Bukit Timah Loop
There is more to Bukit Timah Nature Reserve than just scaling the summit of Bukit Timah Hill. After having climbed the highest peak of Singapore many times via its various approaches, we thought it was timely to explore the nature reserve by skirting around the hill....
Dairy Farm Loop Trail
After having scaled Bukit Timah Hill via the main summit road many times, we decided to try an alternative backdoor route to the summit, via the Dairy Farm Loop Trail. The Dairy Farm Loop Trail can be accessed via Dairy Farm Nature Park, and is a short hop from...
Serpentine National Park
Serpentine National Park is renowned for its waterfall - the Serpentine Falls - that cascades over a sheer granite rock face into an inviting pool that tempts visitors to jump in for a swim. One good way to get to the falls is to hoof it all the way...
Ellis Brook Valley Reserve
Ellis Brook, which flows during the winter, tumbles over the Sixty Foot Falls before flowing through Ellis Brook Valley to the Canning River near the City of Gosnells. There are several trails with varying levels of difficulty in the reserve, and we aimed to tackle the most challenging but...
Herdsman Lake
We had heard that one of the best places in Perth for bird-watching was Herdsman Lake. Indeed, an incredible number of species of birds were spotted here, such as the Purple Swamphen, Eurasian Coot, Dusky Moorhen, Australasian Grebe, Australian White Ibis, Straw-necked Ibis, Glossy Ibis, Buff-banded Rail, Black-winged Stilt,...