Australia

Here are just a few images from Australia.com.

Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park is a not-to-be missed part of the Tasmanian wilderness. The mountain’s jagged contours send icy streams cascading into glacial lakes. Ancient rainforest and alpine heaths are superb for walking and views.

To test the bridge’s strength before it opened, 96 railway engines were driven onto it – equal to 5,900 cars. It takes 10 years and 30,000 litres to apply one coat of paint, and the work is continuous. Actor Paul Hogan once worked there as a rigger.

Uluru holds a significant place in the Anangu people’s creation stories and laws, known as Tjukurpa. Many stories relate to how ancestral beings formed the rock. Aboriginal guides share these ancient tales with visitors on tours around Uluru’s base