The remote location of Perth in Western Australia may not be the best for its residents, but for tourists, this remotely located city means you can enjoy fast-paced urban living, and then swap it for some rural wilderness whenever you feel like it! Perth is located just on the coast, and is fringed by pearly beaches on one side, and on the other you have the tall buildings and wide streets of this bustling city. The restaurants, bars, and shops here will allow you to shop til you drop, and the state opera and ballet houses are there for all you culture vultures! Then switch to a slower pace as you venture outside the city, where lazy beaches, idyllic islands, towering mountains, and rolling vineyards will greet you.