The original Alice's Spring

Alice Springs

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January 13th 2011
January 11, or better still, 11-1-11 Alice Springs Our drive back to Perth was uneventful. We did stop at Bunbury for an hour but it really is just a bedroom city of Perth. We stayed the youth hostel in Perth which was a lot cheaper than the hotel and, though basic, clean and met all our needs. Yesterday we flew out of Western Australia and I have to say that I am sorry to leave. Of al ... 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