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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
25
2010

Cradle Mountain was a cool experience for us, cool and cool, indeed. We had been motoring for the entire day and were tired and in need of accommodation, unable to find anywhere, we decided to stop in a tree filled clearing and lay down our weary heads.  It was ever so cold and sleep was [...]

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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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Aug
23
2010

With three days to spare and a cheap airfare, Cradle Mountain I venture to dare. What to wear , do I have the right gear?  Heh … Why worry, Feb/March best time of year! Day ONE … Aahh … Sunshine so warm and so right. Everything green, pristine and light. Mountain splendour fully revealed, nothing concealed. [...]

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Aug
21
2010

I have been to Tasmania several times over the past 10 years as my partner Emma has family there and was born there, however the last time I was there was the most special.  We live in NSW and decided to drive down the coast and take the Spirit of Tasmania across. The Spirit has warm [...]

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Aug
19
2010

My best friend and I didn’t have the best start to our Tasmanian short break. Upon landing in Hobart it took us a while to figure out where to pick up our Hertz hire car from. We finally found the little stall and got our cute little Nissan Tiida hatch. I had brought along my [...]

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Aug
19
2010

Hi. Our West Coast Discovery started with a rather bumpy ride on the boat to Devonport! Well worth it to bring our Subaru and head for the rugged West Coast, Tarkine wilderness, beautiful Corrina and finally, The Gordon River paddle. Our first night spent camped on the beach at Black River was spectacular, a beautiful sunny [...]

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Aug
17
2010

15 years ago I visited Tasmania with my boyfriend. I had told him I would marry him if he could show me a wombat, as being a visitor I was fascinated by them.  One wet afternoon, walking by Cradle Mountain we found a wombat on the path, completely unconcerned by us. We have now celebrated [...]

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