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 [...]
Katherine Gorge Cruise – Nitmiluk National Park
2 Comments by Mai Lin / January 19, 2009 / Posted in TravelThere were a lot of places in Katherine that I really wanted to visit but wasn’t able to because of floodings. I really wanted to go to the Jurassic Cycad Gardens to see giant cycads plants. I would have love to also visit Cutta Cutta Caves and the thermal pools. Luckily, the Katherine Gorge Cruise [...]
Novotel Darwin Atrium – Darwin, Australia
0 Comment by Mai Lin / January 19, 2009 / Posted in Reviews, TravelSo these are my last 3 days at Northern Territory and after slumming it for about 2 weeks I’m glad I can finish the holiday off in luxury. I checked in to Novotel Darwin (100 The Esplanade, Darwin – PH: 8941 0755). Why we chose Novotel Darwin Atrium: Strategic Location: right opposite the sea/beach my [...]
Noodle House Restaurant
0 Comment by Mai Lin / January 19, 2009 / Posted in Food & Wine, TravelYou know, Melbourne & Sydney has some of the best Chinese restaurants so I was relatively surprised at the quality of food at Noodle House restaurant in Darwin. Noodle House is located at 84 Mitchell St, Darwin (Ph: 8981 1833) which is the main tourist streets full of backpackers hostels, tour agents, eateries, bars and [...]
Leliyn (Edith Falls) – Katherine, Northern Territory
0 Comment by Mai Lin / January 18, 2009 / Posted in TravelOn the way drive from Kakadu to Katherine, I decided to make a pit stop at Leliyn (Edith Falls). Leliyn is located 40 km north of Katherine. It has a maginificent waterfall with a plunge pool. Most of the bush walking trails were closed due to the heat. Unfortunately the plunge pool was closed due [...]
Australian Aviation Heritage Centre, Darwin
0 Comment by Mai Lin / January 18, 2009 / Posted in TravelOne of first places I visited while driving into Darwin was the Australia Aviation Heritage Centre. This was a very interesting and educational visit. The tour starts off with a 10 minute presentation of Australia’s involvement in Wolrd War 2. Then you’re off on your own to study the 20 or so aircraft, the largest [...]
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 [...]
Angbangbang Gallery, Nourlangie Rock Rock Art
0 Comment by Mai Lin / January 16, 2009 / Posted in TravelIf you are interested in Australian Aboriginal Rock Art, there are a couple of places you can visit while in Kakadu. The first one is Ubirr where you can see well preserved x-ray style wallabies, possums, goannas, etc rock arts. I wasn’t able to go there there because I didn’t have a 4WD and you [...]
Kakadu National Park – Nawurlandja Lookout (Nourlangie Rock)
0 Comment by Mai Lin / January 15, 2009 / Posted in TravelNourlangie is another region in the Kakadu National Park where you can see rock arts (painted by Aboriginals) other than Ubirr. I decided to climb up to Nawurlandja Lookout which is next to Norlangie Rock to get a view of Nourlangie sunset. It is 600 meters return and took about 30 minutes. It was quite [...]
