the ghan provides

It begins

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February 21st 2008
So here's the rough (ambitious, I know) plan for my yearlong round-the-world trip (subject to change, but you gotta start with something right?): 9th of February 2008 fly to Adelaide to catch train (the Ghan) to Darwin, with stop at Alice for a few days Few days in Darwin and Kakadu Fly to Phuket Roughly one month in each Thailand, Nepal (Annapurna or Mt Everest base camp trek) and China En ... read more

Oceania » Australia

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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