View over the valley at Kata Tjuta

The Red Centre

---

January 20th 2008
We flew out of Cairns and left the clouds behind us (at long last!) and it wasn't long before we were over the outback with clear skies. We landed in Alice and as soon as we walked off the plane we could feel the heat hit us. Now you can't really call Alice a city... town is pushing it really, there are a few shops, but nothing really much to see, it was incredible when we flew over... there isn ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Alice Springs

---

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