Tag: wildlife-photograpy
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UWC Day 099 – Sumatra, Indonesia – Another day at the Guesthouse
Another day at the guesthouse. Nothing to do but chill and relax, waiting for the trip back to the city. Photo Gallery: https://pics.mattichan.com/-uwc099 Roomates I woke up and found some roomates in my room, which wasn’t a problem for me, but might’ve been for some folks. Totally get why they always tell you to clean…
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UWC Day 098 – Sumatra, Indonesia – Resting around the Guesthouse
Chill, relaxing day around the guesthouse. Photo Gallery: https://pics.mattichan.com/-uwc098 Morning Woke up and found that my cell data was completely out, so spent a little bit of time trying to figure that out while waking up. Finally walked over to the main area to see if reception was better over there, and found breakfast almost…
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UWC Day 097 – Sumatra, Indonesia – Leaving the Jungle
Made a wise decision (in my opinion) and pulled the plug on my jungle adventure. Made the trek back out of the jungle and made it safely back to the guesthouse (it was a little dicey at a couple spots). Thankful to be intact and in one piece. Photo Gallery: https://pics.mattichan.com/-uwc097 The Decision. Woke up,…
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UWC Day 096 – Sumatra, Indonesia – Abundant Jungle Wildlife and Roughing It
Definitely wasn’t prepared (as much as I should have or could have), but got super lucky in searching out and spotting wildlife in the jungle. Not sure if I’ll make it many more days in the jungle though. Photo Gallery: https://pics.mattichan.com/-uwc096 Late Start Apparently the guides don’t really start that early, so we kind of…
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UWC Day 093 – Brisbane, Australia – Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary and Brisbane City
Great full day exploring the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary with some up close encounters with some of the animals. Photo Gallery: https://pics.mattichan.com/-uwc093 Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary Woke up and headed to Lone Pine for a couple encounters I had booked a couple months ago. Wanted to make sure I at least got to see a…
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UWC Day 092 – Brisbane, Australia – Day Tour Observing Wildlife on North Stradbroke Island
Absolutely wonderful day out at North Stradbroke Island searching for wildlife. Got to see THREE koala’s in the wild which was an absolute thrill, and really enjoyed the tour and company of Anita at Brisbane Nature Tours. Highly recommend her for a tour if you like nature and wildlife and are around Brisbane. Photo Gallery:…
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UWC Day 090 – Sydney, Australia – Exploring Watson’s Bay, Bats and My Very First Australian Rules Football Match
Last day in Sydney. Took a nice scenic route suggested by Terry to Watson’s Bay then took it easy before the my first Australian Rules Football Match. Photo Gallery: https://pics.mattichan.com/-uwc090 Watson’s Bay Started by heading to Watson’s Bay using some instructions Terry had given me. Nice ferry ride to the Bay, but the downside is…
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UWC Day 089 – Sydney, Australia – Down the Kiama Coast
Chill, laidback private tour with Picture Me Sydney down to the south along the Kiama Coast. Awesome day of views, and even got to see a small pod of dolphins and had some amazing food. Photo Gallery: https://pics.mattichan.com/-uwc089 Morning Start Sometime in the night, I got up to pee, and didn’t realize that there was…
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UWC Day 088 – Sydney, Australia – Day Trip to the Blue Mountains
Awesome day out exploring the Blue Mountains with a small group. Definitely would’ve preferred a private tour, but all in all, had a good time and got to see all sorts of views and wildlife. Photo Gallery: https://pics.mattichan.com/-uwc088 Heading to Tour Terry showed me last night which ferry to take across the harbour (and where…
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UWC Day 086 – Bay of Islands, New Zealand – Island Hopping, Waterfalls and Flight to Australia
Chill day with some last minute island hopping, then heading to Australia for the next country on the tour. Heading Out Woke up and headed to a last minute island cruise that I had booked the night before on a whim. Got to the dock, and found that it was a pretty small, really nice…
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