The world’s famous Yellow Water Billabong – Kakadu’s World Heritage wetlands – are abounding with a diversity of birdlife, wildlife and rich vegetations. The Yellow Water land-locked billabong forms part of the South Alligator River floodplain and has long been the Aboriginal people’s important food gathering area. The great white egret taking flight off the…
Arriving Kakadu National Park
The driving journey from Darwin to Kakadu National Park takes about 3-hr and in between we took the Spectacular Jumping Crocodile Cruise on Adelaide River. The ultimate destination of the day was Kakadu National Park, a World Heritage listed site that covers a huge area of 19,000 km2, almost twice the size of Switzerland. It…
Spectacular Jumping Crocodile Cruise
Things to do on the way to Kakadu You don’t always come across a river infested with crocodiles do you? Let alone to mention one that leaps high out of water. Home to over 1,600-strong congregation of crocs, the thought of cruising along the Adelaide River had struck me uneven for sometime before I decided…
Darwin Day 1
Darwin, the capital city of Northern Territory, serves as a gateway to explore the Top End’s attractions and immense in world-class Aboriginal art sites. Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory Within a stone’s throw away from the city centre, the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory is home to a broad…
Penguin Parade @Phillip Island
The main highlight of the Phillip island tour with Gray Line is to watch the world’s famous Penguin Parade – where the world’s smallest penguins emerge from the ocean and waddle across the beach to return home in the sand dune burrows at sunset. The Summerland Beach is where we can watch the Little Penguins…
Malaysia Top List
I have been visiting Malaysia many times a year since childhood, to different parts of the country for food, sights, shopping and family visits. This is a list of things to do in Malaysia: 1. Cuisine / Culinary / Food / Fine Dining / Street Food / A trip to Malaysia is synonymous with a…
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Part of our Gray Line tour package includes a short visit to Churchill Island Heritage Farm that’s accessible by a vehicular bridge from Phillip Island. The picturesque farm boasts lush green garden surroundings with clydesdale horses, sheep, peacocks, ducks, chickens and highland cattle that we didn’t come across when we were in the Scottish Highlands….
Seal watching cruise
For an amazing wildlife experience near Melbourne, we took a day long trip (from noon to night) with Gray Line to Phillip Island. Our tour package (A$202/adult) includes a visit to Churchill Island heritage farm, Seal Watching eco-cruise and the world famous Penguin Parade in the late evening. Seal Watching Cruise To witness the world’s…
Melbourne Aquarium
Melbourne Aquarium is a premier tourist attraction not be missed if you wish to embark on an exciting journey to explore the world of Antarctica and get intimate with exotic marine creatures — up close and personal. Accolades received by Melbourne Aquarium: 2010 Victorian Tourism Awards – Merit: Best Major Tourist Attraction2009 Victorian Tourism Awards…
Sightseeing in Melbourne
Melbourne is three hours ahead of Singapore during daylight saving period (+1hr). By the time our flight arrived at the airport, it was past 8 a.m. Crown Metropol is so conveniently located that we just have to grab a map from the helpful reception before stepping out of the luxury hotel to navigate around the…
