I got my bags packed on a roll heading out there and I'm ready to go looking real good

in my passport photo.

Amateur Traveler episode 3.58. Today the amateur traveler goes to a thriving remote

city with white sand beaches and a wine region as we go to Perth Australia. Welcome to the amateur traveler. I'm your host Chris Christensen. Before we get

into this week's interview I do have three news stories for you. In the first

one don't try this at home. A hiker who was late getting back to his

car set off an emergency beacon. The New Zealand government dispatched a rescue helicopter, but they're probably going to send him the bill.

You may know that some hoteliers have a love-hate relationship with Trip Advisor because it can

be a great source of guests, but also some guests have been known to blackmail a hotel, do this, or I will

give you a bad review. Trip Advisors now launched a way that the hotel can report when someone

does that.

And then if you're looking for incentive to travel, the U.S. Travel Association released a survey

that found that couples who travel together have better relationships and better sex than those

who don't. For links to all three of those stories check out the show notes at amateur traveler.com.

I'd like to welcome to the show Carmen from double barrel travel.com

and Carmen has come to talk to us about Perth Australia.

Carmen, welcome to the show.

Thanks for having me.

We actually had quite a few requests, more requests for more shows about Australia recently, and this is the second one we've had in a month, so it just shows that we do listen.

Carmen, you live in Perth.

Not at the moment I actually live in London but I grew up in Perth and lived there for 21 years so I know it quite well.

Okay and when we say Perth let's put it on a map first of all.

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