The long road

The Outback

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January 16th 2006
We arrived at about midday into Alice Springs train station, climbing off the train down some steps onto a dusty 'platform'. The heat was intense, about 45 degrees, but this is to be expected in the Northern Territory this time of year. We jumped in a taxi and headed straight to the YHA in town. This is probably one of the tattiest hostels we have stayed in- it was like an air raid shelter with ... read more

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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