CHERYL WEE & ROY FONG
Just under five and a half hours’ flight from Singapore, with weather as welcoming as its friendly locals, Perth (Boorloo) will charm visitors with its culture and creativity, one-of-a-kind experiences and laidback approach to luxury.
Curated by bespoke travel agency, Intriq Journey, Tatler Singapore travelled with entrepreneur and tastemaker Cheryl Wee and husband, Roy Fong, to discover the best that this gem of a city has to offer.
A STORIED PAST
While pride of place and diversity are evident in everyday life in Western Australia, it is on full display at the Western Australian Museum Boola Bardip.
A unique ‘people first’ approach at Boola Bardip is reflected in the museum’s name, which translates to ‘many stories’ in local Nyoongar language. Woven throughout the Museum are the fascinating stories and perspectives of more than 70 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander groups. It’s an approach known as “two-eyed seeing”, where western and Aboriginal knowledge are placed on equal footing.
Here, respect and reverence for the past are met with hope and excitement for the future. It is truly inspiring.
Not to mention the site itself is stunning. Formed with renovated heritage-listed buildings—an old prison, a library, and an art gallery—and contemporary new volumes, it houses exhibits that showcase the State’s natural and cultural treasures, covering everything from the formation of the Universe, West Australian inventions, extinct and newly discovered species, and the State’s diverse communities.
Visitors will be enchanted as they discover rare and world-first artefacts, including the largest meteorite collection in the southern hemisphere, Western Australia’s oldest grape vine, and a formidable 24-metre juvenile blue whale skeleton suspended in the heritage-listed Hacket Hall building. The museum is also home to the largest pieces of banded iron ore formations in the world and
