Tasmania
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Photo of the Week – I Dream of “Return to Cradle Mountain”
More Details: Photo of the Week – I Dream of “Return to Cradle Mountain”Tasmania was an enchanting place to visit. The greenery, the remoteness, and yes, something different about the Australia and Australians I had seen so far. The natural beauty was impressive. We stayed at the Cradle Mountain Lodge, which we greatly enjoyed, and hiked up to the lake on a winter day in June of 2009. …
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Tasmania – The Lakes, the Mountains and the “Tinas”
More Details: Tasmania – The Lakes, the Mountains and the “Tinas”Planning the Day We hit the lodge breakfast (which gets high marks!) and planned our course of action for the day. The lodge offered a guided walk to Crater Lake at 1 PM but we thought that would waste a little bit of time waiting until then to do a 3 hr hike. We also…
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Planning a Trip to Australia & New Zealand
More Details: Planning a Trip to Australia & New ZealandI find myself with the benefit of extra time where I can make a trip somewhere for 3 or 4 weeks and I have set my sights on Australia and New Zealand. I have friends in a couple of towns in Australia so it seemed maybe a good time to head down. Also I have…