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What's wrong with Uluru?On the one hand, nothing.It's a big rock in the middle of the desert, just like it has been for hundreds of millions of years.On the other hand, it's a bit odd when you can go days and not see a single Anangu, or Aboriginal person in the area.All the hotels seem to be staffed primarily by Koreans. The tour guides are all white Aussies, with the exception of the dozens of Japanese guides who exist to ferry the hundreds of Japanese tourists seeking to climb the rock daily.Of course the locals don't like people to climb the rock. Not that the Japanese give a shit. They're not interest in Anangu culture (just as well, as the locals and their culture are quite hard to encounter out here), they just want to conquer the big red rock.Everything is preposterously priced, as...

Distressed at the worrying signs of a long-term settlement on the horizon, and the potential influx of foriegn tourists and long lost relatives coming home to visit, Belfast International Airport has reacted swiftly to ensure it remains a sleepy semi-international airport threatened by its slicker city cousin. “Aldergrove stands for a lot of things, ” said an airport spokesman.  “Complacency, inconvenience, poor service.  These are things which are tough to keep up.  I mean, Its hard enough to sleep here with jets flying overhead, never mind millions more tourists bothering us.” And that cosy way of life could be bothered more in the future if the expected tourist boom hits post-Stormont settlement. “Thats why we’ve decided to say ‘Go away and...