Mount Taranaki, or Mount Egmont, is an active but quiescent stratovolcano in the Taranaki region on the west coast of New Zealand’s North Island. Although the mountain is more commonly referred to as Taranaki, it has two official names under the alternative names policy of the New Zealand Geographic Board. The 2518-metre-high mountain is one [...]

Swimming is supposed to give you a healthy glow, but these swimmers weren’t quite sure what was going on when they took a late-night dip and turned a fluorescent shade of blue. ‘It was like we were playing with radioactive paint,’ said photographer Phil Hart who snapped the bizarre sight as his friends emerged from [...]

Port Jackson, containing Sydney Harbour which is one of World’s Top Travel Destinations , is the natural harbour of Sydney, Australia. It is known for its beauty, and in particular, as the location of the Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge. The location of the first European settlement in Australia, the harbour has continued [...]

To further expand our Australia section, travelvista has chosen to present the works of a most talented photographer by the name of Yury Prokopenko, who`s out of this world positioning, colors and timing should surely inspire every travel enthusiast to visit the amazing continent of Australia.   Turimetta Beach, Northern Beaches, Sydney, Australia 35 minutes [...]

Located 45 miles west of Sydney, lies one the most astonishing mountain range which is also a world heritage area, renowned for its breathtaking scenery, tranquil culture and alternative lifestyle. Home to three national parks and Australia`s most impressive limestone caves, the unspoiled beauty of the Blue Mountains can easily makes a couple of days [...]

Sydney will once again be transformed into a spectacular canvas of light, music and ideas when Vivid Sydney takes over the city after dark from 27 May -13 June 2011.?? Some 400,000 Sydneysiders and visitors is waited to attend the festival, which also includes free public events on the business of creativity at Vivid Creative [...]

The Alofaaga Blowholes, also known as the Taga Blowholes, are a natural feature located in the district of Palauli, south west of Salelologa wharf on the island of Savai’i in Samoa. The entrance to the blowholes is in the village of Taga. In this area, lava flows have created a series of tubes connecting a [...]

Kings Canyon is part of the Watarrka National Park in Northern Territory, Australia. Traveling at the western end of the George Gill Range, it is 323 km southwest of Alice Springs and 1,316 km south of Darwin. The walls of Kings Canyon are over 300 metres high, with Kings Creek at the bottom. Part of [...]