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Every year the Good Food and Wine Show comes to Perth. This year was the first time I checked it out. I’ve always avoided it because the crowds are always insane. A friend of mine was keen to go again this year and I figured why not check it out for once. This year it was at the Perth Convention Centre. We purchased tickets for the Saturday session and headed in at 10am when the doors opened to beat the crowd.
I recently went to watch Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things at a local theatre. Since I heard about The Minimalist producing a documentary earlier this year, I was looking forward to watching it when it was released in the theatres in Australia in July. Watching the documentary has inspired me to write this personal post on my thoughts on the trending concept of minimalism. For me personally the documentary didn’t tell me anything I didn’t already know about minimalism. It is however a brilliant and engaging introduction for those who have never heard of or have a misunderstood perception of what minimalism is. It’s not about living with as few items as possible or getting rid of everything. It is so much more than that.
Since coming back from New Zealand, I’ve been inspired to hike and explore the outdoors more. Lesmurdie Falls located in the Perth Hills area is only 30 minutes away from Perth. It is probably one of the most accessible, well known short hikes in Perth. Instead of doing our usual outdoor boxing/circuit session on the weekend, my friends and I decided to do a hike instead. It was quite a chilly winter day but we were soon warmed up once we started our hike. The trail was pretty quiet because of the cool weather and possible rain that day. So we pretty much had the trail to ourselves, only seeing a handful of other hikers.
Perth is Western Australia’s capital city. Western Australia is the biggest state in Australia but it is only home to over 2.5 million people. It’s more famous for it’s outback, national parks and regional towns than it is for Perth city itself. The city has grown so much in the last five years with it’s new laneways, bars and eateries. Coffee culture has also exploded in and around the city. The city itself has a mix of both old and new buildings, which makes it an interesting place to explore and photograph.
Araluen Botanic Park is located in Perth Hills, just 35km from Perth city. The 59 hectares of garden and park is home to many Australia and international plants and flowers. It’s a well maintained and curated park. It gave me a serene and peaceful feeling as I explored the park.