Alice Springs Resort

... the Virgin plane had ruefully commented, you get what you pay for. After depositing our bags in our modest room at the Alice Springs Resort we spurned the bridge and literally walked across the Todd River which, as it usually is, was bone dry. At the ...

... sitting by the pool.  It didn't show any interest in us though!! We had lunch at the resort and then prepared for our mammouth journey to Alice Springs.  At this point I realised that the group were being split into TWO groups - those joining ...

... un dernier dîner, le filet de Kangourou est bien passé avec la bière Australienne pour arroser le tout. Echange d'adresses e-mail, embrassades, fin de l'étape Alice Springs. Suite au prochain numéro avec Sydney le retour, et les Blue ...

The first day was a day of leisure, arriving around midday at the Desert Palm resort. From the drive in Alice Springs appears quite spread out and arid. I am glad I am here in winter and not the heat of summer. I spent the afternoon strolling to the city ...

... George Wasserloch um ein par Wallabies zu beobachten. Nette Tierschen. Dann gings weiter ueber Palm Valley und Hermannsburg Richtung Alice Springs entlang der Western Mc. Donald Ranges. Dort waren die Strassen dann typisch Outback maessig. Auf einem ...

... were the order of the day, delicious...! Soon on our way again, and after a brief comfort break at Eldundra, we arrived in Alice Springs around half past six, and dropped off at our hotel, the Aurora Alice Springs. We opt for a typical Aussie dinner... ...

... onto the ground, we were transported in a cage operated by a fork lift truck down to ground level!!! Desert Palms at Alice Springs, where we stayed, was brilliant - idllyic and very hot : perfect place to relax after the excitement of Sydney!!  ...

... . Uluru was as fantastic as we imaginged as was Kings Canyon.  The walks were hard work but well worth the effort.  Alice Springs is an odd place, alcohol is a real issue with the Aboriginals and the government have made it hard for them to buy ...

... pakitud ja valmis pikaks bussis loksumiseks. Broneerisime neljap2evase reisi, seega p2iksel oleks viimane aeg end ilmutada hommikuse t6usu ajal. Alice Springs ise on minu meelest k6ige kurvem kyla, kus ma olen kunagi k2inud. T2navad on peaaegu inimtyhjad, ...

... features and often have very poor hygiene (a lot of them smelled quite terrible). The impression that I got of the aborigines in Alice Springs was pretty different than what I was expecting but it is very non-P.C. to talk about aborigines in a negative ...

... left at 8.30 and after 4hours we arrived in Alice Springs with an afternoon to explore. Now.....directions to Alice Springs from Ayers......come out of the resort, turn left and go on for 250km, turn left again and go on for 200km.....welcome to Alice! ...

... idyllic spot on Heather Hwy 18 June Kaltukatjara campsite - Under the desert oaks surrounded by the Peterman Ranges 19 June Ayers Rock Resort 20 June King's Canyon Resort 21 June Alice Springs 22 June Alice ...

... was an outdoor BBQ place which was fun and very good food (which was a relief after we felt like we had been starving in Alice Springs). We then headed out to look at the stars which were spectacular!! You could see the Milky Way, Southern Cross and what ...

From Ayer's Rock we travelled to just about the geographical centre of the continent, Alice Springs, the largest settlement of the Australian interior. We discovered that we were very fortunate to be able to get accomodation at the Ayers Rock Resort, as ...

... a lovely little picnic area where we stayed and chilled out before meeting up with the others. We left Kings Canyon and still had over 320km to travel to get to Alice Springs. We arrived at our hostel, Haven Backpackers Resort in Alice about 4:45pm. ...

... I made a pig of myself on bread and cereal not knowing if I would receive a meal on the short 3 hour flight to Alice springs. I said my goodbyes to matt and the others and waited across the street for my airport pickup whist jotting down a few important ...

Sun 6th March - Mon 7th March So here we are in Alice Springs. Alice has a huge population of Aboriginee people and as I have said before they are not the most desirable of people, unlike other areas of Australia where they are integrated into society, ...

... bekommen:D ja, es ist wirklich heiss hier! Aber es ist noch zum Aushalten! Unsere naechsten Plaene sind: noch 2 Naechte hier in Alice Springs bleiben, dann am Dienstag unsere Ayes Rock Tour ueber 5 1/2 Tage und dann kommen wir in Aidelaide an. Dann 2 ...

... formed from water erosion.  We returned to the campsite for a swim in the pool and lunch, before the long journey back to Alice Springs.  There is little to do in the town, so ended up socialising in the hostel before a much needed early night ...