Reaction of an unprepared first-time visitor to PERTH, Australia

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  • @amygone2pot
    @amygone2pot 10 місяців тому +731

    Your excitement at being in Perth got me all excited too, and I’ve lived here all my life 😂. You have a great personality for social media, keep going.

    • @user-oi9to7ux7k
      @user-oi9to7ux7k 9 місяців тому +10

      I agree completely

    • @Leopard_Lover
      @Leopard_Lover 9 місяців тому +30

      I agree Amy! I’ve lived here my whole life but never looked at Perth the way she does. 🎉

    • @TheRICKY85
      @TheRICKY85 9 місяців тому +26

      Yeah, this video made me feel like I'm too harsh on my state. 😅😂🤪

    • @HareKrishnaPerth
      @HareKrishnaPerth 9 місяців тому +16

      Isn't she sweet. I see the city all the time and I don't see it in all its beauty

    • @ricochet2977
      @ricochet2977 9 місяців тому +8

      @@Leopard_Lover
      We do seem to take our wonderful state for granted.

  • @jamieh4x4
    @jamieh4x4 9 місяців тому +260

    I've lived in Perth almost 50 years and I enjoyed seeing Perth from your perspective. Glad you came to visit our remote little city.

    • @ricklorimer9984
      @ricklorimer9984 9 місяців тому +9

      Funny thing about this "little city" of ours, only 5 cities in the US are larger than Perth.

    • @jamieh4x4
      @jamieh4x4 9 місяців тому +3

      @@ricklorimer9984 you got me there! Did not know that. :)

    • @georget8019
      @georget8019 9 місяців тому +3

      I live in Perth; I love Perth; I will never move somewhere else!!! However... I hope you do travel a lot around the world too , like I do (I've been truly on all continents, except Antarctica :)). Interacting with different languages and cultures, outside self-centered Anglo-Saxon areas of dominance, will help you keep things in perspective, and maybe... even like Perth more? :)

    • @eddielong8663
      @eddielong8663 9 місяців тому +5

      ​​​​@@ricklorimer9984
      Err.. I think you might be going off a misleading metric there. For instance, New York City has 8 million strictly living within the densely compact section of urban build-up that happens to be inside the New York State boundary. However, its entire metropolitan population (which includes its spillover urban build-up into neighbouring States) is in fact closer to 20 million.
      There's atleast ten Combined Statistical Areas (CSA's) in the US that have a bigger population than Sydney. Not trying to be a smart arse. Just pointing out a fact that a lot of people tend to get mixed up with. Even I don't fully grasp it. But Perth would definitely not be among the top half-dozen biggest US cities, that's for sure.

    • @ricklorimer9984
      @ricklorimer9984 9 місяців тому

      @@eddielong8663 It obviously does depend on how you define the "city". But most websites use the same metric and do in fact list the population of Perth such that it would rank around 6 or 7 in the US, using the same standards.

  • @laurencejames7948
    @laurencejames7948 10 місяців тому +296

    Quokkas and Kangaroos are marsupial. Most marsupials in their natural habitat are nocturnal and sleep during the day. Dawn and dusk are the best time to see them active,

    • @nevillehoward8736
      @nevillehoward8736 9 місяців тому +7

      Dawn and dusk I think. Is that "crepuscular"? :)

    • @kathrynletchford5114
      @kathrynletchford5114 9 місяців тому +7

      Are you for real?
      You need to go to Rottnest Island.
      The quokkas are all hoping around during the day. 😂😂😂😂

    • @andreahyde9337
      @andreahyde9337 9 місяців тому +7

      Hoping for what???

    • @PocketPet
      @PocketPet 9 місяців тому +19

      @@kathrynletchford5114They’re so much more active when it’s darker and even more so after people have cleared out. I was strolling around the settlement at 4 a.m. once and it was a full-on quokka rave - many, many more of them out and about, quokka fights, quokkas chasing insects, quokkas exploring - not the chill afternoon quokka scene at all.

    • @connorm3436
      @connorm3436 9 місяців тому +11

      ⁠@@kathrynletchford5114the quokkas in the areas of high human traffic are more active during the day as they feed on peoples dropped food. They have to fight their nocturnal circadian rhythm, and are typically more sluggish as a result.

  • @wendyneylon4377
    @wendyneylon4377 4 місяці тому +58

    My husband and I emigrated to Perth from the Uk in the early 80s. It was a sleepy little city then with one airport. Domestic flights landed during the day and international flights at night. So we arrived in the dark and book into a hotel. In the morning we walked down through the Supreme Court gardens to the swan river. It was a quintessential summers day with endless blue skies and palm trees lining the Swan river. We were both speechless, we couldn’t believe how beautiful it was. 40 years later, we have 4 grown children and a tribe of grandkids and I wouldn’t want to live anywhere else. Pity I didn’t know you were coming, we live in the hills and have kangaroos everywhere 🦘🦘🦘🦘😂

    • @dark3031
      @dark3031 3 місяці тому +3

      The bad thing of Perth 20 years ago, was all the shops and supermarkets close at 5pm, or latest 6pm. It's much better now that all supermarkets open until 9pm.

    • @gecko-sb1kp
      @gecko-sb1kp Місяць тому +2

      @@dark3031 Sometimes. I still miss the days shops closed at 5 on weekdays and midday on Saturdays. Half-holidays they called them. Only the odd deli open on Sundays for bread, milk and a newspaper and an ice cream. Well I was just a kid then but everything seemed a lot better.

  • @marilynphillips124
    @marilynphillips124 9 місяців тому +68

    I live in Perth and it is so nice to hear such positive feedback back. Thank you.😊

    • @Anon1gh3
      @Anon1gh3 9 місяців тому

      I didn't hear anything you could do besides a little sight seeing. I live in the suburbs nearby. Look how excited Tante got over bushland. sheesh. I believe that was king's park at the end. That's kinda cool but kangeroos get boring quickly. Horses and deer are much cooler because you can ride and hunt them. Also I personally think the modern bland look is ugly as hell.

