I went for LUNCH with an EXPAT in AUSTRALIA with a VERY interesting PAST!

[@accidentalactor9306]

I visited Oz 15yrs ago and was blown away by so many beautiful places and just how friendly the locals were. I was fortunate to travel from east to west and will definitely return again.

[@Davy-yt8qg]

Loving the Perth videos Lee,i would never of thought it to be such a beautiful city. Not to much hustle bustle,friendly and clean. All those youtubers that have been having a go lately should be watching and learn how it should be done. Excellent work Lee,just make sure you take the time to enjoy your experience 😊

[@TheMacMaster]

Thank you.

[@WESTMALLEMAN]

Australia 🇦🇺 looks so clean and tidy, compare that to 🇬🇧 which looks like a refuse tip.

[@noken11]

I had gentleman from the USA say the same. Gas and iron ore exports give the state surplus budget funds. Great place to live.

[@dizzman5546]

Aw. Don't say that.

[@daskrispysquivvel3120]

Its good to see the west featured for a change. I live in Sydney and love it but EVERY travel blogger come here and does the same old stuff - Harbour walk, Bondi Beach, Ferry trip to Manly, View from the South pylon of the Bridge etc etc, then up to Byron and Airlie beach to get drone shots. This is interesting original stuff, well done. And if you can get down south the beaches are lovely.

[@trk1973]

Petrol in Perth is interesting. All servos have to lock in their “next day price” with the government to control what was random price spikes that were going on about 20 years ago. The cycle usually lasts a week so petrol bottoms out on a Tuesday to low $1.70s (last week), resets up to around $2.20 on Wednesday and then progressively drops until the next Tuesday. If you only fill up once a week, it makes it very easy to schedule your fill-up day

[@KevinByrne-l4t]

WOW, is that place Heaven or what. Every plane in the UK will be fully booked after watching this. Fantastic music again mate. oh, I lived in Sydney for awhile and had numerous chances to go west to Perth and did'nt go, im regretting it now yikkes . Back here in freezing North Wales UK. Brilliant video again, ten out of ten.

[@rob7675]

This is the one that did it for me Lee, i am an old timer but if I could I would get a one way ticket to Australia and never return.

[@stevebeever2442]

Noticed big time in your down under trip how clean tidy and well kept things are. In comparison it really stands out how run down the government and councils have let the UK become. Where's all our our taxes going? Certainly not on the upkeep of our nation which is deteriorating by the day

[@serenepeacefulrelaxingmusi3874]

We're conscientious about using the bin for our rubbish here. If anyone drops their rubbish on the ground in a public place, they can expect to get told about it.

[@daskrispysquivvel3120]

Your Australian Culinary to-do list: 1) Put chicken salt on your chips. 2) Avoid the US fast-food franchises and find an old-school takeaway. Have a Chikko Roll and a Dim Sim (Correct ordering technique "Coupla Dimmies, thanks mate/love!"). Also have a hamburger with The Lot. (Contains the usual hamburger stuff but with Bacon, Fried Egg, Pineapple Ring). Plus beetroot. All Australian hamburgers have beetroot. Have with a chocolate milk. That is what the equivalent of "Fish And Chips" is if you live more than n hour from the coast.

[@Johndeplume.]

I literally said this in a comment in a couple of Lee's previous videos! Great minds think alike! 😃

[@rogerbielec8470]

Thanks Lee for your Perth videos. Very complimentary to our town and i enjoy your humour. Am also enjoying your other videos from your other travels as a new viewer of your channel. Good job 👍

[@lynnerowlands5052]

Hey Hun thank you for showing us all around . and behave you self LOL . what beautiful places there are over there . enjoy it while you can xx❤

[@richardgetlevog3123]

Just started catching up on your Aussie videos mate. Perth looks lovely and beautiful houses and scenery. The food you had with your friend looked decent as well. Looking forward to watching the rest of your journey buddy👍

[@ken9576]

Lee, you’ll need a really long extension cord to drive the Tesla across the Nullarbor Plain 😅

[@AntonyGoud]

Barramundi not my choice to fishy often brown looking. Chippies often have flake(gummy shark), hake or NZ hoki. Snapper and Barramundi more expensive and grilled. Battered snapper great taste and texture but usually smaller serving more expensive.

