GG & JP in front of Opera House

Alice Springs, Uluru, Kata Tjuta & Kings Canyon

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November 8th 2009
Flew from Cairns to Alice Springs where it was a toasty 37c! From Cairns to Alice Springs there's a half hour time difference which was a bit weird! The taxi driver from the airport in Alice Springs was of Scottish descent but asked us whereabouts in England we were from!! As it cooled down we took a walk up Anzac Hill in the centre of Alice Springs to see a view of the town and watch the sunset. ... 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