The Tall Ships event brings together many of these olde world examples, Stockholm, Sweden

This old part of Bergen is still maintained in colourful style, Bergen, Norway

Beehive domes with termite mounds near Piccaninny Creek, Purnululu NP, WA

Camel riders enjoy a spectacular sunset on Cable Beach, Broome, NT

Fresh snowfalls contrast with the rich colours of Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

A cormorant fisherman prepares his bamboo raft, Li River, Yangshou, China

Just after dawn a lion pride hunts for breakfast, Maasai Mara NR, Kenya

Echidna Chasm reflects the colour and scale of the Kimberley, Purnululu NP, WA

Perched 400 mtrs above Naeroyfjord is 400 year old Stigen Farm, near Beitelen, Norway

Above Geiranger Fjord are many picturesque places where legendary trolls are said to live, Geiranger, Norway

Gilded finials atop the Peterhof Palace, St Petersburg, Russia

One of the many waterfalls within this rainforest, Lamington NP, Qld

Overcast sky has helped to intensify the richness of this ancient church, Lom, near Fossheim, Norway

Maasai boys in the process of being initiated as warriors, Serengeti, Tanzania

Two hundred thousand king penguins huddle at Salisbury Plain, Sth Georgia

Director John Ford shot many scenes at this location, Monument Valley, Utah

Colour and activity abound in this old seafaring part of Copenhagen, Denmark

Roof detail of mountain-side pagoda, Kunming, Yunnan Provence, China

The Grand Cascade is one of more than 100 fountains at Peterhof Palace, St Petersburg, Russia

Tourists begin their climb to the summit just after sunrise, Uluru NP, NT