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Aboriginal Ochre Pits in the Northern Territory, Australia
Blog: Landlopers - 15 May 2012
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South on The Ghan 2: Alice Springs to Adelaide
Blog: Aerohaveno: A Travel Blog - 28 April 2012
Last time I wrote about the first leg of my journey on The Ghan transcontinental train, from Darwin to Katherine. The journey continues below...1. Interior Comforts. Time for some more shots of the train's interior, I think. Here's the Queen Adelaide dining car, followed by the Outback Explorer bar:
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South on The Ghan 1: Darwin to Katherine
Blog: Aerohaveno: A Travel Blog - 26 April 2012
I'm writing this on The Ghan, Australia's second great transcontinental train.The first, the Indian Pacific, takes an east-west route as it crosses Australia from Sydney to Perth. I've been on the Indian Pacific twice, and you can read about those journeys here (2009) and here (2011).
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Darwin Unexpected
Blog: Aerohaveno: A Travel Blog - 25 April 2012
I've been in Darwin, the capital of Australia's Northern Territory for the past few days, on my way to join the Ghan, the train which runs the length of the continent from north to south.I didn't have many expectations of the northern city, beyond the usual southern preconceptions of a tropical town full of blustery, hard-drinking folk.What I found was a modern, multicultural city with a surprisingly diverse drinking and dining scene.
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Valley of the Winds, Kata Tjuta
Blog: Snaps and Flip Flops - 14 April 2012
Uluru may be the most popular rock in the Australian outback, but don't discard the Kata Tjuta (Mt Olgas) just yet. In fact, I actually found it a lot more interesting.
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Kata Tjuta, the Olgas, in the Australian Outback From the Air
Blog: Landlopers - 11 April 2012
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Uluru: From Dusk til Dawn
Blog: Snaps and Flip Flops - 10 April 2012
It's a big flat rock in the middle of nowhere. You'd think after 3 days, I'd get tired of seeing it, and I think I did, but then I continued to wake up early to see it on sunrise, and went back again for the sunset. Go figure. I guess there really is something about this monolith that keeps you coming back for more. Every sunrise, or sunset is different, and I didn't want to risk missing out. Especially since I've travelled thousands of miles for it. And you know what, it didn't disappoint.
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Travel Tips and Driving Itinerary for Australia’s Red Centre
Blog: Landlopers - 5 January 2012
There’s just something about Australia and the Northern Territory in particular that captures the imagination of people around the world. Maybe its the natural beauty or the famously rugged environment, but it’s hard not to feel drawn to one of the most remote spots on...Copyright LandLopers All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized use prohibited.
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Four Thoughts on Australia
Blog: Landlopers - 8 December 2011
In August we traveled to Australia as a result of a Twitter contest I won through the Northern Territory. We decided to extend the trip into a vacation and spent almost two weeks exploring as much of Australia as we could. Given the grotesque size...Copyright LandLopers All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized use prohibited.
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42 Things I Love About Australia’s Northern Territory
Blog: Landlopers - 24 November 2011
I originally was going to write about the 42 things I love about Australia, but even in list form the country is just too big. The more I thought about my time in Australia, the more I realized that many of my favorite activities, as...Copyright LandLopers All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized use prohibited.
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Discovering the Real Importance of Uluru with the Anangu Tour
Blog: Landlopers - 2 November 2011
Sammy didn’t say much, well not that I could understand at least. His voice was soft and the words all seemed to blend into each other in a unique blend of Pitjantjatjara and pidgin English. Luckily the interpreter seemed to have no problem understanding Sammy...Copyright LandLopers All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized use prohibited.
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Tracking the History of the Ghan Train in Alice Springs
Blog: Landlopers - 1 November 2011
“Well, there’s the Old Timers Museum, School of the Air, and the Old Ghan Museum isn’t too far away,” our cab driver kindly suggested as we drove to pick up our campervan and begin our exploration of Australia’s Outback. Another travel hiccup had occurred, and...Copyright LandLopers All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized use prohibited.
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Bilbies and Bettongs – The Alice Springs Desert Park Nocturnal Experience
Blog: Landlopers - 24 October 2011
We weren’t supposed to spend the night in Alice Springs. My Grand Plan for the Outback in Australia clearly had us picking up the Britz campervan and driving to Glen Helen for a night of “roughing it.” The day before though we learned that there...Copyright LandLopers All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized use prohibited.
