Tuesday, June 28, 2011

The beginning

Well, after ten years living eastwards, the time has finally come to head back 'home'. For me that means heading in a due westerly direction, hence the name for my blog.

For me, westwards means many things but in a purely geographic sense, westwards means my home state of Western Australia.

There are so many incredible things about Western Australia - one of the most isolated capital cities in the world. The vastness of the landscape and the scale of the geography truly need to be seen to be understood. I don't think you can truly understand the truth of Australia by only living in a city. You need to get out of the cities and hit the highways to really 'get' this amazing country of ours.

It is not without a little trepidation that I face the prospect of returning to the 'wild west'. So much has changed and really, so have I. It will be interesting to see if we have both changed in the same direction to be still compatible.

The other thing I am really keen to check out is the dining, shopping and entertainment scenes. While I have inevitably been spoiled by the the choice and quality offered by life in Sydney, I am hopeful of discovering some fabulous foodie experiences and of course I will share my finds here.