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Into the Outback

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November 23rd 2007
Day 23: Living Next Door to Alice Following an early flight from Melbourne, I arrived in the sweltering temperatures of Alice Springs, a town and popular backpacker base in the Northern Territories. A short minibus ride later, and I was at the hostel in a residential area a little way out of town. Being ill-equipped for advenutures in the outback, I braved the heat and headed straight into town ... 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