Around the Centre in 10 Days. Part 1 January 10th 2011 In order to fly to The Red Centre we had to first fly to Cairns and then take an onward flight to Alice Springs only to be greeted by a Qantas steward to announce that our bags had been sent to Sydney by mistake and would be redirected in the morning and flown across to Uluru to await our arrival. To be fair to Qantas we were well looked after and stayed the night in a hotel in Alice Springs along ... 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
It is now four years since we arrived in Australia and it continues to feel like we are on a very long holiday! Since moving over here we have opened doors to new friendships, career moves, family visits and new opportunities it has been a roller coaster of a journey but one we embrace and work towards making it even more successful.
We have also managed to visit the UK on a number of visits to see family and friends and have also loved having visitors who have stayed with us whilst holidaying here and sharing with them some of the many lovely places we have discovered in and around Brisbane... full info