Path to Olga water hole

Ayers Rock, Alice Springs and Darwin

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February 26th 2005
Sorry we haven't been in touch with Travelblog lately, but we've been roughing it in the Outback and just got back to civilization (meaning our beautiful ship!) yesterday. We have covered a LOT of territory. Australia is roughly the same size and shape as the US. Our tour guide compared our travels the last 4 days to starting in NY, flying to Colorado, then taking a hop up to Michigan, and endi ... 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