Introducing Southern Outback
Stretching across to SA via the relentless Nullarbor Plain and up to the Northern Territory (NT), this is the outback Australia that many travellers come to see – a remote, dry land of dramatic landscapes and sprinkles of gold-rush history, with Kalgoorlie-Boulder as its centrepiece. While the red desert landscape might appear barren, the Aboriginal people have lived here for an age. The early colonists found this region hard going – until the prosperity of the gold rush made the harsh landscape no less forgiving, but more rewarding.
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Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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RE: Off The beaten Track - Australia - 9 months
by ismo2011 06 September 2011
Darwin: take the bus down to Three ways, it's tennant creekish, it's a fair way but there's nothing much to see on the way, just outback.…
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RE: out of the ordinary sightseeing in BKK & Samui
by thaibeachlovers 03 September 2011
^^ from Wikipedia ( Please note that there isn't really one to Koh Tao. He was being satirical ). A zip-line (also known as a flying…
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RE: Best way to see the outback?
by CazzB 29 August 2011
I'd second ranjon - I did an outback tour from Adelaide to Alice Springs several years ago, using the Wayward Bus, but it appears that…
