Camel Racing

The Red Centre

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February 24th 2007
Having travelled on the 'mighty' Indian Pacific for 44 hours from Perth to Adelaide, our 19 hour journey on the 'legendary' Ghan from Adelaide to Alice Springs went surprisingly quickly. 'The Ghan' is pretty much identical to 'The Indian Pacific', except it travels between Adelaide and Darwin, stopping only at Alice Springs in the middle. So when we arrived at midday on the 24th Feb, the serious 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