Helen Avaient
Happy Feet at Shoe Fun, Perth Australia
Confession time - I have long feet. In fact, I wear a size 11-12 (42-43) and it is very difficult to find nice looking shoes to fit me....
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Helen Avaient
- Feb 23, 2021
- 3 min
Songlines: Tracking the Seven Sisters, Perth Australia
The first major temporary exhibition to go on show at the WA Museum Boola Bardip is Songlines: Tracking the Seven Sisters, from November...
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Helen Avaient
- Feb 21, 2021
- 3 min
Food, fun and friendliness are found at Fremantle Markets
Fremantle Markets is an amazing venue to visit for both tourists and locals. People have been flocking here since 1897. You come as a...
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Helen Avaient
- Feb 19, 2021
- 1 min
Interviewed twice this week on ABC radio
This week I was interviewed twice by ABC radio on solo traveling. Isn't it funny how your voice sounds totally different than you...
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Helen Avaient
- Feb 19, 2021
- 3 min
PROBUS - Fellowship, friendship and fun for retirees
PROBUS (short for professional business) is a local, national, and international association of retired people. Members get together...
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Helen Avaient
- Feb 17, 2021
- 5 min
Why I love my electric bike
I truly love my ebike, so much that I want to give it a name. Owning an ebike makes me ride more often, get fitter, feel the freedom and...
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Helen Avaient
- Feb 14, 2021
- 2 min
Happy Singles Awareness Day - February 15
February 15 has been identified as Singles Awareness Day, or Singles Appreciation Day. With the unfortunate abbreviation of SAD. In China...
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Helen Avaient
- Feb 12, 2021
- 3 min
Western Australia Shipwrecks Museum
The WA Shipwrecks Museum in Fremantle is housed in the convict built 1850s Commissariat building. Restored in the 1970s, entry is free...
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Helen Avaient
- Feb 10, 2021
- 3 min
Why people should join a meetup group
“How do you meet people who are interested in the same things you are, either in a place you live in, or one you are visiting?” “Where do...
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Helen Avaient
- Feb 8, 2021
- 5 min
10 things to see and do on Rottnest Island, Western Australia
Dutch explorer Willem de Vlamingh gave this beautiful island its name in 1696. He mistook the native animals, the quokkas, here for rats...
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Helen Avaient
- Feb 6, 2021
- 2 min
Coolgardie, Western Australia
The town of Coolgardie is referred to as the Mother of the Western Australian Goldfields. It was here in 1892 that Arthur Bayley and...
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Helen Avaient
- Feb 4, 2021
- 2 min
Warden Finnertys House, Coolgardie, Western Australia
When visiting the town of Coolgardie in the Eastern Goldfields of WA, make sure you visit Warden Finnertys House. Step back into history...
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Helen Avaient
- Feb 2, 2021
- 3 min
A great Goldfields museum in the small town of Coolgardie, Western Australia
The Coolgardie Goldfields Exhibition Museum is housed in the historical 1898 built Warden’s Court building. This is a must-see museum...
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Helen Avaient
- Jan 31, 2021
- 2 min
Viking exhibition at Fremantle Maritime Museum
In collaboration with the National Museum Demark, the Fremantle Maritime Museum is hosting the Vikings exhibit, subtitled Warriors of the...
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Helen Avaient
- Jan 29, 2021
- 1 min
Rottnest Island bicycle ride
Thank you to Sea Link Rottnest for their ferry ride to and from the Island. On the way back the seas were very choppy, the waves were as...
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Helen Avaient
- Jan 28, 2021
- 3 min
Australian Monsters of Rock
Pinjarra’s Premier Hotel in January was the perfect venue for the fourth annual outdoor event - Australian Monsters of Rock. Starting at...
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Helen Avaient
- Jan 26, 2021
- 3 min
The INSIDE AUSTRALIA statues at Lake Ballard, Western Australia
Many people had told me that I really, really should go to Lake Ballard when I was in the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia. They...
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Helen Avaient
- Jan 25, 2021
- 5 min
Cycling Without Age
This is a story of human connection, community inclusiveness and active citizenship. During my research, my heart was so touched, that I...
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Helen Avaient
- Jan 24, 2021
- 4 min
Top Ten Travel Accessories
From my travel experiences I have gathered my top ten travel accessories below, with the reasons I love them. These items are my "must...
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Helen Avaient
- Jan 22, 2021
- 4 min
Museum of the Goldfields, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
One of the treasures of Kalgoorlie is their Museum of the Goldfields. I visited at Christmas time and was immediately greeted by an...
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