Lived in WA for 40 years, it still amazes me. So beautiful, safe and friendly.❤️🇦🇺😊 West is Best.

This is my home territory and, even though I am so so familiar with it all, it is still breathtakingly beautiful.

I moved to WA from Sydney 20+ years ago. I live about 45 mins from the city, the rural outskirts of Perth. It feels like it's in the middle of nowhere, yet not that far from beaches, brilliant restaurants, amazing bushland, orchards and so much more. The economy is still going gangbusters yet property prices are not insane. It's an amazing place to live.

Ess - Purr - inse is the local pronounciation. Means hope in French. The entire area was surveyed by the French - as was most of the Western Australian coast. The British built a colony there mostly to stop the French from claiming it. I've done the trip from Perth to Esperance in one day, it's a nice drive. Coming back we drove across the salt flats between Wagin and Lake Grace.

I was born and bred in Perth, spent 7 years on the east coast, mainly Queensland and Victoria, in my early 20's but returned to Perth to raise my family. Now, just past 70, with grandchildren about to graduate from high school, I think I can unequivocally, and with a great personal bias, state that West Australia is one of the best places in the world to live. My wife and I have spent every annual holiday for about that last 25 years going down to Busselton and the Margaret River region. It's a slice of heaven on earth down there, the wines are literally world class as is the Limeburner's whiskey mentioned in the video. The region caters for families as much as just adults. There is plenty for the children there as well, including Simmo's Ice Cream and the Margaret River Chocolate Factory and the Fudge Factory and the Berry Farm. The video was superficial and seemed to only visit up market venues. There is plenty by way of more affordable accommodation and sightseeing venues throughout that region without you having to break the bank. The key is to research online before going and planning your itinerary accordingly. If you do come, then you should exercise your face muscles first and be prepared to smile a lot!

Fishing is big in WA, you can fish anywhere - by boat, off the beach, the estuaries, the river, prawning and crabbing, all along the coast, all year.

Moved to Western Australia 32 years ago. It’s a bloody beautiful place to live!

I've lived in Western Australia nearly all my life and I couldn't live anywhere else. I love going on trips to our South-west but Western Australia is expensive as you said. When we go down south, we stick to a budget. Yes, quokkas are extremely cute.

WA girl here. We are a very chilled lot in Perth, easy to get around, not much traffic( compared to Syd Melb). If you want to do some ocean fishing go to Rottnest Island, ask for a fish charter and you can easily spend the day nearby on a boat fishing. Most fish is salmon, mackerel, tuna, and other stuff, and see sea lions, penguins and dolphins while youre out there. This video was a very slow trip to do. You could easily miss a few stops. Best to stop at Margaret River, Busselton, Albany, then Esperance. Theyre the main mini cities in the south west. Wildflowers are big in spring( aug-oct), down south but also the interior a couple hours from Perth. Nice day or arvo trip to do that. Have lunch, do flowers then be back home for 6pm. Albany was our main whaling port back in the day. I think it stopped operating in the 70s or 80s. Its the biggest city down south. Most of the accommodation on this video would be like $300 a night minimum. The helicopter wouldnt be as expensive as you think, as its only very local, would be a 20min flight for like $300per person.

