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 [...]
Kakadu National Park – Wetlands and Bush Walk
3 Comments by Mai Lin / January 14, 2009 / Posted in Travel, WildlifeBecause I visited Kakadu during the wet seasons there were places that were out of bounds or required a 4wd. This is due to heavy floodings. I really wanted to visit Ubirr, Jim Jim and the Twin Falls which would have offer spectacular views. So that sucked a little but because I came during the [...]
Alice Springs Telegraph Station
0 Comment by Mai Lin / January 13, 2009 / Posted in TravelThe Alice Springs Telegraph Station served two major services, to connect the rest of Australia to the world and to serve as a welfare home for the aboriginal children of mixed decent. The Alice Springs Telegraph Station was built in the 1872. It reduced the time it took to send a message from Australia to [...]
Royal Flying Doctor Services (RFDS)
0 Comment by Mai Lin / January 13, 2009 / Posted in TravelThe Royal Flying Doctors Services is very close to the Alice Springs Reptile Park so if you’re going to see one you should definitely see the other. The RFDS’ was the first pioneer of flying doctors around Australia and the world. Some of you may have seen the RFDS TV series. The RFDS does an [...]
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 [...]