[@karlhenrys]

loving the Australia vids they have got 2,700 fish and chip shops over there! my Mrs wants to move over there, not sure I could leave good old Notts!

[@DavidDunning-m3v]

Amazing video lee loved every minute those houses are fab if only haha your friend was a lovelly man 😂❤

[@DerekNevatte]

The English Parmo has a white béchamel sauce instead of a tomato sauce. The Aussie Parma, Parmi or Parmy started in the 1950's and is served in most pubs across Australia. We also have Chicken Schnitzel, shortened as Schniti. So, if you see a sign for Schniti & chips you know what that is. Australians love to shorten words. As for fish see if you can try Flathead, beautiful fish.

[@breseler]

They do - "Freo" for Fremantle? There isn't even an "o" in it!!! 🤣

[@alanwatkins1109]

By the way, there are no Starbucks in Western Australia, we have real coffee 😊.

[@diannehardwick950]

I think you will enjoy Snapper or gummy shark when you eventually try them. Hillary’s is lovely. At dusk the sky turns a lovely mauve colour which I named, “the darkness lit” and the stars really stand out and twinkle in the clean atmosphere. I stayed on the beach at Scarborough with a friend. Cottesloe is nice too and it’s the place where a man, swimming with friends was killed by a shark…..🦈 ah, ha, I’d just written this and next thing, your mate told you about it!

[@rogerauclair1670]

Lee, you don’t have a problem eating cod and halibut and they don’t eat us!! I think the “off piste” comeback from your friend went right over your head.

[@karenstockwell91]

When you go back to Fremantle, take the ferry from Perth. Its a fantastic scenic journey passing by lovely houses and great views. Preferably go Sunday morning to catch all the old cars cruising round.

[@deanlindley6441]

Great video looking forward to seeing the next one 👍

[@peterbishop1933]

Another good video thanks to your friend for showing us all around

[@ballysillanallotment-man5793]

Brilliant answer your friend gave about was it safe going in the water and he said well that's where the sharks live

[@yorkshireoz9416]

Never seen Barramundi battered it's usually pan fried with crispy skin - yum. Another good vlog Lee.

[@steveleonard4572]

G’day Lee I think it’s about time you experienced the Ozzie staple Milk bar experience where the tradies go for smoko, lunch , saviour the delights of Aussie cuisine lol Pie,sauce , sausage , chiko roll, potato cake, deep fried dim sims, good old cheese sausage , a Bundaberg ginger ale to wash it down or better still try the lot at once. Thats something for you to savour, I’m sure you can relate to good old aussie grub enjoy 😂 lol

[@norbertmachado6822]

Don't forget the iced coffee. Various brands across the country. Farmers Union from South Australia (SA) is very good.

[@paulwilliams8924]

Have you tried the chicken salt on your chips yet? Game changer!

[@lawrencecostin3088]

Get yerself to Adelaide SA mate , originally from west Bromwich but lived In Adelaide for nearly 20 years and it's absolutely beautiful

[@ThomasWilliams89]

do the big spiders freak you out?

[@helgabullabong]

Wow, that blue sky. I'm not jealous at all.

[@serenepeacefulrelaxingmusi3874]

Perth has a Mediterranean climate.

[@ThomasOppelaar]

Hi Mate, Heard your decision to go to Sydney. Wrong choice LOL. There's so much left in Perth and its surrounds for you to discover. Before you go though, don't forget to check out the city lights at night from Kings Park. It's a must. Thanks for visiting our quiet Perth and hope you'll return sometime again. Have shared your videos with my British family and friends in the UK. Safe journey.

