australia – Home & Abroad https://daheim.li My photo and travel blog "BEST of ASIA" - by Caroline Schädler Sat, 23 May 2015 11:21:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 Dolce Vita in Down Under /dolce-vita-in-down-under/ /dolce-vita-in-down-under/#respond Tue, 09 Sep 2014 10:15:46 +0000 /?p=1460 ]]> G’day to my blog post about a six day trip to West Australia in early September 2014.
It was a very ‘sensual’ trip, literally covering all senses: beautiful landscapes for the eyes, radio music for the ears, wonderfully cooked food to smell, wine to taste, and alternatingly wind and sun touching the skin. Awesome! In Italy, I would have called it ‘La Dolce Vita’.

Arriving in Perth, we did not spend much time there and swiftly headed to Fremantle (or Freo), a great place to unwind and start this trip in a typical Aussie manner – with fresh muesli for breakfast, burger for lunch and a trip to the prison to learn more about the convict era.

We then headed down south along the coast, enjoying the stunning coast line at Geographe Bay. Luckily, we arrived just in time to witness a gorgeous, coral red sunset and even spotted some whales on their way up along the coast.

We spent the remaining time in the Margaret River Region, keeping us busy with wonderful activities such as:
– Trying to capture the perfect wave during photo sessions at the rugged coast line of Canal Rocks and Sugarloaf Rock
– Tasting white, red and sweet wine! And chocolate!
– Climbing to the top of a lighthouse and the bottom of a beautiful limestone cave
– Breathing fresh air while walking all the way out into the sea on the 1.8km long Busselton Jetty
– Whiling away time in restaurants, pairing fresh fish and seafood with local wine and talking about anything and everything

Hopefully, see ya again soon, Australia!

 

Australia Perth Flowers

Australia Canal Rocks

Australia Lemons

Australia Fremantle Window

Australia Waves

Australia Seafood

Australia Sea Birds

Australia Sunset

Australia Coast

Australia Fremantle Wheel

Australia Fremantle Burger

Australia Sugarloaf Rock

]]> /dolce-vita-in-down-under/feed/ 0 Coastal highlights /coastal-highlights/ /coastal-highlights/#respond Tue, 09 Sep 2014 09:58:35 +0000 /?p=1457 ]]> Having chosen early spring (beginning of September 2014) for our trip to West Australia meant oftentimes quickly changing weather conditions. Whilst I experienced that lacking sun may cause pictures of coast lines look dull, I remembered an article in one of my photo magazines at home, recommending to shoot such landscapes in black and white and thus focusing on contrasts and form rather than colour.

The results turned out much better than in colour and the shooting along the rugged coast line, exposed to the force of the wind, was indeed very fun. In no time, we had spent more than one hour before our cold fingers and the darkness stopped us for the day.

Australia Jetty

Australia Canal Rock BW

Australia Canal Rocks BW

Australia Canal Rocks Wave BW

Australia Cliff BW

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