    • @pamelahay6242
      @pamelahay6242 9 місяців тому +2

      It all depends in where you’ve come from & what you can do there. When you grow up with something you often don’t really “ see”, but take for granted.
      I’m sure Europeans don’t get it when Aussies get all enthused about 400
      Year old, narrow laned “ Old Towns” in their cities.
      As far as ksngaroos go & the bush generally, the more you learn about the flora & fauna & spend time out in it over every season the more you comprehend its uniqueness. Look deeper my friend. But I do agree that the last decades worth of “ new buildings”
      In Perth are pretty generic & Elizabeth Key heavily overdeveloped ruining what had been an iconic parkland bordered river frontage. 😟

    • @minhnhi111
      @minhnhi111 9 місяців тому +3

      You need to remember that some people spend their entire life in snow, or have never seen a sandy beach, or have never seen a marsupial bigger than a mouse.
      I'm born and raised in Perth, and always wanted to "get away when I grow up", but after travelling the world in my 20's, I realized how special this place is.
      Perfect place to raise a family.

    • @Anon1gh3
      @Anon1gh3 9 місяців тому

      @@minhnhi111 If it weren't for so much government overreach there'd be far better places. Australia is basically China's pet.

  • @paultanker5606
    @paultanker5606 9 місяців тому +192

    G'Day to you, I came to Perth on a 3 Week Vacation from Sydney in Jan.'71 and still here, I loved the lay back way of life compared to Sydney, I was 21 now 74 guess you could say I like the place🤣

    • @DemonsCrest1
      @DemonsCrest1 9 місяців тому +3

      i thought that was all of australia xD. but i wouldnt know cause i never been to other states

    • @PianoDiary85
      @PianoDiary85 9 місяців тому +6

      that's a very long holiday! :D

    • @karencorban607
      @karencorban607 9 місяців тому +5

      Well that’s the best testimonial ever.
      I’ve been in Oz for 38 years and live in Melbourne which I love. From NZ.Perth is on our list to visit

    • @johnshares
      @johnshares 9 місяців тому +5

      Hi Karen, please come on over to Perth, we have lots of space, ha,ha

    • @lisetteem588
      @lisetteem588 9 місяців тому +2

      I thought most eastern ppl referred to us a as backwater wingers; but to be fair we generate 50percent of the wealth and materials for this country, and we get very little of the profits.

  • @dimex3362
    @dimex3362 9 місяців тому +43

    As a person born and raised in Los Angeles California, but living here in Perth the last decade, it is indeed amazing! Perth has many similarities to LA, west coast cities, both hugely laid out and “beach cities” but what Perth has going for it is safety and cleanliness. The cleanest city I’ve ever been in, and very modern overall. Just a great place to be.

    • @MrCharliemcgoo
      @MrCharliemcgoo 3 місяці тому

      being from California, how do you explain the vast size and different landscapes, and small population to your American friends etc.

  • @petercroft3273
    @petercroft3273 10 місяців тому +109

    As an Aussie and Perth resident, I'm so glad you enjoy it here. We think it's pretty schon too. Please come back, there's lots more to see.

  • @anireseegam6128
    @anireseegam6128 9 місяців тому +89

    You are a beautiful guest and your enthusiasm helped to remind me how lucky i am to live in Perth. ❤

  • @YouMeChai
    @YouMeChai 10 місяців тому +197

    Perth grows onto you! As an Indian who came to Perth for 1 year to secure a well placed job, it’s 6 years and Perth is now home and place of my sanity.
    Glad destiny brought us here!! ❤️

    • @Ghryst
      @Ghryst 9 місяців тому

      of course you'd love it, its the indians that have ruined the place.. not even the aboriginals were able to do that

    • @darkmaninperth
      @darkmaninperth 9 місяців тому +7

      I'm from Sydney, moved here 24 years. It definitely grows on you.

    • @lisetteem588
      @lisetteem588 9 місяців тому +1

      good on you. x

    • @advanceaustralia9026
      @advanceaustralia9026 9 місяців тому +12

      Go home

    • @ausernameidk
      @ausernameidk 9 місяців тому +16

      Mate he said perth was his home. You want him to go from perth back to perth?

  • @noelanderson8915
    @noelanderson8915 10 місяців тому +96

    As a well-travelled Aussie (mainly in Australia), i think that Perth is the best Capital city in OZ and Western Australia one of the most wonderful states and I'm from Queensland. I first went to Perth in 1969 for a sailing championship and we drove from Cairns and this was when the Nullabor was 320 miles of dirt road. Since then, I have driven the Nullabor another 6 times and it has never bored me. I really love the South-West Corner of the state the best, having travelled around it in my campervan many time. My favourite place is Lucky Bay. I'm off to Perth again on March 23 for my neice's hubby's 50th. I have two neices who live in WA, one in North Dandalup and one in Narrowgin.

    • @wazza9089
      @wazza9089 9 місяців тому +5

      "Narrowgin" lol i know you mean Narrogin, Enjoy the trip and the 50th!!

    • @noelanderson8915
      @noelanderson8915 9 місяців тому +1

      @@wazza9089yeah, that's the one! 😁 and I will.

  • @sharonbracegirdle1005
    @sharonbracegirdle1005 9 місяців тому +85

    We feel soooo blessed to be living in Western Australia for our whole lives! Raised our children here and we are watching our grand-babies grow up here also! Would never want to leave!
    So happy you found us!!! Welcome and enjoy our beautiful city and state.❤

  • @Joanne-t6j
    @Joanne-t6j 10 місяців тому +164

    So glad you posted this video. Perth is a great place but we often get overlooked because we are so far from all the other cities on the east coast. This is the best video of Perth that I have seen on UA-cam. Sorry our wildlife was so uncooperative, they really can be jerks sometimes😊

    • @noelanderson8915
      @noelanderson8915 10 місяців тому +4

      well, we in the east say you guys "Live on the other side of the planet" but that's not disrespectful, just (well ALMOST) true. 🤭🤭🤭

    • @davidlang1125
      @davidlang1125 10 місяців тому

      Not jerks, just aloof. They have too much dignity to pander to humans.

    • @geoffgeoff143
      @geoffgeoff143 9 місяців тому +1

      That's not the reason.

