I had never been to Rottnest Island before and for some weird reason, all I wanted to do while in Perth for a few days on business was to visit the island. I had heard vaguely about the Rottnest Island quokka and was keen to see one. Where is Rottnest Island? Rottnest...
Green Island and Fitzroy Island are two islands on the Great Barrier Reef close to Cairns. Just 25 to 30 km offshore, a catamaran or ferry takes just under an hour from the Reef Fleet Terminal in Cairns.Of all the places to visit in Queensland, if you want to...
At 10 pm, the night before the full moon, 40 wolves howled in chorus. At least, I think all 40 of the Adventuraid Parc Mahikan wolves joined in. I went out on the deck to better hear the wolf song, each wolf singing his or her own note. Spending...
Canada is justifiably renowned for its national parks which introduce visitors to special ecosystems and, if Mother Nature obliges, glimpses of wildlife which call these habitats home. Canadian National Parks are managed by Parks Canada, the body responsible for protecting this network of parks and marine conservation sites. As a keen,...
There's no doubt Lady Elliot Island, at the southernmost end of the Great Barrier Reef, is turtle paradise. It's such an amazing place to see turtles that wherever I go to peek under the water, I can’t help but compare that place to Lady Elliot Island.Why? Lady Elliot consistently...
Being an island, Australia's marine life is important to our ecosystem. Even in our biggest and busiest city, it's not difficult to be touched by experiences with marine life. In Sydney, visiting the Sea Life Sydney Aquarium and going on a whale watching cruise are two memorable ways to...
