As today is Australia Day I thought I would post a group of photographs from my time in the country. I wanted to find something that summarised Australia and would be reconginsed as Australian when people saw it and thought that Uluru was a great option. One of the many things recommended to do whileContinue reading “Changing Colours of Uluru”
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Aboriginals in Tourism
With the encouragement of the Australian Government Aboriginal tourism has been established as a way for the indigenous people to tell their story in their own way. These people can now share their cultural insights, traditional practices and contemporary concerns with international visitors and non-Indigenous Australians. The Indigenous people of Australia see this type ofContinue reading “Aboriginals in Tourism”
Australia
I have created a new page in entitled Australia in order to share the highlights of the posts I have published on travelling in the country. The page contains my stories, photographs, culture and information. You can visit it with the link below: Australia
Adalaide to Darwin
Travelling to Uluru was part of a road trip from Adelaide to Darwin. A distance of around 3200km with only one ‘city’ in between, Alice springs. It was a large amount of driving but there were many highlights along the way. Some of these I have covered in other posts but here are a fewContinue reading “Adalaide to Darwin”
Kata Tjuta
The Anangu
The Anangu are the local Aboriginal tribe of the area that is known as Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park. They have tried since they have become co-managers of the park to persuade people not to climb through signs and information. The Anangu started their own company, Anangu Tours Pty Ltd in 1995. It is an entirelyContinue reading “The Anangu”
Uluru: To Climb or Not
It is an ethical question when considering to climb Uluru and is one of the most controversial activities that take place within the park. Of course once you have travelled so far you will feel the need to climb Uluru but the local Aboriginals would prefer you didn’t. Others have referred to the climb asContinue reading “Uluru: To Climb or Not”
Uluru
Uluru is also known as Ayers Rock and even ‘The Rock’. Mass tourism to central Australia and Uluru dates back to the 1960s with the number of visitors continues to grow each year. Uluru is managed by the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park which also encompasses Kata Tjuta or the Olgas. This national park is the mostContinue reading “Uluru”
Our Shadows Will Remain 