I arrived in Alice Springs on the evening of the 12th and stayed here for the 13th as well. Alice is a pretty small place, just a few local shops with touristy places thrown in the mix as well. My main reason for stopping here is because it's the gateway to Uluru (Ayres Rock). So on the morning (very early morning) of the 14th i joined a 3 day/2 night tour around Uluru, Kata Tjuta and Kings Canyon. Day one and a very long drive to Kings Canyon. I didn't realise ...

I arrived in Darwin on the 4th of May after a very long 28 hour bus journey from Broome. I was disapointed not to be able to tour the Kimberly's but the trip was very expensive and really the easiest way to see the region without your own 4x4. I did catch a glimpse of them from the bus and they did look very beautiful indeed. Darwin itself is much bigger than Broome but still tiny in comparison to Perth. There is a much larger backpacker community which made a ni...