Posted in Sightseeing, Tasmania on Nov 16th, 2007 No Comments »
One of the most intriguing parts of the trip to me is the ability to go to Tasmania. Somehow just the word evokes a sense of something exotic… Tas-MANIA! Now, saying you’re going to “see Tasmania” is like saying you’re going to “see California,” but I have 106 hours to make the most of it. […]
Posted in Air Travel, Melbourne, Sydney, Tasmania, Uluru on Nov 4th, 2007 No Comments »
I’ve been to Europe probably fifteen times over the years, and I have never used airplanes to move from one part of the vacation to the next. It’s always been trains, using Europe’s incredible rail network to maneuver about the continent. But for Australia, train travel was just not practical for my […]
Posted in Activities, Food and Drink, Melbourne, Sightseeing, Sydney, Tasmania, Uluru on Apr 3rd, 2007 4 Comments »
23 things that came to my mind yesterday and this morning:
Meet my extended family (father’s first cousins) in Melbourne
Walk across the Sydney Harbour Bridge
Taronga Zoo
Walk 300,000 steps over 20 days
Find a better Aussie beer than Foster’s
Tour a vineyard and find a great Shiraz I cannot find in America
Not gain more than six pounds
Tour the Sydney […]
Posted in Blogroll, Tasmania on Mar 30th, 2007 No Comments »
Searching around for blogs on Australia vacations yields a lot of spam-ish blog sites. Fortunately, Tasmania is just far enough from the mainstream where you can find some interesting links:
Full Blogs about Tasmania:
Birds in Tasmania
Tasmania in Photographs - I especially like some of the “Coast and Bay” category entries
Entries in travel-related blogs:
Tasmania Travel Blogs […]
Posted in Tasmania, Walks on Mar 26th, 2007 No Comments »
The Parks and Wildlife Service in Tasmania has a set of 60 Great Short Walks in locations throughout Tasmania. These walks are as short as half a kilometer, and have a variety of difficulties. The web site has both an interactive guide and a downloadable PDF file.
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Posted in Tasmania on Mar 17th, 2007 No Comments »
I am not sure when I latched onto the idea of Tasmania as a major part of the vacation. My first pass at a trip plan last year had me hugging the coast and doing the city hop: Cairns, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide. I figured that the drives between the cities would […]
