, good fortune, and future travel adventures.
Karolina01 Oct 1, 2004 at 6:17 PM Report Abuse

Happy happy birthday to you!!!
scotlandscotour Apr 29, 2004 at 7:10 AM Report Abuse

Funny that I live in Perth in Scotland, whilst my sister lives in Christchurch. Good places.
craic Apr 26, 2004 at 3:38 AM Report Abuse

Hi there. Funny you know someone who also has hideous memories of boarding school in ChCh. I'll get onto that page and do a bit more when I have time and the muse demands it of me. Cheers.
cchiuching Apr 8, 2004 at 8:29 AM Report Abuse

thank you so much for your advice on Perth. Finally my friend and i decided to stay in Criterion Hotel in Perth City and go to Femantle for the weekend :P i very much wanna try your suggestion - joes fish shack seafood platter!
pepples46 Feb 23, 2004 at 9:28 PM Report Abuse

yes I do look at you...rough baby, real rough
botman Feb 19, 2004 at 1:05 AM Report Abuse

ah the beautiful avon river. i particularly like the plastic-bag fish.
FOotFetish Nov 24, 2003 at 7:45 PM Report Abuse

NO war NO war NO war! Welcome to VT. hope you enjoy the ride hereVery beautiful storm pic.Ok, Gotta catch jerry springer now...thrash show deserve a watch anyway.Ciao!