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Embracing the Corny in Australia – Sounds of Silence Dinner Experience
Blog: Landlopers - 18 October 2011
I usually stay away from what I perceive to be over-touristy experiences, but the Sounds of Silence dinner at Uluru intrigued me. A trip to Uluru, or Ayers Rock, tends to be fairly scripted. The resort experience is like a cruise ship in the desert...Copyright LandLopers All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized use prohibited.
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Kings Canyon Death March, er, Hike
Blog: Landlopers - 5 October 2011
I have a confession. I have never been on a forced march, made to do hard labor in a Federal penitentiary or been indentured to a life of servitude. And yet, all of these feelings came to the forefront as we began the Kings Canyon...Copyright LandLopers All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized use prohibited.
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Desert Oasis – Kings Canyon Resort Experience
Blog: Landlopers - 27 September 2011
I’m not going to lie, getting to Kings Canyon from Alice Springs was a bit of an event. I guess I’m just a soft city mouse, but the two hours of driving on corrugated, teeth shattering dirt roads was a bit much. But that introduction...Copyright LandLopers All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized use prohibited.
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A Festival Like Alice 2
Blog: Aerohaveno: A Travel Blog - 19 September 2011
As I mentioned in the previous post, I'm currently in Alice Springs for the annual Alice Desert Festival. I'd already done some dot painting and taken in an outdoor premiere of a new play; now here's what happened the next day.Music in the gorge
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A Festival Like Alice 1
Blog: Aerohaveno: A Travel Blog - 18 September 2011
I'm on my very first visit to the Northern Territory, and I've gone right to the centre of Australia - Alice Springs. In a few hours on Thursday morning I was transported from a chilly tram stop on Bourke Street, Melbourne, to the hot dry red-dust environment of Alice Springs. And all without producing a passport.
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Thorny Devil in the Northern Territory, Australia
Blog: Pommie Travels - 13 February 2011
I was on a 3 day tour to Uluru (Ayers Rock) in the Northern Territory when the tour bus came to a screeching halt. Thinking something was seriously wrong we all held our breath for a moment. The tour guide suddenly jumped out of the bus, abandoned us and started running down the road. Great, [...]
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The Saturday City: Darwin
Blog: Nomadic Matt's Travel Site - 13 November 2010
Back in 2007, I was traveling around Australia and landed in Darwin, the main top end town and the gateway to Kakadu and Litchfield national parks. I didn’t spend much time in Darwin while I was there, forgoing the city for the parks that surrounds it. But from what I did see, I was fascinated. [...]
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Ways To Get Away From It All – Part 3: Campervan Fun in the Australian Outback
Blog: Never Ending Voyage - 27 April 2010
This is the third post in Amy Cham’s guest post series.
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Daily Travel Photo – Uluru at Sunset, Australia
Blog: Everything Everywhere - 8 April 2010
Originally posted on the Everything Everywhere Travel Blog. Discover great travel photos. [...]
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A Little Payoff…Salvation in Kings Canyon Australia
Blog: A Little Adrift - A RTW Travelogue - 13 December 2009
Huddled under one lone awning in the middle of the Outback, as the rain poured down around us, we all looked forlornly at the broken down tour bus while Jess presented us with a choice: admit defeat and return to the previous night’s campground near Uluru head a couple hours down the road toward Kings Canyon in hopes that the river hadn’t overflowed – if it hadn’t we could hike the Canyon in the morning. At this ...
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A Little Choice…Uluru’s Base Walk and Personal Choice
Blog: A Little Adrift - A RTW Travelogue - 11 December 2009
Rain alternated between a deluge and a misty-drizzle the entire first day on our Outback tour – and incredible luck meant we not only witnessed the waterfalls on Uluru (Ayres Rock), but also, a briefly visible rainbow as the last light of the day lit the rock a glowing orange. On the flip side though, the rain also meant that we missed hiking Kata Juta, we were often stuck inside the bus for incredibly long periods of time, our guide had to beg for tents instead of swags (open-to-the elements canvas ...
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Three days in the Red Centre: Kata-Tjuta & Kings Canyon
Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 30 November 2009
Uluru is the one that gets all the worldwide fame and attention, but even from the plane coming into the area, I could see that Kata Tjuta looked like it could be equally impressive. Whereas Uluru is a giant monolith, Kata Tjuta is a series of huge dome-shaped rocks that were formed around the same [...]
