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Dec
09
2011

We landed at Hobart airport for an action packed 4 days, and we were determined to fit as much in of this fabulous state as we could! After picking up our hire car, our first stop was at the historic town of Richmond.  The kids (6 and  9) enjoyed a run around in the maze and [...]

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Oct
13
2011

It was only fitting that as I made my way south towards Port Arthur, that the sky began to take on a very ominous feel, with slate grey clouds swirling above me in every direction that I looked. Port Arthur is one of the cornerstones of Tasmanian history if not all of Australian history. It [...]

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Aug
30
2010

Everyone thought we were mad when we booked to visit Hobart in July! Too Cold! But cold brings its own benefits… snow glistening atop Mt Wellington, hot chocolate with marshmallows at Salamanca, warming whiskies at Lark Distillery and piping hot scallop pies … the closest thing to food Heaven on earth those scallop pies! And best of [...]

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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

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
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
17
2010

A recent short break touring Tasmania was the perfect antidote to a damp and gloomy Sydney winter. With an itinerary that included the majestic Cradle Mountain, rugged Bay of Fires, and pristine Wineglass Bay, Tassie revealed itself to be a land of jaw-dropping beauty. It is an enchanted land riven with lush green forests and wild, [...]

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Jul
26
2010

We arrived at our next port of call, travelling down the East Coast of the Island at a place named  Brick Point Cottage at Port Arthur. There had been a mix-up and the cleaners returned to sort things out with a lovely bottle of wine for our inconvenience. We had already been on our tour [...]

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Jul
09
2010

My husband, son and I visited Port Arthur several years ago and decided to take the night ghost tour. It was very spooky visiting all the old buildings in the night. My darling husband and son decided to play a trick on me when we got home that night. The enclosed photo shows what I [...]

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