Showing posts with label Australia national parks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Australia national parks. Show all posts

7/31/09

Australian Cattle Dog

Facts about the Australian Cattle dogs!

Australian cattle dogs are known to be clever kind of species that are extremely energetic. They are also referred to as the Blue Heeler, the Red Heeler, and the Queensland Heeler. These species always long for a constant task to work on so that they could experience lots of exercise.

My Facts About Australia: Australian Cattle Dog

This is the reason why Australian cattle dog owners should be persistent enough to look for new ways on how they could train them. Showing them new creative tricks is one great way of entertaining these highly active species. Having Australian Cattle dogs around the corner truly requires a great amount of space.

My Facts About Australia: Little Cattle Dog

Australian Cattle dogs possess a well-built solid body with a very good stamina. They measure around 18 to 20 inches long although females are about 17 to 19 inches only. It is believed that an Australian cattle dog is in good physical shape when it weighs from 35 to 50 pounds.

My Facts About Australia: Cattle Dog

Australian cattle dogs are recognized as tremendous guard dogs because of their spirited behavior. Aside from the fact that they are highly energetic, they are also known to be intelligent and loyal to their owners.
My Facts About Australia: Australian Cattle Dogs

Training the Australian cattle dogs at an early age is a good idea so that they would turn out to be cautious and alert towards strangers. If you want them to become affectionate household pets, then there is a need to expose them to meeting people from a young age.

My Facts About Australia: Australian Dog

They always call for numerous activities to keep them preoccupied. Their routines should be monitored and attention-grabbing to prevent these controlling dogs from getting bored. Training such breeds is definitely an exciting yet challenging activity!

2/10/09

NIGHTLIFE OF CAIRNS

Nightlife of Cairns, Australia

Cairns is the heart of Tropical Northern Australia providing great opportunities for enjoying and exploring varied and rich pleasures of the region. The best part about Cairns is that most of the holiday’s accommodation facilities are situated close to theatres, restaurants, galleries and night clubs.

Convention center

There is also a glass domed casino for the gambling lovers and the Cairns Convention Center which features 21 meeting halls with a capacity to accommodate more than 5000 people. Restaurants, coffee shops, cafes, food halls and bistros are open late night offering varied cuisines, including Australian dishes specialties.

Zoo

The cosmopolitan city of Cairns has a lot of offer once the sun sets down. Whether you like a disco, a karaoke bar, a movie or a theatrical performance, Cairns has everything to offer as per your taste, preferences and budget. If you like the warm hospitality of the Cairns local people, you can visit a pub or a bar and have a yarn and a drink with them.


You can even play pokies and be a part of the live entertainment performances at the night clubs of the area. If you like to gamble and try luck at the tables, you can visit the new Reef casino and play almost every kind of casino game.


Those who are more interested in real life entertainment will love to enjoy the street buskers along with a wide range of performing artists around and in the taverns, bars and clubs of the area. There are other areas where you can just relax with the local people of Cairns and these people will be perfect to ask for what’s special about the night.

The Lagoon

f you want to go beyond your limits, you can visit a cruise liner or a yacht moor at the marinas which are easily available in this part of Australia.

12/22/08

AUSTRALIA'S KAKADU NATIONAL PARK

Australia's Kakadu National Park (part 2)

Overall, the world-famous park covers an area totaling over 7,000 miles (7,304 square miles to be exact) and is home to an array of the country’s fauna and flora. In this vast park, you will find over 1000, types of plants, 20 kinds of mammals, 75 kinds of reptiles, 55 types of fish, and 275 types of birds.

Kakadu Waterfall

The park is spread over 7,304 square miles (19,000 square kilometers) and you can see If you want to see the very small creatures that dot the island, see the hundreds of termite hills that are found all over the park.


The hills are as small as a few feet to as high as 20 feet! Love to watch scenic waterfalls? The park has plenty of them and gorges of different sizes, which will take your breath away.
If you are need if a park guide to show you around the park, plenty are available and are found at the tourist centers in the park. The largest of these centers is Jabiru Tourist Center.

Jim Jim Falls

At the center, you will find housing for tourists, a shopping center, a medical center, and a service station. Although, no commercial air service is available from Darwin to the park’s vicinity, there’s a small airport where small planes can land and take off.

Kakadu National Park

In addition, the park’s entrance is as unique as the park. A 273-foot crocodile serves as the tourist center’s entrance and leads you to its main lobby. Also, at its art museum, you will see aboriginal and Anglo-Australian artworks and crafts. Some of these can be bought as souvenirs.

12/17/08

AUSTRALIA'S KAKADU NATIONAL PARK

Exploring Australia’s Kakadu National Park (part 1)

One of Australia’s top national parks is the Kakadu National Park. The park is located in the Northern Territory, one of the countries’ states, some 200 kilometers east of the town of Darwin.

Crorcodile in Kakadu National Park

The park is also one of the world’s best-known park. The park became famous when it was featured in the 1986 movie, “Crocodile Dundee,” starring Australia’s very own, Paul Hogan.

Ubirr Rock-Kakadu National Park


Since then, people from all over the world had been flocking to the park, to see its natural wonders.


Moreover, the park is the ancestral home to the Aborigine peoples called the Gagjudju. In the late 1970’s, the land was leased by the tribe to the Australian National Parks and Wildlife Services.

Sunrise in Kakadu National Park

Also, in that time period, the park became a national park and was designated as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

Kakadu from the Air