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Tasmania: Hobart

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November 11th 2012
We left Melbourne and flew to Hobart, Tasmania’s capitol city, in southeast Tasmania, landing there around noon. Tiny airport! We rented the car and drove to Hobart where we were staying for the night. On the way in from the airport I was struck by how this area of the world reminded me of Nova Scotia. The greenery, the rolling hills, and the clarity in the atmosphere reminded me of time I'v ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Tasmania » Hobart

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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