The real Simba and Nala at Ngorongoro crater
2 Comments by Mai / October 27, 2009 / Posted in Travel, WildlifeCompare this – my photo from Ngorongoro Crater (East Africa) With this – the scene from Disney’s Movie Lion King It was one of the best moment of my life other than seeing Lions Feeding in the wild at Serengeti National Park to be able to witness lion cubs playing. Anyhow, Ngorongoro crater is a 20km [...]
Lion Feeding at Serengeti National Park.
2 Comments by Mai Lin / October 27, 2009 / Posted in Travel, WildlifeAs part of my African safari at Tanzania, East Africa, I visited the famous Serengeti National Park for 2 days. During the first day, we saw different types of animals but a little bit here and there (i.e. Nothing dramatic). Serengeti National Park is the size of Denmark and we used a four wheels [...]
Koala Conservation Centre, Phillip Island
0 Comment by Mai / March 15, 2009 / Posted in Travel, WildlifeIf you want to see Koalas up close and personal in their natural habitat , you must visit the Koala Conservation Centre at Phillip Island. As part of my Phillip Island trip, other than visiting Penguins Parade and the Nobbies Centre, I also visited the Koala Conservation Centre. Koalas are native to Australia. They sleep [...]
Penguin Parade at Phillip Island
3 Comments by Mai / March 15, 2009 / Posted in Travel, WildlifeI’ve just had one of my best wildlife experiences at the Phillip Island penguin parade. These penguins are called Fairy Penguins/little penguins and are the smallest penguins species (average height of 30-33 cm) and canbe found in the southern part of Australia, New Zealand and aparently Chile. The Penguins go for a swim in the [...]
Crocosaurus Cove – The Cage of Death
8 Comments by Mai Lin / January 22, 2009 / Posted in Travel, WildlifeI’ve always been fascinated by Saltwater Crocodiles. Perhaps its because of its sheer size and it’s prehistoric look. So what did I decide to do whilst visiting NT (Northern Territory)? I decided to swim with one Crocosaurus Cove is a new attraction centered in the heart of Darwin, Northern Territory (Australia). Forget swimming with great [...]
Crocodylus Park – Darwin, Northern Territory
0 Comment by Mai Lin / January 20, 2009 / Posted in Travel, WildlifeCrocodylus Park is located about 15 minutes drive from Darwin CBD. This is where they breed and research Crocodiles. The heart of Crocodylus Park is 20 pair of breeding crocodiles. Each housed in their own “5-star” pens. If you’ve ever wanted to get close to a 5 metre salt water crocodile this is probably as [...]
Darwin Aquascene Fish Feeding
0 Comment by Mai Lin / January 17, 2009 / Posted in Travel, WildlifeOne of the activities I enjoyed most was feeding the fish at the Darwin Harbour at Aquascene (28 Doctors Gully Rd, Darwin). First you need to find out when the feeding times are from ‘This Week in Darwin‘ or ‘Destination Darwin’ or just simply calling them at 8981 7837. Be there about 5 minutes early [...]
Wildlife of Australia the Northern Territory
0 Comment by Mai Lin / January 16, 2009 / Posted in Travel, WildlifeBeing in Northern Territory reminds me of my East African Trip. I saw so many native Australian wildlife that is unique to this continent. Throughout my trip, I encountered many of them which you can find on my separate Northern Territory blog postings (e.g. Kakadu, Katherine, Litchfield) or by going to my wildlife category. These are some [...]
Kakadu National Park, Spot the Frog!
0 Comment by Mai Lin / January 15, 2009 / Posted in Travel, WildlifeThis really is worth a post on it’s on. So I’m bush walking at Nawurlandja lookout at Kakadu National Park (Northern Territory, Australia) and I spot something jumping, there are lots of insects, locus around but this one looks different, it was shaped like a frog! When you have a look at the photo below [...]
Kakadu National Park – Yellow Water
0 Comment by Mai Lin / January 15, 2009 / Posted in Travel, WildlifeOne attraction you don’t want to miss when visiting Kakadu National Park is the cruise at Yellow Water. During dry season, you can walk to Yellow Water but I had to take a cruise to get there since it’s flooded, afterall it’s the wet season. The Yellow Water cruise went for approximately 1.5 hours. The [...]
