Tasmania Mania

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March 4th 2010
First task on landing at Launceston Airport at 7pm was to find accommodation for that night... Also Joe had to remember which of the car rental places he had booked with (fortunately there were only 6 so it didn't take long to queue at each desk before discovering that we were with the last!) Managed to get us a fairly decent Motel nearby too and all before our luggage came out - hoorah! The ... 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