b'Ta Prohm temple, Siem ReapBANYAN Banyan trees with their sprawling canopies and aerial roots are like a living maze. In Cambodia, ancient banyan root systems intertwine with the rock walls of the 12th-century Ta Prohm temple in the Angkor Archaeological Park near Siem Reap. This temple featured in the famous Lara Croft: Tomb Raider film. In Kolkata, India, the 250-year-old Great Banyan in the Indian Botanic Garden spreads across 4.6 acres and resembles a forest rather than a single tree. Because it lives for centuries and expands its canopy indefinitely, the banyan is considered sacred and a symbol of eternal lifein India. PHOTOS: SOUVENIR PIXELS ON PEXELS (BANYAN), ABALCAZAR/GETTY IMAGES (JACARANDA)Jacarandas blooming, Mexico CityCHERRYJACARANDA Every spring, Japan and South Korea When jacarandas bloom, they announcecelebrate the splendour of cherry the arrival of spring. Native to Southblossoms. In Japan, sakura season America, these trees have found theirtransforms cities, temples, and riversides way around the world and create aninto dreamscapes of pale pink and white. enchanting urban spectacle. DuringKyotos ancient streets and Tokyos springtime (March-April) in Mexico City,parks come alive with people enjoying jacaranda blossoms festoon the treeshanami, the flower-viewing festivities. with a pop of glorious colour and leaveIn South Korea, cherry tree-lined a carpet of lavender on the ground. Inboulevards in Seoul attract thousands Sydney, Australia, streets and universitywho gather for the blossoms, cultural campuses transform into purple tunnels,celebrations, street performances, and drawing visitors to stroll beneathfood. The blooms last only a week or two, them. Johannesburg, South Africa, ismaking them a symbol of the fleeting sometimes called Jacaranda City as itnature of life, beauty, and renewal. SIDE CREDITboasts tens of thousands of jacarandaTravellers from around the globe time trees that showcase a profusion oftheir journeys to East Asia to witness this delicate purple blooms each October.Cherry blossom season, Japan spectacular event.TRUE VOYAGES \x1a43'