Bush Tucker Fusion Style – Alice Springs, Northern Territory
0 Comment by Mai Lin / January 11, 2009 / Posted in Food & Wine, TravelAs much as experiencing your traditional bush tucker food of bush berries, herbs and seeds sounds nice, I decided to try a fusion style bush tucker. So I went to Red Ochre Grill at the main shopping street of Alice Springs – Todd Mall. Here is what we got for our starters and mains: Starter [...]
East MacDonnell Ranges – Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia
0 Comment by Mai Lin / January 11, 2009 / Posted in TravelEast MacDonnell ranges is part of the MacDonnell National Park, located just 20 minutes drive from Alice Springs, Northern Territory. It is less popularthan it’s cousin (West MacDonnell ranges), however if you have a day to spare, it is still an interesting place to explore. Like the rest of MacDonnell National Park, East MacDonnell ranges [...]
West MacDonnell Ranges – Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia
0 Comment by Mai Lin / January 10, 2009 / Posted in TravelWest MacDonnell Ranges is part of the MacDonnell National Park, and is only a 20 minute drive from Alice Springs in Northern Territory. It is famous for it’s cold waterholes and beautiful gorges. There are a lot of bush walking trails you can do amongst the different gorges. West MacDonnell National Park has the longest [...]
Litchfield National Park – Northern Territory, Australia
1 Comment by Mai Lin / January 10, 2009 / Posted in TravelSo today we are heading to Litchfield National Park, it is located approximately 115km south of Darwin. Litchfield National Park is known for its mind boggling termite mounds, 4WDs and spectacular waterfalls. First stop was the termite mound then the waterfalls. Here are some of the sights I visited: Magnetic Termite Mounds – These structural [...]
Alice Springs Reptile Park – Northern Territory, Australia
0 Comment by Mai Lin / January 9, 2009 / Posted in Travel, WildlifeThe Alice Springs Reptile Park is located in the heart of Alice Springs town at Northern Territory, Australia. I have to admit I didn’t think much of it and only went to kill time. I guess I was comparing it to the other parks I was going to be going to, ie Crocsaurus Cove, Crocodylus [...]
Voyages Resort – Northern Territory, Australia
1 Comment by Mai Lin / January 8, 2009 / Posted in Food & Wine, Reviews, TravelDuring my visit to Uluru while holidaying in the Northern Territory, Australia, I stayed at the Uluru Voyages Resort (15 mins from the Uluru airport). Voyages has all types of accommodation for visitors ranging from camping, boutique style to 5 stars. It also has all the important facilities such as swimming pool, health club, arts [...]
Kings Canyon, Northern Territory
5 Comments by Mai Lin / January 8, 2009 / Posted in TravelInstead of visiting The Olgas at Kata Tjuta National Park, I decided to visit Watarrka National Park to explore the majestic Kings Canyon instead. Kings Canyon is located approximately 3.5 hours drive from Uluru and slightly longer from Alice Springs. We left really early because I didn’t want to be trekking at midday where to [...]
To Fly Net or Not
0 Comment by Mai Lin / January 7, 2009 / Posted in Fashion & Shopping, RantWhen you go to the Northern Territory, one decision you have to make is to ‘fly net or not to fly net’, that is, should you be wearing a fly net. On one side flies are annoying the crap out of you, flying into your nose, ears, eyes and on the other is this photo. [...]
Uluru (Ayers Rock) Base Walk – Australian Northern Territory
3 Comments by Mai Lin / January 5, 2009 / Posted in TravelOn my recent trip to the NT I couldn’t wait to see Uluru. Uluru (Ayers Rock) is located in the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park where you can get a 3 days pass which gives you access to Uluru and Kata Tjuta. Uluru is the largest monolithic rock in the world and I have heard so [...]
