Our Top Secret Fremantle Coffee Spot

25/3/2019

Just outside Perth (Western Australia), we discovered a Fremantle coffee spot that is nearly impossible to find - unless you're in the know. (Updated 2022)

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Fremantle coffee Leake St Cafeteria courtyard

How cute is this Fremantle coffee shop?

Want to know my formula for the perfect travel day? It's not first class tickets + champagne = luxury. It's more like tiny spot + jaunty bright colors = coffee heaven. While visiting the Perth (Western Australia) suburb of Fremantle, coffee heaven was in full force. We had the good fortune to visit the tiniest of all tiny cafes, featuring the jauntiest of all jaunty colors (bright orange!) and it was heavenly indeed.

My heart swooped the minute I walked through the door of the Leake St. Cafeteria - and so will yours! But first you have to find it. This is a blink-and-you'll-miss-it stop but read on and you'll see why I think a visit here is one of the best things to do in Fremantle.

(Update: This business sadly closed but a new coffee shop opened up in the same space. Alas, the Dellers Cafe has also closed as of March 2022 - please keep an eye open for a new coffee shop opening soon. I bet you'll still love reading about this cozy little nook!)

Discovering Perth, Ontario, Restaurants, Where Pie Is Perfection

13/3/2019

In Perth, Ontario, restaurants don't just take the cake. They also make the pie! Here are some excellent places to eat.

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Discovering Perth Ontario Restaurants: This Way For Pie sign

Check out these delicious Perth, Ontario, restaurants - who doesn't love pie?

The community of Perth, Ontario is just a short, one hour drive from my home in Ottawa but it's in a class all of its own when it comes to food. The handsome, historic town of 6,000 boasts a long list of restaurants, bakeries, pubs, and cafes tucked into the fetching limestone buildings of its downtown core. Always one to eagerly form neighborly bonds, I set out to Perth with two friends, a pair of stretchy pants, and a cooler in the trunk of the car to keep any perishable purchases preserved. While many foodie quests begin with savory appetizers and conclude with dessert, this trip would be happening in reverse. At the very top of my list was a visit to the Perth Pie Co's new headquarters, a delicious pilgrimage I'll be making again and again. If you're in search of Perth, Ontario, restaurants, I hope you'll follow in my footsteps for at least part of your quest, as my experience was absolutely delicious!

When Tuscany Belonged to the Etruscans - Visiting Volterra's Guarnacci Museum

7/3/2019

In the Tuscan hill town of Volterra, a small museum safeguards the legacy of a lost global powerhouse, the Etruscans. This is Volterra's Guarnacci Museum.

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Artifacts at Volterra's Guarnacci Museum in Volterra

Clowning around at Volterra's Guarnacci Museum.

If you were hanging around Europe sometime between 700 and 500 BC, you'd know that everyone who was anyone was Etruscan. They were the final word in all things commerce, trade, politics, art, and architecture, dominating life in what is now modern day Tuscany, Umbria, and Latium. Heck, before the Etruscans rolled into town, Rome was little more than a sewer filled settlement. The Greeks wanted to be as cool as them and everyone else wanted to kill them. Their growth, power, and influence was immeasurable, unstoppable. Until suddenly it wasn't.

And now all that's left of them is a dusty museum. This is Volterra's Guarnacci Museum.

(2022 Update: The museum is currently closed for some renovations but should reopen soon. Keep an eye on their website and, in the meantime, enjoy this post!)

Our Top Secret Fremantle Coffee Spot

Just outside Perth (Western Australia), we discovered a Fremantle coffee spot that is nearly impossible to find - unless you're in the know. (Updated 2022)

Note that some links in this post may be affiliate links, which means we are paid a small commission should you make a purchase.

Discovering Perth, Ontario, Restaurants, Where Pie Is Perfection

In Perth, Ontario, restaurants don't just take the cake. They also make the pie! Here are some excellent places to eat.

Some links within this blog post are affiliate links, which means we are paid a small commission should you make a purchase.

When Tuscany Belonged to the Etruscans - Visiting Volterra's Guarnacci Museum

In the Tuscan hill town of Volterra, a small museum safeguards the legacy of a lost global powerhouse, the Etruscans. This is Volterra's Guarnacci Museum.

Some links within this blog post are affiliate links, which means we are paid a small commission should you make a purchase.

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Our Top Secret Fremantle Coffee Spot

Just outside Perth (Western Australia), we discovered a Fremantle coffee spot that is nearly impossible to find - unless you're in the know. (Updated 2022) Note that some links in this post may be affiliate links, which means we are paid a small commission should you make a purchase.

Discovering Perth, Ontario, Restaurants, Where Pie Is Perfection

In Perth, Ontario, restaurants don't just take the cake. They also make the pie! Here are some excellent places to eat. ​Some links within this blog post are affiliate links, which means we are paid a small commission should you make a purchase.

When Tuscany Belonged to the Etruscans - Visiting Volterra's Guarnacci Museum

In the Tuscan hill town of Volterra, a small museum safeguards the legacy of a lost global powerhouse, the Etruscans. This is Volterra's Guarnacci Museum. ​Some links within this blog post are affiliate links, which means we are paid a small commission should you make a purchase.

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Just outside Perth (Western Australia), we discovered a Fremantle coffee spot that is nearly impossible to find - unless you're in the know. (Updated 2022)

Note that some links in this post may be affiliate links, which means we are paid a small commission should you make a purchase.

In Perth, Ontario, restaurants don't just take the cake. They also make the pie! Here are some excellent places to eat.

Some links within this blog post are affiliate links, which means we are paid a small commission should you make a purchase.

In the Tuscan hill town of Volterra, a small museum safeguards the legacy of a lost global powerhouse, the Etruscans. This is Volterra's Guarnacci Museum.

Some links within this blog post are affiliate links, which means we are paid a small commission should you make a purchase.