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A journey through Australia, from top to bottom

Optional Ghan excursions include a flight from Alice Springs to Uluru, formerly called Ayers Rock.
Optional Ghan excursions include a flight from Alice Springs to Uluru, formerly called Ayers Rock. Photo Credit: Arnie Weissmann

This summer -- Australia’s winter -- explorer at large Arnie Weissmann traversed the country in a straight line (more or less), crossing tropical, subtropical, arid and temperate zones.

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The track of Hurricane Lowell after it leaves Hawaii.The track of Hurricane Lowell after it leaves Hawaii. Photo Credit: NOAAHurricane Lowell menaces Hawaii: Updates on Kauai and other islandsLowell was expected to remain a hurricane as it moved near Hawaii's western islands on Monday and Tuesday. It arrives just weeks after Lala, which caused damage on the Big Island.
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Southern hospitality at its finestWe were overwhelmed by the level of service at the Montage Palmetto Bluff in South Carolina's Low Country.
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