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Travelblog (Free subscription) | 19/11/2008
It wasnrsquot that long ago that we told you about Australia and now that wersquore about to leave for Singapore we thought wersquod finish the Australian leg of the tour with an update of the last couple of weeks. We arrived in Alice Springs to be greeted by 34 degree heat buzzing pesky flies and the French and Irish friends we met on the East Coast.Alice is slap bang in the middle of th
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bog-brush (Free subscription) | 19/11/2008
A Northern Territory woman has endured a nightmare operation at Alice Springs Hospital after she became conscious during stomach surgery but remained paralysed by the anaesthetic. Rebecca Jones, 24, told the Northern Territory News she could feel every cut of the surgeon’s knife during the operation last month but was unable to scream for help as [...]
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News.com.au (Free subscription) | 17/11/2008
HUNDREDS of tourists have been stranded in Alice Springs after the desert town was deluged with rain.
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oil and energy news (Free subscription) | 13/11/2008
Alice Springs environment groups say they are concerned about new uranium drilling in a conservation reserve south of the town. Mining explorer Deep Yellow is expected to begin drilling today in the Owen Springs Reserve 70 kilometres south of Alice Springs. The reserve is a pastoral lease managed by Northern Territory Parks and Wildlife. Jimmy Cocking from the [...]
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Travelblog (Free subscription) | 12/11/2008
This is our second time in the Northern Territory our first was when we visited Uluru and Alice Springs. Darwin itself is known for its wet and dry climate and it is the main hub of the Northern Territory known as the lsquoTop Endrsquo. However donrsquot be misled about the city of Darwin it is not a thriving metropolis having only a city population of 85000 people. Although having
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Travelblog (Free subscription) | 12/11/2008
Mileage updateDarwin Litchfield 215kmsLitchfield Mataranka 398kmsMataranka Wycliffe Well 694kmsW.Well Alice Springs 382kmsAlice Kings Canyon 472kmsKings Ayres Rock 302kmsAyres The Olgas Ayres Rock 96kmsAyres Rock Coober Pedy 733kmsCoober Pedy Port Augusta 532kmsPort Augusta Barossa Valley via Clare Valley Scenic Drive 290kmsBarossa Valley Adelaide 107kmsThe distances
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News.com.au (Free subscription) | 11/11/2008
UP to 100 hardcore young criminals are running amok in Alice Springs and police should send in the riot squad, the city's acting mayor says.
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Travelblog (Free subscription) | 11/11/2008
31108 Monday Day 81After checking out we headed to the bank first to collect our atm cards. Then we hopped on a bus to the airport to get our flight to Alice Springs. We have a tour booked for the next two days to visit the red centre i.e Kings Canyon Ayres Rock etc. The weather here then is savage warm compared to Perth. After getting to our hostel we headed into town to grab something to ea
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Mission & Justice (Free subscription) | 01/11/2008
Natasha Robinson; 1/11/08 Dick Brown sits cross-legged on a dirty mattress in front of his bare and crumbling house at Hoppy’s Camp in Alice Springs. His right leg is propped at a strange angle like a yogi’s half-lotus. His wheelchair sits nearby. “You see that woman, with the bag?” Mr Brown says, pointing to a trio [...]
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DoughStreet.com (Free subscription) | 31/10/2008
Back to Alice SpringsOctober 29 2008Goodbye to Uluru and our cozy cabin. We had an uneventful drive back to Alice Springs with the exception of a doozy of a dust storm that lasted about 30 minutes. In Alice we stopped for 15 minutes at our hotel to drop off the luggage and to [...]
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Towleroad (Free subscription) | 30/10/2008
Earlier this month I reported on a seven-year-old kid who snuck into the Alice Springs Reptile Centre in Australia after-hours and spent 30 minutes killing reptiles. A similar incident has occurred, this time in Adelaide, Australia. To the left is...
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Travelblog (Free subscription) | 28/10/2008
The RockOctober 27 2008Our 280 mile drive from Alice Springs to the middle of nowhere began early with a few stops along the way for gas and diversion. One roadhouse had caged emus and kangaroos for our amusement another had saddled up camels ready for a ride we passed and another had a memorial to some guys who had died at that spot in the high speed Cannonball Run. Our favorite stop was th
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Travelblog (Free subscription) | 27/10/2008
Early start about 0530 phone call quickly packed checked out called Stephen had breakfast and then caught the AAT Kings bus out of Alice Springs along the Stuart Highway. Within an hour in the middle of nowhere we passed the federal prison where the murderer of Peter Falconio is currently being held. The incident occured along this main highway basically the outbacks M1.Soon we arrived at ou
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Travelblog (Free subscription) | 27/10/2008
October 25 2008With three alarms Joersquos phone the clock in the room and a wakeup call to assist us we made it down to the curb at 7 AM for our taxi to the train station in Darwin. We are riding ldquoThe Ghanrdquo in the Red Kangaroo Car to Alice Springs. The Ghan bills itself as one of the great train rides of the world. The Ghan name and symbol the camel and its handler is in
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Travelblog (Free subscription) | 26/10/2008
Had a DreamtimeOutback lecture this morning including the opportunity to buy aboriginal paintings from some of the local ladies but neither of us saw anything that said BUY ME so we didn't. Then we had a 2 hourish flight from Alice Springs to Adelaide. Checked into our hotel and now we're walking through the shopping district. Suffice it to say we are back in a big city and it's your typic
