Australian Traveller

Full of heart

FTER A RAINY WEEK in April, Alice Springs/ Mparntwe is ripe like a desert fruit. The air is sweet, the creeks are swollen and the landscapes are flush with vivid green foliage. Come nightfall, the annual Parrtjima – A Festival in Light competes with the glittering outback starscapes, casting brilliant images against the

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