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Uluru (Ayer's Rock) - a true Aussie outback experience

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October 27th 2009
“The time is 9.30am. Welcome to Alice Springs.” As we stepped out of the plane and into an oven I asked Philippe “What time did he say it is??”. I knew there was an hour and a half time change, but if this was the early morning heat, I dreaded to imagine what the midday sun would be like. Alice being such a small airport, we quickly found our luggage and our complementary host ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Alice Springs

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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