[@TheMacMaster]

Thanks. I'm still here for another week. 👍🏼

[@ianbond3885]

Lee, you really need to come back to WA, but you need to visit the South, especially Busselton and the Margaret River region, Denmark and Albany. Also the North - Broome, the Pilbara, the Kimberley and the goldfields to the East (Kalgoorlie). Perth is just scratching the surface. EV is not the way forward in a state/country this large - hybrid is. I have to say of all the fish used in Oz, Barramundi and probably Red Spot Emperor are probably my favourites - certainly preferable to cod for me. As to the weather, it isn't "grim down South" in winter. Yes, you may occasionally see snow on the Stirling Ranges, but that's a rarity. If you want snow you need to go over east to the Australian Alps. You walked through Cottesloe and missed out on Amberjack - one of the best fish and chip locations in the Perth metro area. As I pointed out in one of your other videos, curry sauce and mushy peas are not a generally recognised accompaniment to fish and chips here. The only place I have come across that offers both is Ocean and Paddock in Albany. Albany is well worth a visit as it is where the Anzac troops departed from en-route to the Crimea in WWI. There is a fantastic interactive museum dedicated to the historical event, high in the hills overlooking the vast natural harbour.

[@allanrodriguies5952]

Parmo was created by Nicos Harris, a Greek American navy chef. He was wounded off the coast of France, and brought to the United Kingdom to be treated at what is now James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough.

[@TheTimeCaptain]

Another great One Lee, really enjoying it fella.

[@viviennesmith3714]

LEE!! You can't visit Perth and not go over to Rottnest Island by Ferry and take a selfie with a Quokka...Even THOR took a selfie 😁😁

[@matthewetheridge4535]

Thor blimey!

[@viviennesmith3714]

@@matthewetheridge4535 😂😂

[@waynelevett3632]

100% go to rotto. Rottnes island. Or Rat's nest for us locals ❤.

[@DaveDoran]

Alright Macca Some tips when arrive in Sydney as an irish expat living here 1.When ya get airport buy an opal card ,ya need this for travel 2.Not sure where youre staying but to see harbour bridge and opera house and some lovely restaurants including Doyles famous fish n chips head for the stop circular quay which is on the right side after you exit the train station over to the far left side is the rocks area which has all the old sandstone buildings including some of the oldest hotels/bars which are must visits ,fortune of war ,lord nelson and hero of waterloo all built circa 1840s ,all walkable and easy to get to ,also you can catch a ferry here to manly which has a lovely beach and bars/restaurants 3.Newtown,this area is easy to get to by train and this is where the hippy style place is with cool bars and cool restaurants, main street been king street ,ya get thai ,indian ,italian and great pub food here ,would love to meet you here as i live in this area however i dont get back to Sydney until the evening of Saturday 24th of February and not sure if you would have left 4.Most woolworths and coles supermarkets have british chocolate and chips in their international aisle including yorkies,wispa etc 5.Onwards and enjoy your trip here ,this just a few pointers for ya champ ,ya wont be disappointed 😊

[@joannharrington2279]

You looked like you were really enjoying this man's company. Nice to find someone from home when you are away. Loved the conversation about cars and his experiences with working in motorsports. Lovely driving the West Coast highway.

[@lucyjohnson6265]

Hi Lee. You need to let us know where abouts your going the nights before so that people can meet you or advise on what to do there and Where's best to eat and best coffee places etc. Hope your enjoying perth.

[@pauljennings8432]

It does look good over there, I goggled Perth to Sydney 41 hours drive time.

[@Bill-01]

Great when you meet up with subscribers...cant beat a bit of local knowledge Ps ...you could have filmed some of those Sheila's for us...👀😂😂😂

[@dianeshepherd7913]

Great video, looks really good, like how they have parking areas outside houses that dont interfere with the lanes of traffic (more room) food looked good 😊

[@ketchmarkreviews7275]

Nice to see, loads of parking available in the City. Amazing. I think blighty has had it.😢

[@WESTMALLEMAN]

Blighty offers nothing these days, don’t really know why we haven’t all emigrated.

[@AllanNeaves-qn3zr]

@@WESTMALLEMAN How true, yet look at the hordes of people trying to get in to dear old blighty !!! And not just the boat folk

[@TrevorBayliss-k5v]

Try a King George Whiting, which is an Aussie favourite fish of many.

[@davidmarshall5596]

Mister Macmaster ! Lee that blue skies 💙 😍 no wonder you look so bloody happy mate ! You won't wanna come home after sampling that glorious weather in such lovely surroundings!🎉

[@adamboro35]

Yep Parmo is a local delicacy here in Middlesbrough and taken very seriously.

