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Tassie Trip Day 1-2

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October 8th 2010
Tasmania. Tassie. Van Dieman's Land. The Holiday Isle. The Part of Australia Where Everyone is Supposedly Inbred. Tasmania is, at the very least, interesting. But I'd say 'amazing' is a better word. I don't normally take over 300 photos over a span of 5 days, so that right there says a lot about how beautiful it is. Or how much of a crazy tourist I am. Take your pick. I went on a 3-day tour do ... 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