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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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Feb
02
2011

Time flies when you’re havin’ fun. But for me, time stood still on Flinders Island. Not because I wasn’t having fun, in fact quite the opposite was true. I lost track of the countless times I found myself standing back and  being conscious of trying to take it all in and Flinders Island is full [...]

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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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Aug
30
2010

Watch the video highlight in high quality here: http://vimeo.com/13632887 Tasmania’s hidden adventures.  The lesser known trails at the end of gravel roads.  Ours to discover for the weekend. Driving from Hobart through the isolated, icy roads of the Lake Highway,  there is a nice feeling about taking the road less travelled. We cut through Tasmania’s [...]

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Aug
30
2010

A trip to the east coast of Tassie took us to a little place named The Gardens.  We were staying in an Aunt’s old ‘Shack’.  The house was generator powered and had an old car stereo and a pot belly stove to keep us entertained for the week.  We dined on fresh oysters daily, Janz [...]

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Aug
28
2010

Well mates, After we traveled for 6 weeks on the mainland of Australia we loved to see and experience the surprising island of Tasmania. When we arrived in Launceston we took in a very nice “Spanish” restaurant and enjoyed fine Tasmanian beef and Boag’s beer … that was the start of a lovely holiday which [...]

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Aug
05
2010

Take six days on a bike from Launceston to Hobart via the East coast of Tasmania. Add five nights of great regional food & wine. Mix in a dash of interesting people, stir in laughter and plenty of tall tales. Add a few challenging hills and a tough walk followed by a bracing swim in [...]

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Jul
19
2010

Sitting around the dining room table at Wattle Park in Port Germein Gorge, South Australia IS A WORLD APART from Tassie.  Two families pouring over brochures and planning what was going to be a great family get-away.  In October last year 4 adults and 4 kids set out on an adventure of a life time!  We planned [...]

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May
19
2010

Tasmania is the best place I know to satisfy my passion for fresh, natural flavours. I first visited the State in 1990 to source wonderful ocean trout for my Sydney restaurant, Tetsuya’s. I knew then that I had found a food-lover’s paradise. Regular business visits since have shown me many other aspects of Tasmania. There [...]

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May
12
2010

It’s hard to believe that January 2010 was my first ever visit to Tasmania. Having travelled extensively around the world, I should preface this piece by saying that I think I have saved the best till now. Flying low over Bass Strait and then suddenly seeing land, an immediate calm came over me, associated with [...]

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