Eaglehawk Neck to Port Arthur

Working in Tasmania

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March 11th 2009
It's now March 11th and i have only 2 and a half weeks left in Tassie before heading to Sydney and completing the final 3 weeks of my trip. Since my last blog i have been working hard, watching all 180 episodes of Seinfeld on DVD (there's little else to do in my spare time without a vehicle and Aussie TV is really that bad), and still getting out and doing some sight-seeing where possible. I ... 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