mini-middle of the outback

Off to the outback

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September 27th 2009
In the beginning of July, I did a big trip across the northern part of Australia from Broome to Darwin, over 1500 miles in 9 days. I did the trip with a tour group. We camped all the nights with three of them at bush camps with no facilities. The trip started out in Broome with a visit to the famous Cable beach for sunset. The north certainly has some of the best sunsets I have ever seen. I ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory

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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