A day with Rockingham Wild Encounters. There are several places in the world where you can get in the water with the sleek creature, but where can you go and get up close and personal with a wild dolphin? You know, the ones that aren’t there just for a tourist attraction, or the ones that aren’t fed on a regular […]
Warning: The images in this post might frighten you, but it is always good to know what you may encounter on your Aussie adventures. Don’t let this influence your decision to catch a flight to Australia! When it comes to gigantic, monster spiders in Australia, there are a few that I can handle better than others. One is the St. […]
Australia has brought out the animal lover in me and bumped it up to another level. There certainly are some cool native animals in Australia, and even though my all-time favorite is probably still the rock wallaby, I recently ran into the quokka over on Rottnest Island and cuteness overload! The quokka is a small member of the marsupial family […]
I should apologize to those reading this that are not animal lovers. I am. I cannot get enough of cute native Australian wildlife – not koalas, not kangaroos, and definitely not rock wallabies. On two separate trips now, I have come into contact with rock wallabies and was given the opportunity to feed, pet and fall more in love with […]
Move over cassowary; I’ve got a new favorite Australian bird these days (I know that sounds weird, but it’s true). While the cassowary definitely reminds me of a dinosaur, the lyrebird can remind me of just about anything: a kookaburra, a camera, a car alarm or even a chainsaw! To understand exactly what I’m talking about, I suggest you watch […]
Kangaroos and koalas are two of the most talked about native animals of Australia with many people not calling it a trip down under until they have seen them both. There’s a lot more than just these guys to catch a glimpse of during your time in Australia, however, and some of the native animals on this list are even […]
Australia is known for a lot of things – its wildlife, its beaches and its language – but, it is also unfortunately known for its long list of things that might freak a person out, or just plain give them the heebie-jeebies. Yes, these wonderful creepy crawlies are found across the country and are often on many travelers’ “beware of […]
Where I come from back in America, we have cute little birds that don’t do much besides the typical cheep-cheep singing that you might picture in Snow White. They aren’t very big, and you probably won’t have any issues with them unless you happen to park your car underneath the wrong tree. Australia’s birds, on the other hand, are a […]
