Forth River

Overland Track, Tasmania

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April 6th 2020
After the splendours of the Himalayas, I decided to go to what is considered by many to be another one of the Worlds Best Treks, the Overland Track in Tasmania. I again booked through World Expeditions, (Tasmanian Expedition) and set off for Launceston in October 2018. The first thing to strike me was the cold when I arrived in Launceston having come down from Far North Queensland. The next mor ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Tasmania » Cradle Mountain - Lake St Clair National Park

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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