The Lavender Farm

Tasmania-mania

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February 28th 2007
Just a few photos from way back at Christmas when we took a trip to Tassie. It's a brilliant place for a week or two's exploration if you ever get the chance. The people are just ridiculously friendly too. Top tip would be to fly in nice and late. We didn't get to the Hartzview winery until about 1 am and by that time it seemed as if the whole landscape had come to life and started bouncing arou ... 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