Coastal landscape

Tasmania

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October 31st 2007
I was lucky enough to get the opportunity to "hop" over to Tasmania for a couple days in July of 2006 while visiting Australia. I would highly recommend taking the relatively inexpensive plane flight there if you have the time while on your visit to the Outback. Being not much for cities myself, I must say that Hobart is now one of my favorites. The city itself has much to offer in terms of ... 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