    • @tsubadaikhan6332
      @tsubadaikhan6332 9 місяців тому +11

      As the video poster stated, flights are cheap between Indonesia and Perth. Cheaper for us to get there than the East Coast, and far cheaper while we're there. Whilst this is good fun for Perth locals, I do think that simple fact isolates us a lot more than people realise from the East Coast. I think I spent less on my last trip to Thailand than my last trip to Sydney. That might not be great for National unity. And I don't know how to change it. Jet fuel costs what it costs, and you can't coerce East Coast hotels to give Westralians cheaper rates. So we remain estranged cousins.

    • @davidlang1125
      @davidlang1125 9 місяців тому +2

      @@tsubadaikhan6332 the increasingly warm summer temperatures in Perth is another issue to contend with.

  • @Sam-zu8pc
    @Sam-zu8pc 9 місяців тому +23

    My wife and I moved here from Melbourne 25 years ago and love perth more and more every day!

  • @djizzah
    @djizzah 9 місяців тому +41

    you have a wonderful positive personality, you are always welcome here

  • @glenndot6965
    @glenndot6965 10 місяців тому +146

    Come on people!! I live in Perth and have been to every state and capital city in Australia. Each state has it's down side but mostly ALL cities have their great cafes, restaurants, beaches, parks etc so we should not be putting each state down, instead let's all love our country and tell visitors and tourists how wonderful this place is regardless of which state you live in!! 💕💕

    • @louisemcmillan3576
      @louisemcmillan3576 9 місяців тому +3

      Hear, hear!

    • @Atlas99973
      @Atlas99973 9 місяців тому +2

      Loving this Vibe. Cleary form Western Australia. Lol sorry couldn't help myself

    • @darkmaninperth
      @darkmaninperth 9 місяців тому +5

      I agree!! Except for Victoria.

    • @andrewdoyle1772
      @andrewdoyle1772 9 місяців тому +4

      Agreed. I was literally just in NSW for a few days and whilst there is way better infrastructure and more to do, it's nice coming back to Perth where the traffic isn't crazy, no toll roads everywhere, things are cheaper and just a more chill vibe in general.

    • @theflaca
      @theflaca 9 місяців тому

      How about NO! I don't want perth full of third world trash.

  • @macman1469
    @macman1469 10 місяців тому +129

    Perth has 2.1 million people. Its a clean city in a clean country. Glad you enjoyed it .

    • @ACDZ123
      @ACDZ123 10 місяців тому +21

      According to beauro of statistics Perth has now passed 2.3 million and expected to be 3 million by 2028

    • @GiveMeSpaceTravel-bg8td
      @GiveMeSpaceTravel-bg8td 9 місяців тому +6

      Weirdly enough almost 90% of the state population lives in Perth.

    • @thevannmann
      @thevannmann 9 місяців тому +10

      @@ACDZ123 You're mixing up 2 different statistics. Perth's population has hit 2.3 million but the 3 million figure is actually for Western Australia which is fast approaching 2.9 million (so hitting 3 million by 2028 makes sense). Perth will be somewhere close to 2.4 million by 2028.

    • @thevannmann
      @thevannmann 9 місяців тому +4

      @@GiveMeSpaceTravel-bg8td It's more like around 79% than 90%. About half a million WA residents live outside of Perth.

    • @ACDZ123
      @ACDZ123 9 місяців тому +5

      @thevannmann if you google you will get all sorts of wrong information..go to the Australian beuro of statistics...

  • @helenpaul67
    @helenpaul67 4 місяці тому +7

    I first step foot to Perth in Jan 1990, as a scholarship student from Malaysia. I know nothing about Australia other than Kangaroos, Kalgoorlie... Fell in love with its sight, smell n sound from that time... In 2013, and my husb n I had since brought our adult daughters here for them to study and now we hv permanently moved back to Perth... I love Perth everyday. It's vast, not crowded and peaceful place on earth... 2024 still as lovely at it was in 1990..

  • @ianpaterson5000
    @ianpaterson5000 9 місяців тому +47

    Welcome to the jewel of Australia. I don't live there but I visit regularly. There is enough to see and do to spend 2 weeks, and the food is superb.

    • @theflaca
      @theflaca 9 місяців тому +3

      It is indeed a jewel. I've lived in 3 other capitals. But I've been here one year. When I had to return to Melbourne i hadn't even left the airport and I just missed perth.
      Rare feeling.
      It really is Xanadu. Hard to get to, but hard to leave.

    • @jackbarrie6007
      @jackbarrie6007 5 місяців тому +2

      ​@theflaca the very best thing about our state is that it is very isolated and that's the way we love it to be we should have a w.a passport😊😊😊

  • @rarevidz
    @rarevidz 9 місяців тому +8

    How damn refreshing to see someone not complaining about perth ,like a lot of my eastern states friends do .I've lived in Perth My whole life and would never move

  • @leonj5589
    @leonj5589 9 місяців тому +18

    You’re delightful. It was really lovely to see someone seeing Perth through fresh eyes, it is a beautiful place to live

  • @ulrichholl364
    @ulrichholl364 8 місяців тому +14

    In 1990 i made a 1year Trip arround australia. Startet in Perth and endet up there, seen Adelaide,sydney,Darwin and others. Returned from Darwin to Perth crossing the north of WA 4500 km. I Fell in love for Perth and returned 2 Times for holiday. The best City on earth

  • @shanehart1668
    @shanehart1668 9 місяців тому +30

    Wow, may I say a big big thank you for the way you show cased my home City of Perth. I've always been proud of my home City , but even more so now. In just a short time you visited some wonderful places. Kings Park is the worlds largest inner City Park and is 60 hectares larger than New Yorks Central park. If you ever get back this way , a visit to Fremantle, Perth Zoo, Cottesloe Beach and South Perth are all a must. Once again thank you

  • @Healingwith.hollyy
    @Healingwith.hollyy 9 місяців тому +75

    when you said " I decided to go on a 3 hour hike.." so casually, I knew you were German 😂glad you loved Aus and beautiful Perth ❤

    • @tantelondo9435
      @tantelondo9435  9 місяців тому +21

      😂😂😂 I can't hide the German in me 🤣

    • @ricochet2977
      @ricochet2977 9 місяців тому +3

      @@tantelondo9435
      😊if you wanted to see kangaroos you should have gone to Rockingham or Kwinana golf course, they roam freely there.

