Dollars In Dunsborough

Anyone that visits the Margaret River region is assured of one thing - there's plenty of money in the West and a lot of it has congregated down South. And about a 25minute drive from the center of Margaret River is the coastal town of Dunsborough and it comes with a golden price tag. It's a must-visit on your drive back up to Perth, with it's white sandy beaches, sheltered Geographe Bay and the beautiful Cape Naturalise National Park just a 10 minute drive away. The walk from the lighthouse is breath-taking.

But if you want to extend your stay in the town of Dunsborough, then you better get your credit card out, because the restaurants, cafes and boutique shops are very fancy... and pricey. We found a lovely little spot for a coffee called Food Farmacy that wouldn't have looked out of place in Surry Hills, Sydney - it oozed style and flare. With a pharmacy theme, even the coffees had a chocolate medical cross on top, while all the extras you may need (sugar cubes, salt, pepper, chili) were displayed in test tubes on each table. The best bit? You don't need a science degree to appreciate the beautiful food here.

Food Farmacy
Shop 9, Dunsborough Park Shopping Centre,
Dunn Bay Rd, Dunsborough
Phone: 9759 1877
Open: 7 days a week

And if you decide you could get used to the designer fare in this little coastal town, you might need to get a second or even third job because the average house looks just like the one below and comes with a price tag of about $1.5 million. If you prefer to build you're own dream home, we had a peak in the local real estates (which were on every corner in town) and found you can nab an acre of land for as little as $700,000. Jeepas! Or like us, stay in the caravan park near the inlet for $28 a night.

Yours in the great outdoors,

Odette