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Outback trip summary & cost breakdown
I knew I’d like the outback… I mean, it’s THE OUTBACK for cripes sake. I had no idea how much I’d love it though. It may actually top New Zealand, no joke. It’s absolutely incredible. I took so many pictures, …
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Yulara to Alice Springs
It was the usual 5am wakeup call, this time we had to pack everything up. I slept kind of cruddily, waking up a few times last night. Getting used to 5-6 hours of sleep a night is bad! Nevertheless, I …
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Uluru (Ayers Rock)
My left eye started bothering me a bit on the bus ride back from Kata Tjuta, and got worse as the day went on. Great. After lunch, we went to the Cultural Center again and I bought some postcards and …
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Kata Tjuta (The Olgas)
Another 5am wakeup call! Ugh. I sure could use a full night’s sleep after all of this *waking up in darkness* stuff. I was, however, able to have 2 cups of coffee before our 6:00 departure for a sunrise viewing …
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King’s Canyon to Yulara
Melvin woke me up at 5:15 this morning (I didn’t hear the wakeup call with my earplugs in). It actually wasn’t as painful as I thought it’d be. Even though our driver discovered a puncture in our bus’ tire this …
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Alice Springs to Kings Creek
I slept well last night and woke up at 5am because I was cold. I noticed the alarm on my phone was going off and flashing, but it was only vibrating even though I set it to ring loudly – …
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Outback Trip – Itinerary
I’m spending my mid-semester break touring the Outback with Melvin and Mike! We’re starting in Adelaide and taking the Ghan train to Alice Springs, then catching a tour with Wayward Bus around Uluru / Kata Tjuta, and continuing up through …