Perth is dangerous shock!

[mandragora]

That's Perth, Western Australia, not Perth in Scotland, BTW.

Turns out there's been a bit of a faux pas, in that some 'outside contractor' sent round an email warning that it's dangerous to travel to Perth. That's *Perth*, WA. You know, friendly place (so I'm told my Aussie mates of mine - I haven't yet made it to Perth WA myself), bit remote, maybe, but generally nicely laid back and easy going. That's what my friends from Perth say, anyway.

Anyway, the Western Australia tourist board is absolutely hopping mad, referring to Perth (I suspect rightly) as being one of the safest cities in the world.

But the bit that really made me giggle was the report (on the BBC site here) that the City of Perth Council was 'less concerned', stating that, "The weather is a bit dodgy." Oh, that's just lovely. Rock on Perth.

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[askance.livejournal.com]

Perth: far from anywhere that's fun. Beautiful place to live but very isolated from other cities. People from Perth tend to go on holidays to Bali because it's closer than the rest of Autralia.

[mandragora1.livejournal.com]

Yes, my friends from Perth tell me that it's the most isolated city in the world. And, presumably (according to the 'independent contractor') one of the most dangerous... Or, you know, not!