    • @betula2137
      @betula2137 9 місяців тому +1

      Ha we need to bring some of that here with us 🤗

  • @jimmycreatesvideos
    @jimmycreatesvideos 9 місяців тому +37

    One of the best life decisions I've made was the move to Perth. Having lived in Sydney for the first 30 years of my life. I am now finally happy and at peace being in Perth. It's such a beautiful city & there's so many nice destinations to go to!

  • @JB-zs1oq
    @JB-zs1oq 10 місяців тому +22

    No matter which state or territory capital you visit you will find a city where there is a genuine pride of that city and a real effort to make it a clean and pleasant environment for those who live or visit that city.I grew up in a small coastal town in NSW. It was and still is quite beautiful. I have lived in both Sydney and Newcastle for quite some years and have spent a week or more in Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth. Each city is something special. we Aussies are so fortunate to live here, whether it is in one of the larger cities or in the more isolated small towns.

    • @dcFBI77
      @dcFBI77 10 місяців тому +2

      well said, we should be proud of all of Australia and not just from the city or town we are from.

  • @maryfitzpatrick6179
    @maryfitzpatrick6179 9 місяців тому +13

    You are the best advertisement for our beautiful city. THANK YOU.

  • @krh007
    @krh007 10 місяців тому +27

    Welcome to WA which is the 2nd largest "State" on the planet covering 2,530,000 sq Km with coastline stretching some 13,000kms (excluding islands or 21,000kms including islands coastline) The city of Perth covers 6,500 sq kms and Perth City coastline stretches 150kms with amazing beaches that are up there with the worlds best with pure white soft sand and the blue indian ocean (no pollution and no litter and no crowds to annoy you). Perth is like being on a permanent holiday as access is easy. East coast is nice but heaps busier as much more population which results in major traffic like all larger cities.
    The west also gets amazing sunsets over the Idian ocean as you will find out.
    What you have explored is only a very tiny snippet of the city and WA so hope you get a chance to see more.

    • @colinweeks-ph8zo
      @colinweeks-ph8zo 9 місяців тому +1

      Just one slight correction . The metropolitan beaches are all yellow soft sand and this extends north and south of our very long coast line. There are obvious changes in colour the further north you travel but every part of our huge coast line is interesting for viewing, fishing, swimming and/or surfing taking pictures wonderful sun sets and I can go on and on. We love visitors so come and enjoy some relaxing time with us. .

  • @freeman10000
    @freeman10000 10 місяців тому +22

    I am glad you enjoyed our city please come again 😊

    • @DemonsCrest1
      @DemonsCrest1 9 місяців тому

      yep. and if you ever want to, feel free to say more nice things about our city ^_^

  • @Fish29077
    @Fish29077 10 місяців тому +23

    Welcome to Perth. Australia is a clean country compared to other parts of the world. We generally take pride in our surroundings and community. In fact the first Sunday of March every year is always nationally ‘Cleanup Australia Day’.

    • @Swy2023
      @Swy2023 10 місяців тому +4

      definitely a lot cleaner than indonesia

    • @triarb5790
      @triarb5790 9 місяців тому +1

      We just love digging up our environment and frakking the hell out of our wildlife. As is about to happen on the Ningaloo. But yep, so pride of our mining, I mean community.

    • @shamusenright5387
      @shamusenright5387 9 місяців тому

      @@triarb5790 A conservative mining state where they blowup indigenous caves and the future Premier works for the only media outlet. But shhhh… the weather is good and beaches are nice.

  • @ominousenough6172
    @ominousenough6172 10 місяців тому +26

    As a long-time resident of West Australia, I suggest a trip to the southwest of the state. The forests are amazing the surfing beaches incomparable. If you have extra time, venture down to Esperance, a short drive (an hour) to Cape Le Grand National Park. I have been to many beaches in Australia and internationally and have seen nothing that compares to it. The 'talcum powder' beaches and the aqua colors melting with the dark blue southern ocean are one of the most beautiful things you could imagine. I proposed to my wife there, and she accepted!

  • @jaybehkay2438
    @jaybehkay2438 9 місяців тому +6

    I’m always so fascinated to see my home city from a visitors pov. This is really cool

  • @bindfixfoe2008
    @bindfixfoe2008 9 місяців тому +21

    Thanks Tante, it was lovely of you. I've lived here my entire life and we always get a bad wrap from the rest of Australia. I think Perth is the best place in the world. Thanks so much for visiting.

    • @Steve21945
      @Steve21945 9 місяців тому +1

      I don't reckon we give you a bad wrap (I'm from Melbourne) - we like Perth and WA. It's just too far (and expensive) to get to for most people. 😊

    • @robcig
      @robcig 9 місяців тому

      I live in Sydney, no one gives Perth a bad wrap. It’s a beautiful place.

    • @SekuruJohan
      @SekuruJohan 9 місяців тому

      Apart from a few jokes about how isolated we are, I don't think anyone actually gives Perth a bad wrap.

    • @bindfixfoe2008
      @bindfixfoe2008 9 місяців тому

      @@SekuruJohan Oh there is much much but it could get political. More like the fiasco with our old premier and the mining magnate from NSW that had a lot of goes at WA, or the GST debacle where WA makes most of the money but had a lower cut of the GST just to name two of many times WA has coped it.

  • @shirleyellis9708
    @shirleyellis9708 9 місяців тому +5

    I have lived in Perth for over 50 years. Came from the UK. I was in Perth the other week when someone tried to tell me all the best sites to see why I was here.😂😂😂

  • @alexbattaglia8297
    @alexbattaglia8297 Місяць тому +2

    lived in perth my entire life, seeing this video has made me realise how much i take it for granted. wonderful video!

  • @donnajohnson9324
    @donnajohnson9324 10 місяців тому +26

    Roos sleep in the middle of the day, they come out early morning and evening 😴 ❤ for Australia 🇦🇺

    • @DemonsCrest1
      @DemonsCrest1 9 місяців тому

      she coulda went to that cemetery (pinnaroo valley memorial park). its a beautiful park, only a 20 min drive from the city, and there are literally *tonnes* of kangaroos there. And they all just chilling on the fresh cut grass under big shady trees. they eat all the flowers people bring there, but hey, they deserve them ^_^

    • @ExternalInputs
      @ExternalInputs 9 місяців тому

      @@DemonsCrest1 Visiting a cemetery to see Kangaroos is probably too weird for most visitors.

