Cosmos: The Outback, Australia
We rented a car in Adelaide and began to drive north, toward Alice Springs and Darwin, our final destination.
Cosmos: Ayers Rock, Australia
After turning off Stuart Highway and driving about 140 miles west, we reached Ayers Rock, also known as Uluru.
Cosmos: Alice Springs, Australia
We left Ayers Rock and drove five hours to Alice Springs. We made time for a visit to a reptile center and a camel farm, where we all rode a camel.
Cosmos: Northern Territory, Australia
In the Northern Territories, we visited Litchfield National Park before heading on to Darwin.
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We spent 3 1/2 weeks in Australia and saw a great variety of the country, from the east coast cities of Brisbane and Sydney to the smaller towns of Adelaide, Alice Springs and Darwin, with Ayers Rock, Litchfield National Park and the Outback in between.
Cosmos: Brunei
After leaving Australia, we stopped in Brunei for 36 hours before continuing to Bangkok. This country, on the island of Borneo, is one of the wealthiest in the world.
Cosmos: Bangkok, Thailand
We initially spent three days in Bangkok over the New Year’s holiday. On New Year’s Day, we visited several temples, along with many Thais seeking a blessing for the new year.
Cosmos: Northern Thailand
After taking an all-night train to Chiang Mai, we spent a couple of days exploring the many temples in town and enjoying the night markets and food. We then took a public bus and taxi to Tha Ton, near the border with Myanmar.
Cosmos: Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, was our first stop in the country. It is a large city with many dirt roads off the major streets. During our two days there, we visited reminders of the Killing Fields period of the country’s history.
Cosmos: Angkor Wat, Cambodia
We left Phnom Penh at sunrise on a boat that took us five hours up the Tonle Sap River to Siem Reap, the nearest city to Angkor Wat. We each bought three day passes to the Angkor temples, which cover an area of 77 square miles.