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Arriving in Alice Springs

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November 15th 2009
So here I am in Alice Springs for a couple of days before heading off to Uluru/ Ayers Rock. I arrived at Haven Backpackers, and my first thought was that I was way out from the city centre. It turns out that I am actually still only about 15 minutes walk away from almost everything. This place is a million miles away from Perth and Adelaide! It has a very still and dusty feel to it, and I saw f ... 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