  • @md85aus94
    @md85aus94 9 місяців тому +3

    Sounds like a german / austrian accent.
    My dutch family came here in 2003 and we have never left. So fun to see a tourist coming to WA and having a great time. Feel free to contact us if your ever coming over from bali. Happy to show you around our southern part of the state. Its much more like europe.

  • @michelle-louisehoward8831
    @michelle-louisehoward8831 9 місяців тому +15

    Thank you for loving your little stay in Perth . Your video is a love,y testament for Perth. Most of us are very proud and thunk it’s one of the best places in the world and hi highly underrated . Thank you come back again 🙏💖🌻✨

  • @Gregoryno6
    @Gregoryno6 9 місяців тому +3

    This is pretty much how I felt when I first drove into Perth more than thirty years ago. Thanks for bringing that excitement back to me.

  • @notanhle
    @notanhle 9 місяців тому +5

    Thank you for capturing your experience! 😊 Perth really is such a beautiful city and it gets even better when you explore more of the state 🥰 I was born here and the citizens of Perth often complain about how there’s *nothing to do* but it only takes a mindset reframe to remember how lucky we are to have all of this in our backyard!

  • @Dan-hn1lx
    @Dan-hn1lx 9 місяців тому +2

    One good thing about our little city is the how clean it is in parts where people actually care about their land and local parks its clean and the waters are amazing!!!

  • @Rekm72
    @Rekm72 9 місяців тому +4

    I'm from Perth and I think that 🤔 we take for granted what we have to offer. So this was a good reminder 😊 of what we have. Great video great energy 👏 keep going.

  • @11111972cjb
    @11111972cjb 7 днів тому

    Thank you so much for coming to see our beautiful city and surroundings. I live in Mandurah now where a lot of retirees come to. I’ve lived here since I was sixteen back in 1967. My father left the British army after a career of 23 years and the next thing I found out we were on a ship bound for Australia. Back then it was sand and more sand and nothing for a teenager to do, but a few years later I married an Australian lass and this November just gone we celebrated our 52nd wedding anniversary. Anyway I’m waffling now. You have a lovely way on camera and I will sub and like your lovely video. God bless you. Chris, Western Australia 🇦🇺.

  • @40yrsago
    @40yrsago 10 місяців тому +21

    Total schön, so viel Natur dort 😍 Es sieht dort überall so menschenleer aus… Unglaublich, dass das eine Millionenstadt ist! Der kostenlose Bus ist ja mal eine tolle Sache! Deine Videos sind total ansteckend was die Reiselust betrifft, jetzt MUSS ich da auch hin 😂☀️ Wie immer wunderschönes Video!!

    • @Quinctili
      @Quinctili 10 місяців тому +3

      See you soon!

    • @40yrsago
      @40yrsago 10 місяців тому

      @@Quinctili I hope so 😊

    • @Quinctili
      @Quinctili 10 місяців тому +1

      @@40yrsago , the best coffee in the world, worth the trip just for that.

    • @PjRjHj
      @PjRjHj 9 місяців тому +2

      It can be somewhat deserted because we have a huge amount of passive underutilized public space that doesn't draw people into the focal points anywhere near as well as they should. Exasperated by obscene amounts of very low density nondescript suburban sprawl. Which is harder to create a critical mass of community identity and spirit, so by and large we have a very atomized population. Unfortunately a lot of people aren't motivated enough to leave their suburb or for some, their homes.
      The city also grew in fits and starts, and was the smallest of mainland state capitals by a fair margin pre WW2. So Perth never had the scale of pre car-centric inner mixed zone density that a Sydney or Melbourne had/has, or even Adelaide. Perth's growth took off post WW2 which unfortunately meant postwar mono-purpose planning schemes and a city designed for cars rather than people. There was also wide Architectural vandalism in the 60s-70s with the demolition of Perth's many character rich Gold Rush and Federation era grand old buildings, replaced by alienating internationalist style and brutalist eyesores. Still Perth has many great features but because of bad luck with the timing of growth bursts and car-centric planning, it's not the most lively city, or have a strong civic identity. Yet it's mostly clean, attractive enough, comparatively safe, good for families.

    • @marieravening927
      @marieravening927 9 місяців тому

      @@PjRjHj I totally agree with you on the architectural destruction in the city during the 60's and 70's. I arrived from Adelaide in 1968 and was horrified by what was happening.
      When I asked a city representative why they were destroying those beautiful buildings, he cheerfully told me that Perth was going to be modern, just like Sydney!

  • @108padma
    @108padma 27 днів тому

    As a resident of Perth for 16 years now I am proud that you enjoyed your visit so much!

  • @biancapierce639
    @biancapierce639 9 місяців тому +7

    I live in Sydney and I was stunned at how beautiful Perth's CBD looked. Perth is definitely somewhere I plan to travel to sooner rather than later.

    • @DemonsCrest1
      @DemonsCrest1 9 місяців тому +1

      they recently added a whole bunch of new stuff. the whole "Elizabeth Keys" place is pretty new. before that, it wasnt as good ^_^

    • @phildavenport4150
      @phildavenport4150 9 місяців тому

      @@DemonsCrest1Elizabeth Quay.

  • @mawsonbear
    @mawsonbear 3 місяці тому

    Years ago when backpacking in South America, I met two English lads. On saying I was from Perth, one remarked that I did not sound like I was from Scotland. The other said, No you fool, not that Perth, the other Perth, you know that CLEAN PLACE. I had never thought of my home town that way before, but when he said it I swelled with pride. Yes, that clean sunny place, my home Perth. Thank you for reminding us Perth-ites of the wonders of our city.

