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Aug
29
2010

Having  just returned from our Tasmania holiday two days ago, we are already planning the next visit! 1800 kms in seven days may sound excessive, but we saw and did so much and it only served to whet our appetite for more. More stunning coastline, more incredible rainforest, more fascinating history and more stunning views [...]

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Aug
29
2010

The in-laws took the entire family via Sydney to Hobart on the Spirit of Tasmania … WOW what an experience. Fifteen of us heading off for an adventure -  fly fishing on the Great Lakes. Each family had to organise one dinner. Ours was night 1 – Spaghetti Bol. Then we had a roast, then [...]

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Aug
28
2010

Tasmania is a great place to explore and I’ve seen a fair bit, but the best experience to have is in one’s backyard and to see a beaut healthy little devil amongst the bushes in the backyard is a great experience lots of people would appreciate. This happening was at Primrose Sands, just out of  [...]

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Aug
28
2010

Well mates, After we traveled for 6 weeks on the mainland of Australia we loved to see and experience the surprising island of Tasmania. When we arrived in Launceston we took in a very nice “Spanish” restaurant and enjoyed fine Tasmanian beef and Boag’s beer … that was the start of a lovely holiday which [...]

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Aug
28
2010

The day had been full. We’d eaten well, admired muscly wood chopping champions, been stunned by the scenery then, to crown it all, as we headed back to Hobart, we spotted an echnida just  pottering along by the roadside! We parked well past him so as not to scare him and crept back to get [...]

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Aug
25
2010

We decided to spend our honeymoon in Tasmania. We arrived on the 13th March and departed on the 25th in 2006. We stayed at various Bed and Breakfasts for our accomodation. We thoroughly enjoyed our stayed although it went too quickly and we never got to see the East Coast of  Tasmania. We started our [...]

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Aug
25
2010

Take a married couple travelling to a smallish yet delightful island. Give them a map in hand, a new-found sense of freedom and a vague sense of the places they want to visit then put them in a motor home designed for the vertically challenged for 12 days as they traverse the windy roads. What [...]

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Aug
25
2010

We intended to visit for a week to get a taste of Tassie, we had held great expectations for the island! Travel to Tassie was via the amazing ship Spirit of tasmania, our safe and comfortable crossing was overnight, waking at 6am to depart was exciting. We collected our tourist information aboard The Spirit of [...]

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Aug
24
2010

Hubby and I visited Tassie back in end of 2004. The whole trip was amazing – we went to Cradle Mountain, took a helicopter ride, Queenstown, Strahan, Hobart, Port Arthur, Swansea and up to Scamander and St Helens and then back to Stanley. After the first trip, we said we would definitely come back to [...]

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Aug
24
2010

I will never forget the day when in 1989 I arrived in Tasmania for the first time – it was a sunny day with a crystal clear blue sky, the cleanest smelling air, a peaceful serenity and stunning wilderness. Straight away my Chef’s instinct intuitively told me that Tasmania is a land blessed with great [...]

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