Australian Traveller

MONUMENTAL SHIFT

When we travel far and wide to wonders around the globe, we follow the rules, the customs. We stand back , we appreciate, we reflect. Why should it be different for Uluru?

IN ONE YEAR’S TIME, as the sun dips onto the Western Desert horizon, a single tourist will scamper down the ‘Scar of Uluru’, the small valley worn into the red rock of this country’s most recognisable natural landmark by the sports shoes of oblivious humans. As his or her feet plod back onto sandy terra

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