  • @lordoffishtown4455
    @lordoffishtown4455 10 місяців тому +9

    I’ve lived in Australia on the East Coast for nearly 20 years and I still get mind blown when I see kangaroos. It’s crazy how big wild animals like them just hang out in our street at night.
    I went to work one morning, start early at 5am, walked out of my front door at 3:45am and nearly crapped myself because there’s this monster Roo standing on the front lawn nibbling the grass. It was at least the same height as me and I’m 6”2

    • @tantelondo9435
      @tantelondo9435  10 місяців тому +1

      That sounds scary and exciting at the same time 🙈🤩

    • @DemonsCrest1
      @DemonsCrest1 9 місяців тому

      i know that feeling. once i was sitting in my room at night time on the computer, and then i noticed some gloowing eyes right beside my window. crapped my pants almost. but then when i turned on he lights and moved closer i realized it was just a cute and curious kitten peering through. i think i would have got a completely different reaction if I saw a 6'2" kangaroo looking at me xD

  • @christophersmith108
    @christophersmith108 3 місяці тому +1

    I am Perth born and raised, and very pleased that you seem so genuinely happy to have visited. It is a shame, though, to have come so far and not really been able to get up close and personal with some of our more endearing fauna. As others have noted, quokkas are by nature most active at dawn and dusk, though the recent trend of people wanting to capture a selfie with a quokka seems to be causing them to alter their activity patterns to be somewhat more active through the day. As an adolescent, camping on Rottnest (during the mid 1980s), they would be very thick on the ground, fossicking between the tents for any food scraps that one might have dropped (not to mention any backpacks they could break into!)
    But the best place to see kangaroos, right up close, is at the Perth Zoo. This is in South Perth, pretty much directly across the river from the Central Business District (head to the Barrack St Jetty, from which you can catch a ferry to the other side, then it is about a kilometre walk to the zoo). Unfortunately, entry to the zoo is _not_ free, but they have a number of kangaroos in an enclosure through which you are free to wander, and they are sufficiently accustomed to people that there is a pretty good chance that they will come and check you out. It is worth spending as much of a day there as you can spare, so you can be around when they are being fed-they really are quite extraordinary creatures-and it will also give you the opportunity to check out my favourite bird, the Tawny Frogmouth!

  • @davidlang1125
    @davidlang1125 10 місяців тому +4

    Your joy in seeing Perth has me interested in visiting myself!

  • @DronemanJoeRc
    @DronemanJoeRc 5 місяців тому +2

    My friend that lives 40 miles outside of Perth tells me its a beautiful city and I met Roland on our tour of Israel in 2019 and yes its so beautiful and Roland is a wonderful friend. Nice video my friend.👍👍👍👍👍

  • @paulmifka89
    @paulmifka89 10 місяців тому +18

    Should have gone to pinnaroo cemetery. 25 minute from the city. 1000s of kangaroos. As isolated as we are. Close to Asia.

    • @DemonsCrest1
      @DemonsCrest1 9 місяців тому

      thats what i just said. and then the next comment below i read yours xD. Yep. pinnaroo is a lovely place.

    • @phildavenport4150
      @phildavenport4150 9 місяців тому +2

      @@DemonsCrest1And Marangaroo golf course is just down from there - plenty of roos there, too.

  • @DenisePurrrplegrrl
    @DenisePurrrplegrrl 4 місяці тому

    I live in Perth and I love it too. Seeing it through another person who is visiting made me realise I take this city for granted. We now have more "staycations" so we enjoy where we live more. Plus no cost to travel!! Just drive to where we need to be. Western Australia in general is absolutely amazing😊

  • @JoBrew
    @JoBrew 9 місяців тому +4

    It’s so inspiring and refreshing to see a positive happy person loving life

  • @bleufaerie81
    @bleufaerie81 9 місяців тому +2

    I've lived in Perth for 12 years, but I'm from the US, its a wonderful place and i can't see living anywhere else. I was scared you wouldn't see a Roo as, they are a dusk to early morning type animal, but glad you did. Glad you enjoyed! ♥

  • @johnhenson4054
    @johnhenson4054 9 місяців тому +3

    Glad you enjoyed Perth, especially as an employee of Kings Park for over 10 years… best work place in Australia

  • @RitaPosthuma-cl8du
    @RitaPosthuma-cl8du 4 місяці тому +1

    Hello Auntie Londo, very, very happy to hear that you love our City. I have lived in W.A nearly all of my life and love it. Unfortunately people in the other states don’t agree, but they miss out.
    Groetjes

  • @1GameKeeper
    @1GameKeeper 9 місяців тому +6

    I really like your enthusiasm about Perth. It is indeed a welcoming clean safe well ordered pace with hundreds of interesting things to do and see, as does the rest of the state both north and south good video too.

  • @martindormer2116
    @martindormer2116 4 місяці тому +3

    I've lived 50 years in Perth and travelled far and wide to many other parts of the planet. Perth is the ultimate city to come home to and feel.....at home. It's a breath of fresh air.

    • @jackbarrie6007
      @jackbarrie6007 4 місяці тому

      @martindormer2116 yes the freo doctor makes Shaw we do have good air to breathe im 80 have spent time in every state for work W.A. is paradise

  • @shirleyellis9708
    @shirleyellis9708 9 місяців тому +1

    Great video glad you enjoyed your stay. I love Perth that's why I have never left.

  • @garywright8846
    @garywright8846 9 місяців тому +3

    Glad you love it, we came in 1995 and have never left, great place especially to bring up kids.

  • @archie_4843
    @archie_4843 9 місяців тому +1

    im really glad you liked it, made me appreciate it more

  • @julzhunt7790
    @julzhunt7790 10 місяців тому +24

    We are so lucky to live in Perth. It’s sooo pretty 😊❤️🇦🇺👍🏼

  • @patrickkelly6691
    @patrickkelly6691 9 місяців тому +1

    I have lived here almost 40 years, we tend to take it all for granted and we focus on the bad stuff that we have to deal with daily. Your vid has refreshed my love for Perth and WA. Thanks

  • @Easyazcarcleaning
    @Easyazcarcleaning 9 місяців тому +4

    If you think Perth was great, and it is, come to the South West. Pemberton, Denmark, Albany, Augusta.
    From zip lines in the tallest trees, to snorkeling perfect beaches. The best food, the most stunning natural environment. It's an absolute must when visiting Western Australia 🦘

  • @westralianoffroad
    @westralianoffroad 9 місяців тому +1

    As a WA local of my whole life and an adventurer myself, it warms my heart to see someone so excited seeing our little city.

