Le Chic En Rose

Diaries of an independent traveller

Last year I wrote about the Nyoongar seasons here in the south western part of WA (see here). The concept of the six cycles of the year and their close connection with nature are a far better way of understanding the changing of the seasons in this part of the world than the traditional four …

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We recently spent a few days staying in the pretty coastal town of Yallingup on the south west cape of Western Australia (see here and here for info from a previous trip). Our base was the iconic Caves House Hotel an impressive heritage-style building, originally built in 1903 by the government of Western Australia to …

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We have always been drawn to the beautiful cape region of South Western Australia. The Cape Leeuwin Naturaliste Park covers the area from the lighthouse at Cape Naturaliste in the north to the Cape Leeuwin lighthouse in the far south west. There is quite a contrast between the more serene waters and sheltered bays of …

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