I grew up in the South West. The video glosses over a lot of things because the distance covered is so vast. The most popular tourist town in the state is Busselton, so it is rather odd that they gave it a whole 5 seconds. Bunbury is a bigger city, but probably not as orientated towards tourist activity. The golden zone for tourists is probably Busselton to Margaret River/ Augusta. There is a lot to see and do there. Busselton has a 1.6 kilometre jetty you could easily go fishing off and has an underwater observatory. There are calm, serene beaches and some excellent surf beaches when you turn the cape between Dunsbourough and Yallingup. Honestly you could spend weeks there if your goal was solely to visit all the wineries, breweries, cheese, ice cream and chocolate factories etc. and there are wild life parks, caves, forrests etc. Not all, but a great number of the places there try to be family friendly, with play grounds, food menus, animals etc. to keep the kids occupied. I don't want to be too critical or negative about some of the other places and things to see mentioned, however the reality is that if you plan on going as far as Albany and Esperance, you're spending a hefty number of hours driving, and after all of that, you have a fair hike to get back to Perth once you make it that far. If you are budget conscious, you could potentially reign in distance, helicopter rides etc. You'd also want to spend at least a couple of days in Perth too - there is plenty to do and see there for sure to provide a more holistic and cultural experience. The Perth zoo is really nice and going to Rottnest Island would likely take up a whole day. I reckon you'd absolutely love it. Just be wary of the seasons and the weather in Australia. It seems to be the thing a lot of tourists get wrong because there are so many generalisations about what Australia is supposed to be like. While living in this region, I have seen buckets of water freeze over night, hail storms, cyclones and days that have topped 47 degrees celsius. It is the southern tip of the continent, so it does get lots of rainfall in winter and it supports a lot of farming activity. If you have a specific preference, then you can generally pick a time that ticks all of your boxes. Autumn can still be a little dry and dusty after a really hot summer but spring is usually green and warm before things start to really heat up heading into November/ December and beyond. If you want to get over to Melbourne for a few days I know a bit of a secret - flights from Busselton are subsidised and you can get over for about $200 on Jet Star. It also works in reverse. You could then get a reasonably cheap ticket if you wanted to do Sydney too. It is way cheaper than the Perth to Melbourne route - there are no major draw backs or conditions, as the flights are merely promoted by the Local Council to attract tourists to the region. The other thing I thought I might mention is that competition really hots up for accomodation etc. during tourist season around summer, Easter and school holidays. If you can somehow avoid these periods, you might get more favourable accomodation prices and places will be less busy. I had one of the best lunches with my girlfriend on a winter's day at Leuuwin Estate, which is really popular, and we were the only people there to enjoy a beautiful meal in lovely surroundings, so I hope this recommendation may possibly come in handy if it is something you want to explore further.

If you don't mind the drive Western Australia is a great place to get an RV and just go with the flow. You may not want to leave.

Phez, WA is a big state with a lot of different landscapes. Call me bias, because I'm 5th generation Western Australian, but I love living here in Perth, with its Mediterranean climates is one of the better choices of cities to live.

I'm from W.A. Our state is like a mixture of Texas and California. Most Americans who move here are glad they did. It would not be difficult to get employment here. Things are expensive here, but we have higher wages and worker protections.

Just watched your video of the road trip in Western Australia. I live in Western Australia and I have travelled that trip numerous times. There is so much great stuff that the video didn’t cover on that trip. Much much more to see and experience. By the way Australia has amazing fishing and we have some of the best eating fish in the world.

I did a short road trip from Perth and headed north west then north east. It such a beautiful part of the world. (I’m from Melbourne now live in Brisbane). The food is so fresh and yummy. The scenery from the red earth to the beautiful colours of the ocean is stunning. And the people were so friendly!! Hope u get there one day.

I"m from Western Australia and I have been to most of those places they r spectacular 👍

Chilli Mussels are so fresh in WA

Hiya Phezz, one of your 25 percenters here :) I live in Perth and am doing a similar trip to the video in a few weeks time (last week of August). We're visiting most of the places shown though we're only going for 7 nights and not staying at expensive hotels. Accommodation for 2 of us is about AUD$1,300. Lucky Bay near Esperance is a key place to visit 'cos although I've seen kangaroos many times I've never seen them on the beach. Thanks for the video, you've got my excited about my little trip! Look up Roger Federer + quokka, many celebrities take selfies with quokkas who have a naturally smiley face.

Bremer Bay represent! My family was the key in building that town. My grandad bought virgin land there and created two farms. My grandfather was key in building the sports club, against the local government on prime land, and told them after it was built, what you gonna do? Tear it down? Tozers bush camp, my uncle owns that. Bremer is my spiritual home. Wildflowers found in only this small part of the world. If you do go to WA. You gotta check out Bremer, but be prepared for off road, if you wanna see the best parts.

Love the Southwest, don’t worry about staying at those fancy places, just get a tent, there’s plenty of places to stay either at cheap campgrounds or in the bush for free and way more fun than hotels. There’s excellent fishing off WA and we have the most wildflowers in the world but you got to come at the right time to see them, there are even wildflower tours.

You can fish in most of these places/beaches/bays/rivers. Heaps of fishing around Australia mate, no matter where you land when you get here. Well…except in the really dry parts 😂✌🏼

Moved to the West 12 months ago from Eastern states. The best view of Melbourne was from my rear view mirror. Will never go back.

If you are after some fishing Western Australia has the best there is. Especially where I live in Augusta, where they went on the whale watching tour in this video.