  • @AntonSragen
    @AntonSragen 10 місяців тому +11

    Matur nuwun, serasa diajak jalan jalan ke Australia 😂

  • @lbarbato6425
    @lbarbato6425 9 місяців тому +1

    I’ve lived, worked and traveled to many countries, the world and its different cultures are fantastic but Perth for me is the most loveliest place to live. Perth is a resort city and also surrounded by beautiful towns and holiday places where Perth people get to enjoy while on our time off. This video is right on.

  • @rhoelg
    @rhoelg 9 місяців тому +3

    3 months here in Perth now, we are living the life! love the place and people are nice.

  • @janettemitchell1176
    @janettemitchell1176 9 місяців тому +1

    I was born in Newcastle NSW but have never visited Perth.
    Thank you for your review. It is now on my bucket list.

  • @Quinctili
    @Quinctili 10 місяців тому +20

    2.2 million residents of Perth, it is one of the wealthiest cities on Earth.

    • @frankmat
      @frankmat 9 місяців тому +5

      Perth should be another Dubai with our natural resources... but unfortunately we only get to keep 34 cents for every dollar we generate back... with most of it going to other states.

    • @phildavenport4150
      @phildavenport4150 9 місяців тому +2

      @x-Floki-xNSW can go and......

  • @sherylosullivan9619
    @sherylosullivan9619 9 місяців тому +2

    I’m so glad you enjoyed your visit to Perth. In my 60 years it has changed so much, but you have seen the one constant we all love, King’s Park. Sadly, you weren’t here for the best time of the year to experience the spectacle of our native wildflowers in the park. I hope you come back, to enjoy some more of what Western Australia has to offer. Perth is such a tiny speck!

    • @DemonsCrest1
      @DemonsCrest1 9 місяців тому

      yea, when my mum visited last time, the flowers there sucked as well ^_^

  • @tonyclarke7151
    @tonyclarke7151 10 місяців тому +5

    Most of the City in your vid, was built within the last decade. before then. It was a long grassy area, along the Swan River. Between the City and River..
    If you get a chance drive up the north freeway to the Whitfords turnoff, go left. About a km down Whitfords Ave on the left is a Crematorium. Roos every where. I often see them at night, just sitting on the grassy side walk
    Was mentioned in a earliest post . Pinnaroo . look it up.

  • @Monochromatictots
    @Monochromatictots 9 місяців тому +1

    I do love living here and I guess being here all my life you tend to forget the beauty around you, I work everyday in and around the city maintaining the CCTV that covers the entire CBD and surrounding parks and community areas, I'll definitely be stopping to appreciate it more often. Thanks for making our beautiful and often overlooked city shine x

  • @heatherfruin5050
    @heatherfruin5050 10 місяців тому +12

    You should have gone to Marangaroo or The Vines golf courses, you'd have seen plenty of kangaroos or to Whiteman Park. Thank you for comto Perth which is quite often overlooked by tourists who only go to the eastern side of Australia. 😂

    • @RalphMackey
      @RalphMackey 9 місяців тому +1

      The Vines definitely. As well if you have transport a drive up to Yanchep National Park 40 mins north of the city is another good place to see wild life. True story in Dec 23 I took a work colleague from Mongolia up there to see Kangaroos and Koalas. We saw Koalas up close in the enclosure there although they are often up the trees there. But looking for Kangaroos because it was a hot day in the high 30's (noting Perth has a dry heat no humidity usually) there was not a kangaroo in sight. They were all under bushes and trees somewhere out of sight. A bit disappointed we went to have a cold drink (Beer in my case) at the Yanchep Inn that is right in the middle of the park. When we sat down in the Beer Garden ( an outside al fresco area in Pubs) at a table our guest noticed something moving in a bush 2 metres from where we were sitting and it turns out it was a mother Kangaroo laying down resting with her Joey (baby Kangaroo) playing next to her! So the mother Kangaroo thought it was a good place to hide in the Pub! We then sat and enjoyed the live outside entertainment at the pub while it got later and cooler and soon we saw about 30 Kangaroos outside of the pub on the grass coming out to graze.

    • @crazymusicchick
      @crazymusicchick 9 місяців тому +2

      Yea just go to any golf course , I live near one and have to be careful of roos on the road

    • @wendybenton9762
      @wendybenton9762 9 місяців тому

      ​@@crazymusicchickme too..🦘🦘🦘

    • @glennpacker8161
      @glennpacker8161 9 місяців тому

      I’m a member of Melville Glades golf club in Leeming, 10-15 minutes south of Perth, and it has a population of approximately 600 roos within the course grounds … lots of international tourists come to photograph them

  • @travelswithgreengold7114
    @travelswithgreengold7114 9 місяців тому +2

    I’m glad you enjoyed our city and Rotto, please come back soon. 💕

  • @mintoxace5571
    @mintoxace5571 9 місяців тому +3

    So glad you enjoyed our city. Hope you come back for a longer stay sometime soon. 😊

  • @littleangel18
    @littleangel18 4 місяці тому +1

    Thank you for kind words about my home city. So lovely and positive. Wa Tourism should promote this video ❤ Perth is lovely.

  • @koala2464
    @koala2464 9 місяців тому +3

    You have experienced a place many of us Aussie’s never get to visit. But you have definitely got me excited to maybe book a trip. I loved your energy.

  • @jeecee986
    @jeecee986 9 місяців тому +1

    I totally agree with you. I lived here for 10 years now and Perth keep surprising me with beautiful stunning places to see. You should have gone down south or up north or at swan valley and thr surrounding places.

  • @-sandman4605
    @-sandman4605 10 місяців тому +10

    Western Australia is my home state and i think its the best 👌

    • @laggordo
      @laggordo 10 місяців тому +3

      Great place for a holiday. However, your summer weather is so hot. I've lived in a few areas of WestOzz from the desert to the coastal areas ... beautiful however the summers are so hot. Being a Queenslander, I retired to Cairns. Love Perth and Hobart two extremes both enjoyable ... I'm glad the lady likes our country. More power to the Sandgropers.

    • @-sandman4605
      @-sandman4605 10 місяців тому +2

      @@laggordo
      I love the Perth heat, wouldn't have it any other way. 😀👍

    • @thevannmann
      @thevannmann 9 місяців тому +1

      @@laggordo Great place to live, not just holiday* aww can't handle a little heat?

