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RE: Tasmania - Overland Track

by frankinoz_geel 28 March 2012

Not pushing our site but there is a lot of information over at Our Hiking Blog - we have done the Overland track nearly 20 times between…
RE: TASMANIA - 25-30 JANUARY 2012

by leanneclarke 13 January 2012

Cataract Gorge in Launceston, there is a chairlift and swimming pool, plus lovely walks, peacocks etc. A small kiosk to purchase drinks…
RE: 2 Day Trip across Tasmania

by leanneclarke 19 December 2011

While driving along the Bass Hwy from Launceston to Devonport, there is Christmas Hills Raspberry Farm, Ashgrove Cheese factory, Anvers…
2 Day Trip across Tasmania

by dflipse 15 December 2011

Hi, My wife and I are planning a trip, and would like some advice on traveling across Tasmania. We'll fly into Hobart (about 4pm on Monday,…
RE: Tasmanian Road Trip

by barbmans 20 March 2011

We did the counterclockwise trip roughly Hobart - Port Arthur - Freycinet - Launceston - Devonport area - Stanley - Cradle Mountain -…
RE: Tasmanian Road Trip

by LeahMaria 15 March 2011

Well, we did a road trip around Tasmania... except it was about 5 weeks. I'd suggest picking about 4 places (if you've got 12 days). If…
RE: Tasmania and Melbourne - what to do?

by tasburghviv 20 January 2011

What differentiates Tassie from the mainland is our wonderful and extremely unique outdoors! My advice is to not bother with the cities…
RE: Tasmania???

by leanneclarke 20 November 2010

I live on the North West Coast of Tasmania, this time of year usually has lovely weather, and you will be here before it becomes to busy.…
RE: Advice on best way to tour Tasmania in 8 days

by traveller_m 28 October 2010

We did the Tassie trip in 2 weeks last year...drove from sydney to melbourne....took the spirit of tasmania ship to Devonport (they allow…
RE: Two weeks in Tasmania

by Harry_Mudd 16 August 2010

quite some years ago now, i hired a car and spent 10 days driving around, and realy needed more time. 2 weeks should be good. There…
RE: Two weeks in Tasmania

by pompom 14 August 2010

In no particular order consider the following: Hobart for a couple of days, Port Arthur and the peninsular for a couple of days, Tamar…
RE: Hitching in Tasmania?

by jeanfromboston2 29 July 2010

We thought the bus system in Tasmania worked well, depending on where you want to go. We flew to Launceston, took the bus to Cradle Mountai…
RE: Tasmania - Help

by leanneclarke 04 June 2010

I holidayed in Tasmania 11 years ago and loved it so much I decided to live here, and have been for 10 years. Ulverstone is a lovely…
RE: Tasmania - Help

by Captain_Courageous 04 June 2010

Taking a caravan on the Spirit of Tasmania means you will have to do a round trip ending in Devonport - yes? Is it 12 nights you have…
RE: best way to go Tasmania

by TrevorGudsell 31 January 2010

Sometimes the ferries have specials. I got a fare to Devonport for some pathetic amount like $95 in late 2008. But I flew back to Melbourn…
RE: Devonport, Tasmania

by TrevorGudsell 23 January 2010

I was just reading a thread revived from last May about a Pom on a WHV looking for work in Oz and finding none, and inspiration has struck…
RE: Devonport, Tasmania

by penfold389 23 January 2010

Did they prosecute the Angus? Death sentence was the likely outcome and perhaps that was how *Hungry Jacks Angry Angus burgers* came…
RE: Devonport, Tasmania

by Groo 23 January 2010

The profit obsessed American railways put cowcatchers on their locomotives, thereby robbing decent, sober and God fearing OH&S workers…
Re: Devonport, Tasmania

by Drovers_Dog 23 January 2010

*+My understanding was that Tasmanian trains, deemed far too dangerous to carry passengers, were to be preceded by an attendant waving…
RE: Devonport, Tasmania

by penfold389 23 January 2010

Thanks +trevor+ I was just pulling your legs, CES got rolled up with some other Commonwealth agencies and became Centrelink. I thought…
RE: Devonport, Tasmania

by TrevorGudsell 23 January 2010

@ Penfold389, They go to [Centrelink|http://www.centrelink.gov.au/] :) Not that they get any money doled out there; nowadays it's prett…
RE: Devonport, Tasmania

by penfold389 23 January 2010

Yes +trevor+ that is about right, my first visit to Tassie was in 2002. So with the CES wound up, where do these Devonport folks go to…
RE: Devonport, Tasmania

by Groo 23 January 2010

It is, nonetheless, a sad day when a citizen can not take a quiet kip without being assaulted by a marauding locomotive. My understandin…
RE: Devonport, Tasmania

by TrevorGudsell 23 January 2010

@ Penfold389, +outside the CES office+ Are you +sure+ about that? I know Tasmania is a bit behind the rest of Oz, but I thought the…
RE: Devonport, Tasmania

by Raki_Man 23 January 2010

This story was the lead item on the Tassie SC News tonight- which shows how much happens down here! At the end of the story we were told…