[@johnbowyer6902]

This is very interesting indeed, Lee. Have you thought of taking an early morning flight to Melbourne or Sydney for a day or two? (But these larger cities would probably take up several days each, I recon?) Or maybe on a future visit to Australia.!?. Nice vlog.😅😊

[@ACDZ123]

Perth metro area spans 120 kms ..not exactly small

[@ashman4357]

I bet Roger as some great stories to tell from back in the day 👍. And before you travel from Perth to Sydney in an EV you might want to watch the movie Wolf Creek 😂 that will put anyone off 🤣. Beautiful place pal 👌

[@markfalshaw-gv9im]

That quip from your guest ie I thought you went before you came went right over your head Lee 😂😂😂😂😂

[@TheMacMaster]

Lol. 😂 I know. 😂

[@IvGill-t1c]

Lee love the leaves on the trees. So green. Sunshine looks lovely. Great video.

[@susanwaite1187]

£1.39 a litre last time i got petrol ⛽ we are taxed to the eyeballs in the UK. Great trip Lee.👍👍👍

[@stevenc5227]

Someone has to pay for the immigrants and also the people who are fit to work but choose to scrounge off the state, it will all end at some point its not sustainable.

[@jaffabfc]

Lee looking at the camera trying to convince his Mrs he hasn't been looking... Honest luv they were just in my eyeline everywhere I looked.. digging a deeper hole lol... That scenery at the end where abouts is that it looks unreal... Still catching up 😊

[@ChrisAdams-u2j]

If you still are in Perth, you have have to see a bit more of WA, South for the cooler weather, 8.5hrs to Lucky Bay in Esperance, or for some extreme heat 3rd degree burns and guaranteed skin cancer, tottle up north 11hrs drive to Coral Bay and Exmouth, just topped 49 in one of the towns on the way there, but as you know 46 here in Perth Yesterday.

[@Eric_G65]

You had me curious. I figured out how much that Petrol is equal to in US dollars. It comes out to roughly $3.86 per gallon. The current national average cost of Petrol in the US is $3.14 but here on Long Island Petrol is currently as low as $2.80 a gallon.

[@darrenwells2277]

Have to say Perth looks a lovely place to live.

[@suetaylor4216]

G’Day Lee you can Take the train from Perth to Mandurah then bus at train station will take you to Mandurah foreshore you can walk around there with lots to see and do Cisserellos Fish and Chips are down there too! You can do boat excursions. You can take a Captain Cook Cruise to Fremantle or a Captain Cook Wine tour to the Swan Valley 🤔 You can also catch a ferry at Elizabeth Quay to South Perth Foreshore and maybe visit the Zoo 🤔 Love Your Videos keep it up Mate 👍

[@roviwoteap2375]

After seeing your trips in and around Perth, you realise how s**t our cities are here in the UK, especially London.

[@dizzman5546]

Aw don't say that, they are loads of Aussies who would love to travel to London, I'm one of them 😊

[@jdb9388]

thats funny cause in Melbourne and Sydney we forget Perth exists 😂

[@caskur1]

@@jdb9388 yeah except when blow your budgets and then you go, let's attack WA mines with all the money in them...

[@carolmurray5569]

I love perth, looks really great place, another great video, your friend is a nice bloke.😊

[@chriscaleno2311]

While coming down the West Coast Highway you should have stopped off at Scarborough and compared it to the UK version.

[@TravelHonestly]

Top video. Been to Perth in 2012 and it was amazing. So good to watch your videos - takes me back to happy times Lee.

[@noken11]

You need to come south to Margaret River wine region and have a Harvey Beef scotch fillet with some of the local wines.

[@olafvanes]

Thanks Lee, looks like a nice part of the world.

[@georgewhitehurst1974]

I tried Barramundi in 2002 , best fish ever , well better than cod

[@Irvine70]

Thanks for bring in some sunshine into the UK...

[@jstephens2758]

I Love the tours. Beautiful location and interesting features. When I commented on your breakfast a few days ago being expensive, several people told me it was because you went to a high priced restaurant in a tourist area and ordered an expensive freshly squeezed orange juice and that the minimum wage was high. The minimum wage here is almost exactly the same (with currency converted), but restaurant prices are much lower, even after some recent large price increases. Your fish and chips yesterday were a bargain in comparison. But this place - the only time I would eat there is on a day when specials are about half price.

