Posted on May 20, 2013
by Nellie Huang
in Magazine

The temperature is rising once again as summer quickly approaches, so to help you plan your jaunts for this summer, we’ve packed a flurry of travel stories from islands far and wide for you in this summer edition! As we announced in our last issue, WildJunket Magazine is now available for FREE on our new site: www.wildjunketmagazine.com. Each [...]
Posted on April 10, 2013
by Nellie Huang
in Australia, Tasmania

The boat rocked from left to right, over choppy waters that looked ready to engulf us. I held on tight to my seat as the wind howled and the waves swung us high and low. Even in thick waterproof jumpers, we were shivering like baby chicks with no feathers. Our guide had warned us of the swells – they can go up to 5 meters on [...]
Posted on February 6, 2013
by Nellie Huang
in Australia, Tasmania, Wildlife

They growl like ferocious bulldogs, snort like pigs, and have the most disturbing screech I’ve ever heard. They’re strange creatures alright – spotting a stocky and muscular body, clothed in black fur and an incongruous white marking on its chest, point ears and a tail that emits a pungent odor. With ridiculously powerful jaws, they consume all types of carcasses [...]
Posted on February 5, 2013
by Nellie Huang
in Australia, Tasmania

Australia’s Tasmania island has long been known for its large and relatively unspoiled natural environment. Almost 37% of it lies in reserves, national parks and World Heritage Sites. And of these national parks, the most well known is perhaps the World Heritage area of Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair. Spreading all the way from the Great Western Tiers in the north [...]
Posted on November 5, 2012
by Nellie Huang
in Australia, Photoblog, Tasmania, Wildlife

We’ve just spent a week exploring Tasmania, an island 150 miles (240 km) away from mainland Australia – so similar yet different in every sense of the word. Having been separated from the continent about 10,000 years ago, Tasmania and its wildlife have evolved into a unique world packed with endemic flora and fauna. It [...]
Posted on October 8, 2012
by Nellie Huang
in Adventure Travel, Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Sydney, Tasmania

y first taste of Australia came in December 2000. It was my first backpacking trip abroad, I was 18 and traveling with a bunch of girlfriends. We had the time of our lives seeing new sights, meeting people at youth hostels, , exploring national parks, and having an adventure of a lifetime. It got me [...]
Posted on May 12, 2010
by Nellie Huang
in Africa, Australia, Borneo, Romantic escapades, South America, The Bahamas

// In recent years, green travel is getting the attention that it rightfully deserves. Treading lightly, traveling responsibly and avoid leaving any carbon footprint as we travel can help sustain the environment, or at least prevent further damage to our planet. Unfortunately, traveling often causes a certain degree of destruction to the environment and local [...]
Posted on January 28, 2009
by Nellie Huang
in Australia, Culture, Life, Melbourne, Northern Territory, Sydney, Travel Tips, Uncategorized

So, every other traveler would kill or sell their passports for a chance to go Down Under. Most would fly from one end of the Earth to the other, just to experience the Outback. But what makes Australia so special? I hear you say. Bet you’ve never been there, because once you step foot on [...]