tasselated pavement along the Tasman Peninsula

Tasmania did not dissapoint

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November 16th 2007
I arrived in Hobart - the capital of Tasmania - on Friday Nov 9 early afternoon. I spent the afternoon getting a feel for this small capital city. I walked all around through the Salamanca Market area (nice strip of craft/gift shops and restos), the Battery area (the oldest district in Hobart), passed by the harbour, visited the Tasmania National Museum / Art Gallery wherein I had a guided tour ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Melbourne

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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