Alice Springs

Alice Springs

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January 12th 2008
Alice Springs is a city right in the middle of Australia and the starting point for most travelers going into the outback. This city is the heart of nowhere and as far as you can get from anywhere. As one English bloke put it: "This is the furthest I have ever been from the ocean'. In this city, the heat can be unbearable. Hotels and hostels have swimming pools where you can chill and coo ... 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