Fireflies flit along the shoreline as I hitch my floor-length dress up around my thighs. Stepping into the warm Indian Ocean I wobble along the watery path lit only by fire torches towards the tiny Taprobane Island off Sri Lanka’s south coast. Waves crash as I grip the sand bank beneath my toes and friendly [...]
Archive for the ‘Western Australia’ Category
Battle of the writers festivals
Posted: 27th February 2012 by Carmen Jenner in Perth, Sri Lanka, Western AustraliaTags: Candace Bushnell, Fluffy Towel Travels, Galle Literary Festival, John Boyne, Niromi de Soyza, Perth, Perth Writer's Festival, Sex and the city, Sri Lanka, Tamil Tigress, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
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Craft Beer Festival 2012
Posted: 24th February 2012 by Carmen Jenner in Beer, Margaret River, Western AustraliaTags: beer, Bootleg, brewery, Bush Shack, Cape Bouvard, Cheeky Monkey Brewery and Cidery, cider, Colonial, Cowaramup, Craft Beer Festival 2012, Duckstein, Eagle Bay, Kelly Slater, Margaret River, Margaret River Ale, Moody Cow, Occy's, Old coast Rd, Palandri Estate, Prevelly, Telstra Drug Aware Pro, The Cidery, western australia
Thirst quenching honey-hued bitterness satiates WA’s south west. I must confess I’m not a beer lover. There I said it. I may be a failure at the Australian tradition of a downing a coldie, but after a tasting at Eagle Bay Brewery, I didn’t mind it. In fact, I even finished my sample of the [...]
Buskers of Fremantle: The Freo All-Stars
Posted: 28th December 2010 by Carmen Jenner in Fremantle, Gorgeous Things, PHOTOGRAPHY, Western AustraliaTags: #STATravelWA, artist, bohemian, busker, Fremantle, Ivan Zar, Portrait, travel
THE BLUE STAR OF FREMANTLE Fedora tipped over blue Seductive plucking of tune Street-side superstar Freo presents Ivan Zar In amongst the throng of bohemians languishing along Fremantle’s capuccino strip, I’m immediately drawn to the man sporting a suit and fedora in mid-night blue. Oozing 1960’s glamour evocative of the Cuban time warp, I learn [...]
Breast foot forward! Painting to good health
Posted: 22nd December 2010 by Carmen Jenner in Gorgeous Things, Perth, Western AustraliaTags: art, boobs, breast, breast cancer, breastique art, painting, Perth, Pintadita a tu Salud, workshop
Put your breast foot forward with Perth-based Breastique Art and embark on a “one of a kind” workshop in support of Breast Cancer Care Western Australia. Canvases are adorned with breasts and paint as participants frolic in various degrees of undress to create unique works of art. The Breastique Art workshops are liberating, fun and [...]
Oprah’s wild west
Posted: 9th December 2010 by Carmen Jenner in Amuse Boche, Fremantle, Perth, Western AustraliaTags: Cottesloe Beach, Devlin's Cigars, Ellington Jazz, Fraser's Restaurant, Fremantle, Indiana Tearooms, Kelly Romano Photography, King Street, Kings Park, Little Creatures Brewery, new Edition Bookshop, Old Brewery Grill, Old Swan Brewery, Oprah Winfrey, Perth, Restaurant Amuse, Ruth Tarvydas, travel, Zafferano Restaurant
Okay, so Oprah’s not gay or coming to Perth…but she did change her plans on a whim to visit Uluru care of singer and friend Paul Simon. Oprah and her entourage’s itineraries are shrouded in secrecy so you never know the world’s most isolated of cities, Perth may still feature in the limelight. So [...]
Great Gourmet Weekends In Australia
Posted: 25th November 2010 by Carmen Jenner in Amuse Boche, Western AustraliaTags: Darlington Estate Winery, Explore Australia, gourmet, Great Gourmet Weekends in Australia, Knee Deep Wines, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, western australia
Okay, here’s a bit of shameless self-promotion. Great Gourmet Weekends in Australia has just been released by Explore Australia and its jammed packed with delicious options around the country. I was lucky enough to “research” and write the Western Australian content. Each state has in-depth coverage and is available in stores across the country and [...]