    • @tsubadaikhan6332
      @tsubadaikhan6332 9 місяців тому +1

      As someone who's travelled a bit, almost any place can be fantastic, YOU just have to put the effort in to find the good things around. My first job out of school was in South Hedland from Perth, and that place could nearly put anyone off travelling forever. But, you find the right people and places to hang, and the local's secrets, and it's actually cool AF. The best place in the world is nearly always where your friends and loved ones are. So make good friends wherever you go, and you'll always find opportunities for good times. Make the effort to keep in touch with the friends you make along the way. It doesn't have to be frequent, and as you get older you realise it's never a waste of your time.

    • @-sandman4605
      @-sandman4605 9 місяців тому

      @@tsubadaikhan6332
      Lived in South Hedland 1987 for 12 months, some tough hard men lived there back then,,then i moved to Broome for work to rebuild Cable Beach after the cyclone 🌀 smashed the place.

  • @recurvearcher6542
    @recurvearcher6542 9 місяців тому +2

    Thank you, i have lived in Perth since 87, so you tend to forget what attracted you here in the first place, so watching and hearing your comments from a visitor was interesting.
    Perth coming from Sydney, always looked and felt clean, which appears to be still the impression it gives off.
    Perth still manages to feel like a large country town, perhaps from retaining historic buildings, and not as many high rise.
    Enjoy your time, visit again,
    Great post.

  • @rikomagyar7850
    @rikomagyar7850 9 місяців тому +7

    Perth is the Greatest place on the Planet.....Bright Sunshine, Blue sky 300 day in the year. It is a Resort all around the year......

    • @TM-trade
      @TM-trade 9 місяців тому +3

      Shh it's our little secret. Don't tell everyone our Perth is the best place on earth!

    • @rikomagyar7850
      @rikomagyar7850 9 місяців тому +1

      @@TM-trade We share the Beauty, likes of this place of the Earth....

  • @RaisedConsciousness
    @RaisedConsciousness 7 місяців тому +1

    I loved seeing Perth through a fresh pair of eyes!! Thank you!! Reminds me of how beautiful Perth is all over again!!

  • @TheSkskitey
    @TheSkskitey 10 місяців тому +3

    I'm glad you enjoyed my city . I didn't even know they have Kangaroo's on Heirisson Island and i live here :-)

  • @katpat6253
    @katpat6253 Місяць тому

    I live down south, but I go up to Perth a lot to stay with family, so I’ve never really seen Perth through the eyes of a tourist. It’s awesome to see you enjoying Perth so much! If you go again, be sure to check out the museum, it’s the best!

  • @marcusversace9423
    @marcusversace9423 10 місяців тому +6

    I have traveled extensively overseas and stil do today- I live in Sydney - Often I am asked what Australia is like the only reference point I have is its like living in Disneyland where everything works and is clean beautiful and relatively safe - you mentioned i Perth is like your living in a resort city - maybe this term is better

  • @WhatWhoWhere11
    @WhatWhoWhere11 4 дні тому

    Your smile is contagious! Keep up the good work, and welcome to Perth 😊

  • @I_know_it_I_sew_it_I_grow_it
    @I_know_it_I_sew_it_I_grow_it 9 місяців тому +8

    For the most isolated city in the world, Perth is a very beautiful place.

    • @Notsodirky
      @Notsodirky 3 місяці тому

      It's second most isolated after hawaii I'm pretty sure

  • @chuckmaddison2924
    @chuckmaddison2924 9 місяців тому +1

    Glad you liked it. One of the best places to see Kangaroos in the metro area is Pinnaroo Cemetery.
    They have so many they recommend you only put artificial flowers on the graves.
    The name Rottnest actually translates to Rats Nest. Dutch I believe. Willem de Vlaming

  • @ominousenough6172
    @ominousenough6172 10 місяців тому +5

    You could fit almost 4x Texas into Western Australia. It's huge! I like my fishing. Especially wild fishing. If you head up to the upper west coast of WA, you will experience ocean fishing at its original, primitive, neanderthal state. Wild fishing gone berserk! One of the last places left to do this type of fishing.

  • @lifeasrini
    @lifeasrini 9 місяців тому +1

    as someone from Perth, we should hire you to do tourism ads for the entire state. Seeing it through your eyes made me so happy 🙂 so glad you came to visit!

    • @tantelondo9435
      @tantelondo9435  9 місяців тому

      Haha, yes please 😄 I would love to come back

  • @nellyhall5962
    @nellyhall5962 9 місяців тому +3

    Best place to find a kangaroo in Perth is at any public golf course. There are plenty of courses, and vast numbers of kangaroos. The bird life is super impressive.

  • @ThemusMaximus
    @ThemusMaximus 9 місяців тому +1

    I loved seeing Perth through your eyes. Makes me appreciate living here even more. I had forgotten that the Rottnest ferry can be caught from the CBD, that must be fantastic for tourists.

  • @dellishart9535
    @dellishart9535 9 місяців тому +8

    Your enthusiasm and joy during your stay makes me so proud of our the capital of my home state of Western Australia. I’m from Geraldton WA, 430km north of Perth. If you’re ever back in WA this state has every contrast ing landscape you could explore. Hope you get back. Highlights I would recommend are Kalbarri and the pink lake. Coral Bay snorkeling, the Kimberley’s and the Margaret River Area.

  • @leahhuntz6236
    @leahhuntz6236 9 місяців тому +1

    I found after travelling around the world then coming home to perth.. how clean, modern and again clean it is! Beautiful weather 😍

  • @k.vn.k
    @k.vn.k 10 місяців тому +13

    I am glad you enjoy Perth. Australia has very high standards of living everywhere. I hope you can visit other cities as well.

    • @theflaca
      @theflaca 9 місяців тому

      You obviously haven't seen Melbourne in the last 5 years.

  • @Blbbbb
    @Blbbbb Місяць тому

    We went to Perth a few weeks ago and found it to be very pleasant and would love to go back and stay longer. So much to see.

  • @Robert-e4q8g
    @Robert-e4q8g 10 місяців тому +10

    I have lived in Perth for 50 years. Great, very relaxed city.

  • @OldFliersGroup
    @OldFliersGroup 9 місяців тому +2

    I live here and enjoyed your video-your enthusiasm for "our best kept secret!"