Es-per-ance where the 'Es-' as in 'Chess': 'per' as in 'perhaps': and 'ance is as in 'dance'

Jskyk you can skip back using the left arrow, right arrow and sometimes the . and , buttons

They were mussels - not clams. Still great though! :)

Thanks so much for your interest in Western Australia. Even though I still love my original state of South Australia I'm glad I moved to Perth in 1979 to spend my life with my soul mate. 😊

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Oh wow, I wondered why in videos about pink lakes, the one right near Esperance is never mentioned. I didn't know it was no longer pink, that's sad. I had family who lived right on the lake, and I was not far from it as a kid.

You would love it here mate!

I live here 😎😊

5:04 FYI, this is NOT WA. In fact it's not even Australia, we drive on the left hand side of the road....this seems like the US (Nevada or Utah perhaps?) but absolutely not in Australia

Love my state.

Es-per-ence 😂😂 comeee to Perth ! I donated and would love to meet you

we've never heard of Espeerance either!

Oooh i want to live there too...hmm actually i do live here haha The margaret River not just an adults only area...it also has iceream and chocolate factories, plenty of safe places to go swimming and many many art studios. All of these locations have plenty of fishing even straight of the beaches or jetties is a lot of fun. and so many places to go offroading

Plenty of fishing from the beaches or rivers

Maybe it's because im a Bunno local... but Bunbury could only be seen as a tourist stop point for a couple of hours at best. There's some great cafes along the main strip and the Silo apartments area and Froth Brewery is amazing... but after that... a quick walk around town and you're done. Dont get me wrong... i love living here, it's close to everything in the SW.... but i just have a hard time selling it as a tourist destination. On the fishing experience... there are some awesome fishing charters out of Busselton (Busso) and Albany for good eating fish.

Aw they missed the Deer farm, they have great tasting venison products there.

The rolling hills of the Ferguson Valley? Looks like the south west of the US. The car was on the right hand side of the road. We drive on the left in Australia. The "wildflowers" are European, not Australian. Lazy video. That said, some good shots.

On Rottnest Island that photogenic marsupial has been voted "the friendliest animal on earth ". If you google pictures they actually smile ! We actually have fishing licenses. This is because our waters are so pure and so many fish species that there are limits in catch and size. We are very eco friendly and like protecting certain species for future mankind. We had to protect our waters mainly from Asian illegal fishing boats who were and still try killing our whales etc. Australia has barrumundi up Darwin way to yabbies, prawns and oysters to bream in glut proportion everywhere else. We are spoilt. You'll never taste fresher. Western Australia is very clean due to less population and jobs compared to the east coast. WA is very big on farming and mining.

We did this exact trip at Xmas. The only difference is we went to Kalgoorlie at the end. A fantastic mining town that looks like the backlot of a Universal Studios tour 😂

These places he recommends to stay are probably not cheap I'm just guessing

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I Lin Bunbury, Western Australia 🇦🇺

It’s probably obvious but you can do this sort of trip on way less if you stay in more budget friendly accommodation.

Sad note unrelated RIP to the dingo who was killed on K'gari because a stupid tourist couldn't be bothered reading any warning signs.

cannot believe they skipped right past Rockingham.....

All them stops you can go Fishing

Im from Fremantle Western Australia

Oh oh the world knows our secret now 😅

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Such a touristy video. Rotto - fine. Skip Bunbury - it's a hole. Yallingup/Margs - make a beeline - that's God's country. Pemberton too - there's some 1000 year old trees there. Pack a lunch, sit down at one of the many picnic spots, and just meditate with Mother Nature. Augusta - great fishing. Windy as hell and cold tho - so be prepared. I recommend in/around Molloy Island - whiting for days, they just jump on the hook. Debmark is beautiful. Skip Albany - boring town, windy, fat women and fatter kids. Keep on to Esperance though - beautiful place.

yes you are taken away but!! they will take you for a lot, everything is bloody expensive unless you are smart. I do feel sorry for my relatives in US though.

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Perth is an isolated city, and there are no other cities in WA! 🤨 Adelaide is the place for access to a variety of outdoor landscapes, great food, wineries, beachside picnics and is a medium size, friendly and creative city! 👍 Recommended for Ocean Fishing, Southern Tasmania and South Coast New South Wales! 🤔

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17:58 What if ... you just vlog from like Canada or South Dakota

if you think getting to australia is expensive getting to Perth from east coast is not cheap

i want you to live here

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esss perr ence - our state constantly blows my Texan relatives minds - nothing alike and Texans finally realise your state is tiny

Esperance = pure beauty+ coldness. Loads of 4wding and heapsof fishing there.