General observations etc.

Perth - For the size of it you'd think there would be more to do. But underneath all the skyscrapers and palm trees it's pretty dull. Pints are too expensive, there's not much to do and people here aren't as friendly as you're led to believe. Loads of ants too but Fremantle seems to be the same. Luckily enough our Lodge isnt infested. So many homeless folk too, they literally stink up the street. Despite all that though it is a beautiful place and i would definitely recommend a visit, but 2-3days max will do to get everything done. King's Park is by far the best thing about the place.

Food and drink is bigger here...sounds weird but let me explain. Their bottles are 600ml (or 390ml) compared to our 500ml. The chocolate bars like 1.5x as big as ours, and the crisp packets are twice the size too. Although they do seem to love their half pints here, probably because actual pints are too expensive. They like LOADS of salt on their chips too. It's horrible. I actually like a BIT of salt on my fries/chips but they coat them in it.

The Townsend Lodge - Where we're staying. Our rooms are like prison cells really, except we don't get food. It's noisy as fuck despite the "quiet time" rule from 10.30pm-7am sun-thurs and 12.30-7am fri-sat. The toilets/showers are shared between each floor which i don't normally mind but there are some manky fuckers here. As Dar said to me "some cunt left a handful of pubes in soap dish" in his floor's shower. Rough. And there is a group of Middle-Eastern folk who I'm sure take the piss out of you in their language everytime you walk past. And then there's the drunks. Half the people here have been kicked out of their homes for alcoholism. They start about 10/11am and are wasted by 3-4 in the afternoon. Not so good when it's everyday. There are a few good folk here though too but it's not really worth risking getting caught up in the pish banter of the drunkards to talk to them. Right next to a building site too, they start at 7am mon-sat. The bin men are noisy fuckers who should be shot for pissing around with the bins at 5am. And the king of all snorers who i can hear 2 or 3 rooms away. People grogging in the sink at 6am - great thing to wake up to...