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Apr
22
2012

Food was on my mind as I headed off on my first ever visit to Tasmania. I’d heard so much about the beautiful fresh produce and couldn’t wait to taste as much of it as I could during my four day visit. After a night in Hobart and breakfast on the waterfront, I picked up [...]

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Feb
20
2012

My wife and I were residents in Hobart for 5 years through the late 80s. Despite that there are still many parts of Tasmania left for us to visit. We recently returned from a 6-week visit staying in the north and west. One week in January 2012 was spent at Cradle Chalet at Moina from [...]

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Feb
16
2012

We spent 12 days touring this incredible island – first time to see snow for our gorgeous adopted Filipino daughters, savoured the delights of a cruise on the Franklin Gordon, the magic of Cradle Mountain, chair lift at Sheffield, friends at Launceston, Port Arthur, Richmond and the magic Botanical Gardens in Hobart. But the unplanned [...]

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Dec
23
2011

My sister and her husband retired to Somerset in the late 90′s. I had been to Tasmania on three occasions prior to this. The first with a school excursion from Victoria in the 50′s,  when we travelled by ferry and bus, visiting Hobart and Port Arthur. The second in the 70′s with a group of fellow teachers. [...]

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Dec
21
2011

I went to visit Tasmania for a month in August/September and I saw the world! Everything I could wish to see, do and experience I did in magical Tasmania.  On an island about 450ks by 350Ks, we travelled over 4600ks around this picturesque paradise, navigating every highway, road and track that took our fancy. Apart from the constant breathtaking scenery I [...]

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Dec
02
2011

The first time we visited Cataract Gorge I was surprised how close it was to our house in Launceston. We climbed up a big hill that mum nicknamed ‘butt-cruncher hill’. It wasn’t easy climbing up the ‘Zig Zag’ track but it did help to jump from rock to rock. We checked out the look-out a [...]

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Nov
30
2011

We drove to the house we are staying in at Launceston and began exploring. The first waterfall dad drove to was Liffey falls. After an interesting drive up at the side of the mountain on a rough road, we stopped at a lovely Gazebo to eat our lunch. I ate some cheese and pickle sandwiches [...]

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Nov
07
2011

With St. Helens in my rear view mirror, I twisted and turned my way along the A3 as it snaked itself through the Blue Tier Forest Reserve. Tasmania’s tumultuous weather, which I had become accustomed to, was unbeknownst to me, about to add a blustery Antarctic punch to its already extensive plethora of meteorological power. [...]

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Jun
12
2011

The final decision of visiting Tasmania for out first trip to Australia has proven to be a wise one. We also decided to travel by motorhome to save our time in packing/unpacking and check-in/out, which was another wise decision. Growing up in a humid country, Malaysia, and travelling to a winter country would be an [...]

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