Broome is a small, tourist town located in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. In my mind, I was expecting it to be a small town with a single room airport, a pub, a beach, a resort and Oh! some crocs! As far as I was concerned, my friend was wanting to celebrate a milestone birthday there and I was tagging along to help celebrate, soak up the sun and alternate between drinking by the pool and drinking by the beach. Nothing more, nothing less!
What I found I felt about Broome however, was completely the opposite. It was fantastic! It is remote, beautiful, unique and miles and miles from anywhere. The nearest big city is in the next country over; Denpasar, Indonesia which is 1275km away. The nearest major Australian city is Perth (2200km)!
If you're after a laid back holiday, a feeling of being on a deserted island and friendly Australian hospitality, Broome is your landing-resting place. There is Australian hospitality, and then there is Broome hospitality. Australian hospitality is a polite smile when you check in at the hotel and a direct answer to any questions you may have. Broome hospitality is an infectious smile at check-in and should you have any questions at all, every
single person in town becomes your
own personal information guide! The people are so very friendly, they will happily stand back and talk to you for a good while. I have never felt so welcomed in any other Australian holiday destination. Broome hospitality is in a league of its own here.
You can fit in most of your sightseeing to within a couple of days. So your toughest decision will be between beach, beer, pub and pool. Not a bad getaway.
Broome town itself is most unusual. The town centre is called Chinatown and the architecture is of a style of its own. The houses are very clearly designed for cyclone conditions and in the town centre, you can spot heavy Chinese and Japanese influences.
We took a short flight out of Perth to Broome - only 2 hours. Broome is even closer to Perth than the most popular holiday destination for young Aussies; Bali! Virgin flies up twice a day and I would highly recommend them. Although it is not a full service airline, it doesn't quite fit into the budget airline category either. Virgin have found a perfect cost / comfort balance. On our short flight, we were served a sandwich, chocolate and tea/coffee. They also had free wifi onboard; which, if you have a smartphone, tablet or a laptop and you pre-load the Virgin entertainment App, allows you to choose from over 200 shows. If you're like me and cant read a book for more than half an hour at a time, is a great way to fritter away the time. Definitely beats twiddling your thumbs at 40,000 feet or grabbing a nap and waking up with a crook neck!
As you come in to land in Broome, the view is breathtaking. It looks as though an artist ran out of colours while painting and started dipping into the rest of his palette.
The turquoise sea meets the white stretches of land and the deep red outback; which is typically Australian.
All in all, I loved Broome. I would go back there again and again. The people are lovely, the lifestyle is laid back, the beers are plentiful and food is delicious. A couple of mild warnings however;
Look out for my list of things to do in Broome during the off season in my next post!
xox
What I found I felt about Broome however, was completely the opposite. It was fantastic! It is remote, beautiful, unique and miles and miles from anywhere. The nearest big city is in the next country over; Denpasar, Indonesia which is 1275km away. The nearest major Australian city is Perth (2200km)!
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| Sunset at Cable Beach - On my Samsung S3 |
single person in town becomes your
You can fit in most of your sightseeing to within a couple of days. So your toughest decision will be between beach, beer, pub and pool. Not a bad getaway.
Broome town itself is most unusual. The town centre is called Chinatown and the architecture is of a style of its own. The houses are very clearly designed for cyclone conditions and in the town centre, you can spot heavy Chinese and Japanese influences.
We took a short flight out of Perth to Broome - only 2 hours. Broome is even closer to Perth than the most popular holiday destination for young Aussies; Bali! Virgin flies up twice a day and I would highly recommend them. Although it is not a full service airline, it doesn't quite fit into the budget airline category either. Virgin have found a perfect cost / comfort balance. On our short flight, we were served a sandwich, chocolate and tea/coffee. They also had free wifi onboard; which, if you have a smartphone, tablet or a laptop and you pre-load the Virgin entertainment App, allows you to choose from over 200 shows. If you're like me and cant read a book for more than half an hour at a time, is a great way to fritter away the time. Definitely beats twiddling your thumbs at 40,000 feet or grabbing a nap and waking up with a crook neck!
As you come in to land in Broome, the view is breathtaking. It looks as though an artist ran out of colours while painting and started dipping into the rest of his palette.
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| Photo Credit: @broomeair.com.au |
All in all, I loved Broome. I would go back there again and again. The people are lovely, the lifestyle is laid back, the beers are plentiful and food is delicious. A couple of mild warnings however;
- If nobody is frolicking in the water at the beach, don't get excited about having it all to yourself and jump in. There may be an unwelcome visitor in the water.
- The shops shut very early - particularly during the off-season. So plan your pearl shopping accordingly.
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| Sunset at Cable Beach - On my Samsung S3 |
xox
1 comment:
Perhaps you might need to add a follow up post about camel riding along the beach ... and what about those rogue hermit crabs darting around the dining space floor at the restaurant by the wharf?? Oh yea, the family of frogs at the Pinctada were pretty kewl too!
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