{"id":294,"date":"2012-03-20T01:13:00","date_gmt":"2012-03-20T01:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/victoriatheodore.com\/index.php\/perth-jakarta-and-cancun-part-1\/"},"modified":"2014-07-06T14:59:01","modified_gmt":"2014-07-06T14:59:01","slug":"perth-jakarta-and-cancun-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/victoriatheodore.com\/index.php\/perth-jakarta-and-cancun-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Perth, Jakarta and Cancun: Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve been around the globe again with Steveland over the past couple of weeks.  As usual with one-off concerts, there wasn’t much time for sight-seeing or relaxing, but I took full opportunity to see what I could.<\/p>\n

The flights to Australia were brutal on everyone: multiple stops, long layovers and endless time zone changes.  By the time I went to bed in Western Australia, 48 hours had elapsed since leaving my house.  Literally.  But I say that with the caveat that I do have the best job on the planet, so a little fatigue is no reason for whining or complaining!<\/p>\n

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Stevie was booked to perform at the Sandalford Winery<\/a> in the Swan Valley \/ Margaret River area of Western Australia. Once we landed in Perth, we were ferried via bus for 3 hours to a private resort where we were assigned to houses in 3s.  My housemates were LaNesha<\/a> and Judith<\/a>.  We each had our own bathrooms and the house was large enough to allow each of us to maintain our privacy.  The house was decked out with a modern kitchen, a hip living and dining area and lovely patio and backyard.  I wanted to stay there for a month and work on music!  All of us were longing for that dream…ah…<\/p>\n

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Yeah, I could call that home, at least for a while!<\/p>\n

We arrived too late in the evening to do anything besides eat and star gaze, but the next morning, we all boarded a bus to take a quick tour of the Margaret River region, Yallingup Beach (Indian Ocean) and a petting zoo. The ocean (Yallingup Bay) is gorgeous!<\/p>\n

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At the petting zoo, we were greeted by a sweet pair of dogs, and led through a menagerie of animals, most of which were very cute.<\/p>\n

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Ok, these hogs were not cute!  I’d never been this close to a hog and not only do they smell terrible, they’re far bigger than I could have ever imagined!  A pet pig?  Not for me…<\/p>\n

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The venue at Sandalford Winery.<\/p>\n

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The show went very well, the audience was enthusiastic, but I barely remember anything because my brain still hadn’t caught up to my body!  Jet lag is crazy…<\/div>\n

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