The hills are alive: getting back to nature
Posted: 18th November 2010 by Carmen Jenner in Family Travel, Perth, Western AustraliaTags: bush, family, fear, lifestyle, Mundaring, nature, outback, Perth Hills, spiders, wildlife
“Beep, beep, beep,” drones the forklift. It reverses up and down the salvage yard next door, just a few metres from our lounge room. A grunting semi-trailer pulls up with a delivery of wood to be unloaded throughout the entire afternoon. Soon, the rubbish truck will arrive to empty the enormous bins with its noisy [...]
Broome Vroom
Posted: 11th November 2010 by Carmen Jenner in Broome, Western AustraliaTags: #STATravelWA, Broome, Broome WildSide Tours, Cable Beach, Harley-Davidson, mango, mango plantation, mango wine
Broome Vroom was a finalist in The Purple Passport travel writing competition. If you liked my story please vote http://diary.thepurplepassport.com/global/other-global-cities/cast-your-vote “My name is Roger and I’ll be your guide today. Welcome to the Mango Tango Tour,” drawls our driver as he caresses his white Harley-Davidson trike, our mode of transport. We climb aboard the curvaceous [...]
What Race?
Posted: 1st November 2010 by Carmen Jenner in Gorgeous Things, Perth, Western AustraliaTags: Ascot Racecourse, Fashion, horse, Melbourne Cup, Perth, race, stilettos
I had lasted 11 hours in my silly shoes, but there was no way I could wear them for the twenty-minute hike back to the car. As my sandals dangled from my hands, the cool tarmac had taken a velvety texture beneath my bleeding feet. The brisk air itched my sunburnt shoulders and ached [...]
Holy Cow! Five Reasons to Not Bustle Past Cowaramup
Posted: 28th October 2010 by Carmen Jenner in Amuse Boche, Family Travel, Margaret River, Western AustraliaTags: and Potions, Candy Cow, Cowaramup, CowParade Margaret River, Lotions, Margaret River, Margaret Riviera, Moon Haven Soaps, Settler's Ridge Organic Wine
If you’re moo-ving around the Margaret River region three hours south of Perth, you may notice some life-size cow sculptures left-over from the CowParade Margaret River, an international event held in over 50 cities. The competition saw local artists hussling up the bovine creatures in all kinds of attire and positions. It seems only appropriate to start [...]
Finding divinity in the bush
Posted: 21st October 2010 by Carmen Jenner in New NorciaTags: monestry, monk, New Norcia, Pico Iyer, travel, western australia
Upon entering the elaborately decorated St Ildephonsus’s chapel, Bach’s Toccata and Fuge in D minor pipes out of the magnificent organ. This heart-stopping scenario doesn’t occur in rural Italy, but in the dusty Western Australian bush. As I settle onto the antique pew to admire the heavenly fresco the juxtaposition of a time-honoured civilisation [...]
Breasts Out West
Posted: 30th August 2010 by Carmen Jenner in Gorgeous Things, Perth, Western AustraliaTags: art, breast, breast cancer, breastique art, painting, Perth, workshop
Jiggly giggles abound on this crisp winter’s day and with only the sun to kiss our skin, we smear body paint over our torsos. This is not the scene for some titillating fantasy, although the guy “working” on his roof next door may dream otherwise. We’ve gathered here today to celebrate the female form and [...]
Top 50 Restaurant Guide Western Australia
Posted: 24th August 2010 by Carmen Jenner in Amuse Boche, Perth, Restaurant, Western AustraliaTags: cafe, eatery, food, gourmet godfather, Perth, restaurant, restaurant guide, travel, western australia
The Top 50 Restaurant Guide Western Australia 2011 is due for release in November 2010. This guide is STILL the first and best independent restaurant guide for WA, and I’m proud to say I was a key contributor and restaurant reviewer to the guide. To thank our valued supporters, the 2010 edition is available for [...]
