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Uluru - Ayers Rock

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December 14th 2005
Uluru (Ayers Rock) and Kata Tjuta (The Olgas) are found in the middle of the baking hot desert, but luckily for me next to Yulara, a purpose built complex. I stayed on the campsite for $13 a night, but as one company owns the lot anybody within the complex can use any of the facilities. I am told that Uluru is the second most profitable tourist attraction in Australia behind the casino in Sydney ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Uluru

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more