Tasmanian Devil

Hobart and Wildlife Sanctuary

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January 22nd 2017
Today we got our tour of Tasmania underway, Tazzi as it is called by the locals, to a day of 74 degrees and beautiful blue skies. We started with a historical tour of downtown Hobart, which parallels the US from a time point of view with much of the early buildings from the early 1800's. Following the walking tour, we traveled to the Bonorung Wildlife Sanctuary which is a haven for orphaned animal ... 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