[@petermoore2700]

Hi lee another great vlog you are certainly making the most of your trip nice scenery fish and chips looked good its an 8 from me ❤❤

[@sosagecaserol6675]

What a nice guy you met. Amazing anywhere in the world you’ll find a fellow friendly Brit to grab a pint with

[@chilliinsanity6898]

Parmigiana originated in Italy (obviously) The meat version originates from USA when Italian immigrants moved there. The version that was created in Middlesbrough was made by an American chef. the only real difference is the Béchamel which is French. Australia has its own style as do many other countries, but the origins are pretty clear.

[@blueycarlton]

Always thought it was a veal Weiner Schnitzel covered in tomato sauce and cheese and that it is called a Parma, at least in Victoria.

[@shirley1827]

Hiliarys Harbour looks very nice and Welsh man informative, lovely sea views.

[@stevenbalekic5683]

To be honest a parmi is not an Australian thing, it's not an American thing and it's not a UK thing. It's where schnitzels originate from...Germany, Austria and northern Italy. I'm also pretty sure in the century or two it existed there that someone has put tomato sauce, cheese and even maybe ham on it at some point. Cod and haddock don't exist in Australia so don't go expecting the exact same fish...also the batter in Australia is almost always light and crispy, never stodgy and oily.

[@MichaelKettleson]

Parmo is from Middlesbrough and can be bought from many pizza and fish and chip shops within around a 10-15 mile radius. the Mackams and Geordies are not allowed them by law😁😁😂😂. Available with many topping's

[@jeffrogers8125]

Been to Hillary's Boat Harbour many times, love it! Also City Beach and Cottesloe are great,

[@marcjennison466]

I’m from Middlesbrough that Parmo isn’t a patch lol loving these Australian vlogs

[@livertic]

Flake in Melbourne, the best fish. Its gummy shark yum !

[@andrewrice6596]

If i had a pound for every time you said the words fish & chips in this vlog i could almost buy one of those houses.

[@David.W.Kelsey]

As bad as asking everyone if bloody EVs are the future!

[@garyp3795]

Didn’t see one pothole, roads looked good

[@gemmac3371]

Yep a parmo is a Middlesbrough thing, I went to uni there 😖 (no offence meant but I didn’t love it) All the takeaways advertised “parmo” and I didn’t have a clue why the hell or what they were! When I finally tired one they were nice. 😊 Petrol price! 🤨😱 Wow to the millionaires house 😮 Enjoyed the video! 😊

[@MrOmsracer]

Roger Harris just popped in for a beer and told me about your blog. Great interview with Rogie, he's funny as. Was at Goodwood festival of Speed this year and was talking to the chief engineer of the AM Valkyrie and he says EV's are dead and the future of vehicle propulsion is synthetic fuel with Hydrogen injection. He's now moved into F1 power trian engineering. Next time your in Pertrh contact Rogie and we'll have a beer and a " Barry Monday and Chips"

[@TheMacMaster]

Sounds good. Thanks. 👍🏼

[@michaelwalton4118]

Great vlog that lee, enjoyed that. 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@zebmason6530]

I used to live in Milton opposite the Castlemaine brewery. I did the tour and the tasting involved a couple of alcopop bears - one mango flavoured - then a light beer before moving on to XXXX. Luckily I won the quiz so I got a free schooner of beer at the bar and had a nice drink of something from a brewery that Castlemaine had bought.

[@palace1439]

Hi Lee out of interest I've heard that flights to Aus are now several thousands of pounds. When I went I paid under a grand. I thought about emigrating and even filled in the paperwork as both my occupations are deemed as top tier.

[@kevinisaac9139]

Great video Lee keep em coming very interesting 👍

[@cherylhebbs950]

XXXX is from Brisbane. No demand for pedestrian beer from Qld when WA brewed there own swill called Swan

[@glenndurward2669]

Why do Queenslander's call their Beer XXXX? Because they can't spell Beer🤣🤣🤣

[@ACDZ123]

Nothing wrong with cold Swan lager 😋

[@RichardWilkinson-cw1lx]

So glad you’re getting out of Perth city and seeing the beautiful countryside and finding us Aussies hospitable! Nora Battys are calling Bogans and believe me there’s plenty of them!

