Purple haze

Alice Springs and the outback

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January 21st 2007
We travelled up to Alice Springs from Coober Pedy and had a little tour of Alice Springs before getting an early night in. We had a brilliant group. Two lovely Irish girls, some nice Germans, lots of nice English people, and a french-speaking family from the Union Islands - a mum and her three boys. Having kids there made the trip more fun because we all messed around so much - the littlest boy, ... 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