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Melbourne Museum: High-tech and largest
In the entire Southern Hemisphere, there is no other museum as large as the Melbourne Museum that span more than three floors with matchlessly soaring roofline all featuring striking magnitudes. Regarded as the ultra-contemporary museum and located in the Carlton Gardens of the capital in Victoria, this attraction in Melbourne is not only admired for its imposing proportions, but is also famous for its enticing treasures including the centuries old Aboriginal gems as well as the modern digital wonders captivating the minds. Not only this, the Melbourne Museum boasts the latest technology that facilitates the guests to know about the local culture, flora, and fauna. Run by the Museum Victoria that preserves 16 million artifacts in no less than four galleries, this highlight is the home of more [...]
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Powerhouse Museum: Sydney’s pride
13. January 2011
Welcome to the most fascinating science museum in Australia! Locally known as the science museum, the Powerhouse museum in Sydney is a live testimony to the cutting edge technology and science of various fields. Considered to be the major section of the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, this gallery is the home of a multitude of collections that reflects amazing technology in the zones of communication, transport, decorative arts, computers, costume, furniture, steam engines, media, and space. Okay, are you aware of the quarterly magazine called Powerline? Well, this is the publication of the Powerhouse museum that is now 125 years old. Until today, the gallery has assembled approximately 400,000 artifacts, which is really commendable. Among all its unique as well as fascinating collections, [...]
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Coogee Beach, South Wales
6. January 2011
Coogee Beach is one of the smaller beaches of Sydney. The size and the lack of tourist crowd is what give it this more intimate feel. In spite of this lack of crowd normally, during the summer the beach can get as crowded as any of the other beaches of the region. The Coogee Beach may not as be as popular as the Bondi Beach, but there are a large number of eastern suburbs beach loyalists who will prefer it to the high-profile Bondi, which is perennially crowded with people. If and when you make it down to Coogee, you can be rest assured that you will pretty much be alone with yourself. About Coogee: Coogee is the name of a beachside suburb that is part of the New South Wales state of Australia. It is also part of the south-eastern Sydney regions. Colloquially speaking, Coogee is often referred [...]
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The Tasmanian Wilderness Explored
12. October 2010
The area of Tasmanian Wilderness comes up to about a million hectares of land, and it comprises about one fifth of the island state of Tasmania. This Tasmanian Wilderness is one the largest chunks left of the temperate rainforests in the world.
It is a place of gorges, peaks, rivers, endemic flora, caves and endangered fauna. This region is perfect for an adventure traveler who wants to be in touch with nature on this particular trip of his/hers.
The region is recognized through the listings of the World Heritage and is part of the natural and cultural heritage of the world community. The core area is said to have been listed on the World Heritage List back in 1982, and it got this listing based on fulfilling 4 criteria for natural and 3 criteria for cultural. By those means, the Tasmanian [...]
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Ways to See the Outback
7. September 2010
If you do decide to venture into the heart and soul of Southern Australia, it will be better you settle for an adventure in the Outback. Add these to-do’s to your travel bucket list when you’re in Australia.
Wildlife in South Australia:
The wildlife in South Australia is extremely intelligent and knows that the midday heat isn’t the best time to be taking a stroll outside. So if you do expect to be spotting any wildlife, then it would be advisable to look out for them at around sunset or sunrise. This is the best time for wildlife spotting.
If you do manage to catch a full-sized male kangaroo bouncing across a field, it can be quite a mesmerizing sight. Be extremely careful when you’re driving across at night time or at dusk time. You wouldn’t want to bump into one of them, [...]
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SINGLE WOMAN HOLIDAY HOTSPOTS
8. July 2010
The cover page of the novel ‘Eat Pray Love’ by Elizabeth Gilbert clearly states that she’s found a fan in Julia Roberts. Julia claims that ‘this is the book she’s giving her girlfriends these days’. Well, what’s the book about, you ask?
The book is the story of Liz, the author, who recently divorced, sets out on a journey that she had envisioned in her head so many times; but had never gotten down to doing. Earlier, she’d had a plethora of reasons that had held her back – her job, her husband, financial issues, etc, etc. But when she does finally make that trip, all alone, it opens up a lot of avenues for her.
There is something about doing a trip alone. If you are a woman who wants to try a trip alone, or you have female friends who you think would be up for it, we [...]
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How Was The Great Barrier Reef Formed?
29. March 2010
The Great Barrier Reef is situated in Queensland, Australia. The Great Barrier Reef is ‘the largest living structure’ and ‘the largest coral reef in the world’. The Great Barrier Reef is a World Heritage Site and The Great Barrier Reef is able to be seen clearly from the outer space. To know more about how was the Great Barrier Reef formed read the article further.
The Great Barrier Reef which is listed in the seven natural wonders of the world and it has been declared as State Icon of Queensland. A major and very popular Australian traveler destination, the Great Barrier Reef magnetism draws thousands of travelers and tourists from all over the world.
Location of the Great Barrier Reef:
The Great Barrier Reef is wonderful natural structure whose stretch is measures to some [...]
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Facts on the Great Barrier Reef
28. March 2010
The Great Barrier Reef is so well-known in the world for the immense beauty and such diverse marine-life being found here. Take look at some very interesting facts on the Great Barrier Reef.
The Great Barrier Reef is one such destination; which every individual will surely want to explore once in their lifetime and those who have been to The Great Barrier Reef find it as most mesmerizing place in the world. Great Barrier Reed is located in Queensland, off coast of the Coral Sea, in Northeast area of Australia; beautiful coral reef is structure which is mainly constituted of tiny living organisms. Not only this, The Great Barrier Reef’s ecosystem gives home to myriads of remarkable species, such that one would get amazed with kind of the world existing beneath sea. The Great Barrier Reef [...]
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Threats to the Great Barrier Reef: We need to save it
28. March 2010
The Great Barrier Reef the world’s largest reef system, which is composed of more than 29, 00 individual reefs and has at least 940 islands that are stretching for some 26, 00 kilometers, located in Coral Sea which is off the Queensland coast in the Northeastern Australia. Designated as State Icon of Queensland, World Heritage Site, and Seven natural wonders of the world, The Great Barrier Reef is one of the world’s biggest structures that have been made by living organisms. But threats to The Great Barrier Reef are causing danger to this amazing beauty of nature. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park is trying to save from threats to the Great Barrier Reef.
Threats to the Great Barrier Reef:
Climate Change:
This can be considered to be the most significant threat to the Great Barrier Reef. [...]
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The largest Coral Island of the World – Niue
3. February 2010
Located in the South Pacific Ocean, the Island Nation of Niue is also referred to as the “Rock of Polynesia”. It lies at a distance of about 2,400 kilometers to the northeast of New Zealand and is in Free Association with it.
Best time to visit
While the Island has a tropical climate that favours tourism throughout the year, the best time to visit Niue is from May to October. These months have an average daytime temperature of about 27 degree Celsius and there is drier as compared to other months.
How to reach
The Niue International Airport is served only by the Air New Zealand. It serves weekly between Auckland and Niue Island. You can also opt for the water-route to Niue Island and sail a yacht there.
For getting around the Island, you need to rent a car, bike or a cycle [...]
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