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What to see, do and where to play

Think pink

The Langham’s iconic pink taxi is back to lighten the streets of Sydney. Carrying up to five passengers, the blush-hued London cab can be hired by the hour to ferry you around within a 20km radius of the hotel. There’s even a Sydney Instagram Tour starting from $130 (one hour), $495 (half-day) or $895 (full-day), chauffeuring you to hotspots like Bondi Beach and the Opera House to get the best snaps for your social media feeds.

Supersized art exhibition

Impressionist masterpieces come to life in the family-friendly, multi-sensory Monet & Friends – Life, Light & Colour exhibition opening at Sydney’s Royal Hall of Industries on March 12. Paintings by 19th-century icons such as Monet, Renoir and Cézanne are projected in large-scale, vivid detail; with light, colour, sound and fragrance. A delightful musical score includes Debussy and Tchaikovsky.

It’s time to joyscroll

Need a pick me up? Iceland is here to help. The Icelandic tourism board has launched Joyscroll, the perfect antidote to 2020’s doomscrolling. Feel free to compulsively scroll through 22.7 metres of happiness-inducing Icelandic imagery and performances by local musicians. There’s a guided breathing section, enchanting celestial scenes and even a squawking gyrfalcon. Dare you to not be charmed.

Something to scream about

Arguably the most important artist in Norway’s history, the works of Edvard Munch will have a grander home in Oslo when the much-anticipated new Munchmuseet (Munch Museum) opens soon. Moving from a smaller venue elsewhere in the city, the striking 13-floor waterfront building will house the collection of around 45,000 works – including, of course, The Scream – and objects, along with many spaces for art and cultural experiences.