On Top, Down Under From: Jerusalem Post | Date: December 13, 1996| Author: | . Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

Haim Shapiro
Jerusalem Post
12-13-1996
Ayers Rock, otherwise known as Uluru, is a massive red stone extrusion, with a girth of over 9 kilometers, rising almost 350 meters from the red desert sands, which I approached and circled riding pillion on a Harley-Davidson motorcycle.

A Harley-back tour of the rock, offered by a company that offers nothing else, is a particularly Australian experience, combining nature, outdoor life, Aboriginal culture and a rough-and-ready approach to life. The stone, the world's largest monolith, is almost at the exact center of Australia. It is renowned as a place ...

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