Cooling Off!

More Tasmanian Travels

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February 25th 2007
More Tasmanian Travels: February 16-24, 2007 Hobart, the state capital, was the next stop on our Tasmania travels. We had all looked forward to it but it almost didn’t happen. We had listened to many ‘seasoned’ travelers who assured us that there was no need to book accommodations ahead…it was, after all, off season, the end of summer etc etc…so when we began to hear that it might be ... 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