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Apr
08
2012

Hello! When I arrived in Tasmania last October the first thing that came to my mind was… Shopping! Although I must admit that I was a little in shock when I found out that there were no big shopping malls in Hobart, unlike Abu Dhabi and Dubai where we have the one of the biggest [...]

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Nov
18
2010

We ambled around Constitution Dock on a beautiful sunny winters day. The dock splendid in the clear light. We sat at a cosy table at Smolt and enjoyed a long and lovely lunch. It was a weekday and browsing the shops of  Salamanca and along Hampton Ct was wonderful, we picked up a beautiful Tea [...]

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Sep
09
2010

Grey skies forgotten as sunny taxi driver drove us into Launceston from the airport tantalising us with juicy titbits of information about people and places of note. Our accommodation was up on the hill near City park. From there it was a short walk to gather some breakfast bits before heading off to explore. First stop was [...]

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Aug
28
2010

My Tasmanian experience is two fabulous quirky places. The first is Tazmazia – what a treasure, a bit hard to find but the kids were in heaven and what a joy to find two hours of entertainment that didn’t involve thrill rides or cartoon characters, just good old fashioned hide and seek. Then, just down [...]

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Apr
07
2010

Richmond is my favourite historic town in Tasmania just 25 kms from Hobart. Its most famous attraction is, as you can see in the photos, Australia’s oldest bridge. It is built from sandstone, dates from 1823 ~ 1825, and was constructed with convict labour. When I arrived at the bridge I heard a quack quack, [...]

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