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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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Feb
03
2011

What to do for entertainment when you have your friend’s daughter for the day, a friend visiting from overseas and another friend with granddaughter in tow?  Take them to the Tasmanian Devil conservation Park. Set on the Tasman Peninsula near Port Arthur (if you are heading south to Port Arthur you can’t miss it).  It [...]

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Jan
11
2011

Can’t even begin to explain the delight I felt when I realised I had won the right to capture the Falls Festival for Tourism Tasmania. The Falls Festival is held every year in the beautiful, yet not that well known area of Tasmania, called Marion Bay. I have mixed feelings writing this journal as in [...]

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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
13
2010

It is with great fondness that we often reflect upon a most memorable road trip, spent in Tasmania in late Summer and early Autumn. I could speak of the glorious colours that herald the approaching of Winter. Or I could dazzle you with the sumptuous delights we experienced as we unashamedly ate our way around [...]

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Apr
21
2010

As a little girl we used to camp as a family at Lime Bay, and survey all that was left of the Coal Mines Historic Site at Saltwater River. It’s taken almost 3 decades to finally return and realise why it was such a focal point for our family to camp at. I  drove down for [...]

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Apr
20
2010

In April (2010) I visited a place I never thought I’d ever set foot on, Tasman Island. Due to its remoteness and the wild weather, Tasman Island, located at the tip of Cape Pillar, is circled by boats, seabirds and seals but unmanned. This wild rugged island has its own weather system, mist that would [...]

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Mar
20
2010

What a great holiday location for the whole family. I spent 3 nights at Salt Water River Convict Beach House with my two young boys prior to Christmas. From our accommodation we could take a leisurely stroll across to Little Norfolk Bay at dusk and walk along the shoreline or paddle around in the kayak. Playground and [...]

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