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Sydney is going Vivid with the opening of this year’s Vivid Sydney Festival on May 27. Vivid Sydney continues until June 13.

Vivid Sydney is a festival of light, music and ideas that includes large-scale light installations and projections through to music performances, ideas, creative summits.

Outdoors, visitors and Sydneysiders alike should enjoy the festive colors and and images projected on the walls of Sydney’s iconic buildings, from Sydney Opera House to other Sydney city structures.

There are as well a variety of indoor festival events.

Vivid Sydney events take place at various venues which include Macquarie St, Sydney Opera House, Museum of Contemporary Art, and The Rocks.

Visit the Vivid Sydney website for information on festival events.

Photo: Brian Eno artwork projected onto the Opera House for Vivid Sydney Festival 2009 © Hamilton Lund / Tourism New South WalesSydney Goes Vivid originally appeared on About.com Australia / New Zealand Travel on Tuesday, May 24th, 2011 at 00:00:31.Permalink | Comment | Email this
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When visitors think of Australia they often think of this country as a land of kangaroos and koalas. Some have a favorite Australian wildlife creature, or maybe even a most hated one… Let us know if you have a most liked or most hated Australian animal or bird…
Where to find Sydney wildlife:
Sydney Wildlife World
Featherdale Wildlife Park
Taronga Zoo
Pictures:
Australian and New Zealand Wildlife
Do you have a most liked or most hated Australian creature?
My Favorite Australian Wildlife – Your Choice
Photo: Echidna © Sydney Wildlife WorldWhat’s Your Favorite Australian Native Animal or Bird? originally appeared on About.com Australia / New Zealand Travel on Thursday, May 26th, 2011 at 00:00:59.Permalink | Comment | Email this
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As the weather cools towards the southern winter, the Antarctic whales begin to stir for their journey north in the whale migration season.
Soon there will be whale sightings all along the New Zealand and Australian coasts as these giants of the seas begin their journey to warmer climes.
All along the Australian east coast, there are vantage points for whale watching as well as whale watch cruises from popular coastal cities, towns and resorts.
Whale Migration
Whale Watching at Kaikoura
Have They Spotted Migaloo Yet?
Photo: A whale frolics at Byron Bay in northern New South Wales © Tourism New South WalesThe Whales Are Coming, the Whales Are Coming originally appeared on About.com Australia / New Zealand Travel on Saturday, May 28th, 2011 at 00:00:53.Permalink | Comment | Email this
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It is one of New Zealand’s most visited places, a land of boiling lakes and thermal geysers which shoot up to the sky… a region for whitewater rafting, cycling, and zorbing, and a showcase of the Maori culture.
From the boiling lake at Waimangu Thermal Valley to an insight into Maori culture, see Rotorua’s major attractions…
The Many Attractions of Rotorua
What Did You Most Like or Dislike About Rotorua?
The North Island in Five Days

Photo: Rotorua geyser © Tourism New Zealand

…Discover the Many Attractions of Rotorua originally appeared on About.com Australia / New Zealand Travel on Monday, May 30th, 2011 at 00:00:00.Permalink | Comment | Email this
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It is one of New Zealand’s most visited places, a land of boiling lakes and thermal geysers which shoot up to the sky… a region for whitewater rafting, cycling, and zorbing, and a showcase of the Maori culture.
From the boiling lake at Waimangu Thermal Valley to an insight into Maori culture, see Rotorua’s major attractions…
The Many Attractions of Rotorua
What Did You Most Like or Dislike About Rotorua?
The North Island in Five Days

Photo: Rotorua geyser © Tourism New Zealand

…Discover the Many Attractions of Rotorua originally appeared on About.com Australia / New Zealand Travel on Monday, May 30th, 2011 at 00:00:00.Permalink | Comment | Email this
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It is one of New Zealand’s most visited places, a land of boiling lakes and thermal geysers which shoot up to the sky… a region for whitewater rafting, cycling, and zorbing, and a showcase of the Maori culture.
From the boiling lake at Waimangu Thermal Valley to an insight into Maori culture, see Rotorua’s major attractions…
The Many Attractions of Rotorua
What Did You Most Like or Dislike About Rotorua?
The North Island in Five Days

Photo: Rotorua geyser © Tourism New Zealand

…Discover the Many Attractions of Rotorua originally appeared on About.com Australia / New Zealand Travel on Monday, May 30th, 2011 at 00:00:00.Permalink | Comment | Email this
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It is one of New Zealand’s most visited places, a land of boiling lakes and thermal geysers which shoot up to the sky… a region for whitewater rafting, cycling, and zorbing, and a showcase of the Maori culture.
From the boiling lake at Waimangu Thermal Valley to an insight into Maori culture, see Rotorua’s major attractions…
The Many Attractions of Rotorua
What Did You Most Like or Dislike About Rotorua?
The North Island in Five Days

Photo: Rotorua geyser © Tourism New Zealand

…Discover the Many Attractions of Rotorua originally appeared on About.com Australia / New Zealand Travel on Monday, May 30th, 2011 at 00:00:00.Permalink | Comment | Email this
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It is one of New Zealand’s most visited places, a land of boiling lakes and thermal geysers which shoot up to the sky… a region for whitewater rafting, cycling, and zorbing, and a showcase of the Maori culture.
From the boiling lake at Waimangu Thermal Valley to an insight into Maori culture, see Rotorua’s major attractions…
The Many Attractions of Rotorua
What Did You Most Like or Dislike About Rotorua?
The North Island in Five Days

Photo: Rotorua geyser © Tourism New Zealand

…Discover the Many Attractions of Rotorua originally appeared on About.com Australia / New Zealand Travel on Monday, May 30th, 2011 at 00:00:00.Permalink | Comment | Email this
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