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The Margaret River Region is known for its wineries and great forest scenery. On the way from Margaret River to Walpole and Denmark the road takes you through an enormous woodland of tingle trees which seem to reach as high as the eye can see. The lonely planet described the roadtrip in this area as magical and it sure was!

The tall trees almost make you forget about the hopping kangaroos and we were woken up by a mother and her joey crossing the road just in front of us and we were so lucky they made it in time to the other side because if we'd been just a second closer to them we would definitely...

Many people told us Margaret River is a great place for wine and they were right! The town is just lovely and it is surrounded by many wineries. We went to Voyager Estate winery and we tried 3 different white wines and 3 red wines and we ended up buying a bottle of Chenin Blanc that was just great!

But Voyager Estate is not the only winery in Margaret River and the entire region is filled with good restaurants, hand made products (fudge, chocolat, jams and the latest Ugg boots all are made in this area.) and the best wine tastings.

Other known wineries include the Leewin Estate,...

After Rockingham we drove south to Dunsborough. On our way we stopped in Mandurah, Bunbury and Busselton where we went take a look at the longest jetty of the southern emisphere. The Busselton jetty is 2k long and is the main tourist attraction in this cute seaside town.

After taking some pics and doing some grocery shopping for that nights barbie we headed to Dunsborough. We stayed...

Before arriving in Rockingham we'd already bookend a Swimming with the Dolphins tour through the website of Wild Encounters Rockingham so we were quite enthusiastic about our stay here.

After an amazing breakfast at the Anchorage Guesthouse, which we can strongly reccomend for its lovely setting, high standards, clean rooms, huge variaty of books ans dvd's and just lovely owners...

Rottnest Island is one of Western Australia's rough diamonds. You just hop on the ferry from either Perth or Fremantle and before you know it you're in paradise!

Rottnest Island can be pretty touristic but if you can avoid the december months you should be fine. The best way to explore the island is by bike. The bikes can be rent for a few hours or for the day and prices start at...