Wallaby in the Chook Yard

Trip to Tasmania

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September 11th 2010
Hi Everyone, It's been a while and I thought I'd update the travel blog rather than add pictures on Facebook. It's easier this way. I hope you're all well. This entry is a two week trip I took to Tasmania in September. I was well overdue for a trip away and it had been too long since I saw my family. I flew into Launceston and my Aunt and Uncle picked me up and I spent the first few days ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Tasmania

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more