Ayres Rock

Middle of NOWHERE!

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January 19th 2007
Hi All, We flew to Alice Springs last week. A bit nervous to not be near water for a whole week. How will we cope! Well we spent the first day working out the town, it took about 5 minutes as it was Sunday and everything was closed. Alice (as the locals call it) is a small country town, which is along a river that never runs! The following day we pick up our tour to the main attractions in ... 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