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The incredible village of Lower Crackpot in Tasmania Australia
Nestled in the interestingly named Promised Land, in Tasmania Australia, is a unique tourist attraction. In fact, it has been voted one...
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Helen Avaient
Dec 10, 20214 min read
Living history at the Don River Railway in Tasmania Australia
Train buffs, families, children and solo travellers such as myself, all enjoy visiting the Don River Railway (DRR) just one kilometre...
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Helen Avaient
Dec 10, 20212 min read
Coffee with cats in Devonport Tasmania Australia
On my recent research of coffee shops to visit in Devonport, I was recommended several times to The Cat Lounge. I had never visited a pet...
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Helen Avaient
Dec 10, 20215 min read
Tour a Prime Minister's home in Devonport Tasmania Australia
The story of Joseph and Enid Lyons is a true-love fairy tale. Joseph (Joe) was the Australian Prime Minister from 1932 to 1939, and his...
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Helen Avaient
Dec 7, 20213 min read
My favourite coffee shops in Devonport Tasmania Australia
Coffee is subjective. Each person can have a different interpretation of what makes a good coffee. In rating my coffee shops of...
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Helen Avaient
Dec 3, 20215 min read
10 things to see and do in Longford Tasmania Australia
The classified historic Georgian town of Longford is only 27kms (a 20 minute drive) southwest of Launceston. It is nestled at the...
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Helen Avaient
Dec 1, 20213 min read
Stop and smell the Roses at the National Rose Garden in Tasmania Australia
One of the most beautiful places to view over 5,000 blooming beaties in Tasmania is at the Woolmers National Rose Garden in Longford....
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Helen Avaient
Nov 29, 20215 min read
The authentic Woolmers convict and colonial estate in Tasmania Australia
Around 1815 Thomas Archer request a land grant near Longford, Tasmania where the Macquarie River and South Esk River meet. His extensive...
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Helen Avaient
Nov 24, 20214 min read
Visiting the Brickendon convict Colonial farm village in Tasmania Australia
Brickendon near Longford, Tasmania in Australia is a farm settled by William Archer in 1824, after he emigrated from Hertford, England....
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Helen Avaient
Nov 21, 20213 min read
A puzzling mystery in Railton Tasmania
Before he died in 1981, Norman Sykes most generously left a 40 acre block of land to the Kentish Council. He instructed them that the...
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Helen Avaient
Nov 17, 20212 min read
Stunning Peonies in Tasmania Australia
The cool weather in Tasmania Australia is perfect for growing the delicate and fabulously showy flower, the peony. They are a rare and...
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Helen Avaient
Nov 8, 20211 min read
A Topiary town in Tasmania Australia
Railton is known as the Town of Topiary in Tasmania, Australia. There are more than 100 topiary characters growing in and around the...
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Helen Avaient
Oct 30, 20212 min read
Table Cape Tulip Farm in Tasmania, Australia
Tulips only flower for one month a year, and how glorious that month looks when you get the chance to visit Table Cape Tulip Farm in...
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Helen Avaient
Oct 22, 20213 min read
Did the first Coles Myer store open in Wilmot, Tasmania, Australia?
Since coming to Tasmania, I have frequently heard that the Coles Myer shopping emporium opened its very first store in Wilmot here. It...
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Helen Avaient
Oct 13, 20211 min read
QLD, SA and WA residents can win $300 travel voucher to Tasmania in 2021
Hi For all my readers from Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia, I have some fantastic news for you. A ballot will be open...
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Helen Avaient
Oct 12, 20213 min read
10 things to see and do in Wilmot, Tasmania, Australia
Wilmot is a small town in the north-west of Tasmania (population 298 in the 2016 census) and is definitely worth a visit. Located 39km...
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Helen Avaient
Oct 8, 20213 min read
Let us enjoy the Wilmot Letterbox Trail in Tasmania, Australia
Around 80 novelty letterboxes adorn the sides of a 25km stretch of road from near Forth to past Wilmot in the north-west of Tasmania....
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Helen Avaient
Sep 24, 20213 min read
Cruise in the Tarkine Wilderness of north-west Tasmania, Australia
Cruising on the Pieman River in the middle of the Tarkine Wilderness was definitely a glorious experience. It has been described as...
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Helen Avaient
Sep 20, 20212 min read
Stay in the Tarkine Wilderness of north-west Tasmania, Australia
Peace and tranquillity await the traveler in the isolation of the Tarkine Wilderness at Corinna. Without internet or mobile phone...
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Helen Avaient
Sep 15, 20212 min read
Walk in the Tarkine Wilderness of north-west Tasmania, Australia
Quiet and serene was my hike through the ancient cool temperate rainforest at Corinna. This is the second largest temperate rainforest in...
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