[@alrightwithms845]

Hi Lee - we are so lucky to live in Perth. Glad you came North from the city. There’s a British Fish & chip shop 20 minutes further north from where you are in this video. 😊

[@TheMacMaster]

Keep watching 😉👍🏼

[@bobarty]

One of my old neighbors used to navigate for Colin,s Dad Jimmy and others in the WRC back in the day Ian Grindrod

[@sandymclennan2073]

Great video, Hillarys harbour and Cottesloe great areas, we have family in that area bringing back lots of memories, pop back to Lucky shag, you are just a stonethrow away from it by Elizabeth Quay.....

[@conroy1275]

Background music is a bit like breathe by pink Floyd That fish and chips looked a bit rank tbh Perth and the surrounding areas look really nice. ☀️

[@petecroxford3277]

Nice one buddy that looks very very nice. Have a good one🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🍺🍺🍺👍👍👍👏👏👏🍻🍻🍻

[@MyPaulo1988]

I often skip to the food but on this video I am glad I didn’t. He seemed a top bloke. Keep up the good work Lee

[@johntaylor4922]

What's it like to drink cold beer and not room temperature like your used in England

[@suzanawebb3216]

Perth to Sydney in a Tesla , would love to see that . Have done that trip many times , Its a long haul in a petrol or diesel , have done both , but a battery car Hmmmm , not for me . Keep up the Fabulous Perth videos .

[@zwieseler]

You can see that. Look up a Perth guy called Harald Murphy. He’s done 5 laps of Australia in various Teslas…. Last September he did 13,500 kms in 10 days, the last day was 1650 kms…

[@malc2121]

You need to do a vlog on retirement in Oz .. it looks amazing. Enjoying your videos and how relaxed you are

[@scottvardy4344]

Loving Perth Lee and your vlogs roll on 6 15 pm tomorrow

[@paulmallett6516]

Hi Lee, I’m really enjoying your content pal, & there’s so much to explore in Fremantle. I’ve noticed how green & lush it looks there, plus very tidy too. It would be nice to hire an Ebike in Fremantle, if there is anywhere, & ride along the coastline 😊 loving your content pal, remember to have a rest now & then

[@ACDZ123]

Perth metro area spans 120 kms .hope you're feeling fit 😅

[@jh6273]

Roger is a top bloke great humour

[@lesliecarter8322]

Nice guy Roger. Great cafe and food, fish looked fine, nice salad and chips. The Barrumndi might come from Vietnam, OZ barra is very expensive. Parmi in Oz not Parmo, very good, price ok, 8/10

[@Raylufc]

I would retire there in a heartbeat what a beautiful place

[@badgebadge8946]

Unfortunately, most barramundi that is easily available is farmed. It is completely different from wild barramundi. Farmed has terrible texture, and taste. "Very soft" is farmed, hopefully you get to try a real barra on your travels.

[@LeonieHall-c4o]

Real wild caught barramundi is ambrosia

[@marcwolverson1186]

Sounds a bit like the mass produced Talapia in the USA.

[@norbertmachado6822]

Go to North West WA or Darwin in the NT and the Barra freshly fished out of the Indian Ocean is fantastic.

[@alanbstard3642]

Parmo originally from Middlesbrough yes. Bloody hell 10 000 miles away 2 days in and fish n chips x2 ÷ a fried breakfast you can take the boy outa Mansfield ect ect 😂😂

[@john07973]

Those houses are nice but way too close together. With the walls, railings and gates reminds me of properties in the UK aspired to by the travelling fraternity and those from the sub continent.

[@wayneb251]

All the way to Oz for a Middlesborough Parmo😂 - Quality.

[@stevenc5227]

Beautiful country, very clean, great weather by the looks of it. Ironic when you think that years ago all the undesirables and criminals were sent to Australia and now look how great their country is, All the crap now coming to the UK🤣

[@waynelevett3632]

Yes, we made it beautiful. I don't go anywhere without picking up a bit of blow away litter. Making up for all the rubbish I created in England. England needs rubbish education. If you drop litter here, even our kids will pull you up.

[@Barth78]

Colin was was fav rally driver him and calos sainz blasting love it