Mount Foolaru

Darwin to Adelaide via Alice Springs

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April 24th 2011
Trains, no planes (hurray!) and automobiles "Leaving on a tra-ain, don't know when we will be back again".... We left Darwin on The Ghan for our first 24 hour journey heading towards Alice Springs. We had the cheap seats - no bed - and looked enviously at the 'Gold class' passengers. The train was really nice and we celebrated Easter Weekend with hot cross buns and tea i ... 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