As you fly from Oz’s tropical coast to its aptly named red center, you watch the landscape below slowly change from rolling hills covered in copious greenery, to long stretches of neatly divided farmland, and eventually to smooth, rust colored … Continue reading →
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And it’s in tropical North Queensland. Now that’s a tourist slogan if I’ve ever heard one. Of course, in order to get to said paradise, you have to fly to Cairns (call it Cannes or no Aussie will know what … Continue reading →
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The license plates don’t lie. Tasmania really is Australia’s “Natural State.” That’s not to say that a great deal of Australia isn’t untouched and hardly populated, but when you consider Tasmania’s size compared to the rest of the country, you … Continue reading →
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Tagged animals, Bicheno, Bicheno Hideaway, Cradle Mountain, Freycinet, Hazards Beach, Hiking, Hobart, Launceston, Lemonthyme Lodge, Mount Wellington, Nature, Tasmania, Wineglass Bay
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