Tasmania

Pros: Beautifully restored.
Cons: none

The blood spilled at Port Arthur in the early days was replayed in recent years - but first lets see how it was at the start and then we will see what happened only recently.

Easily the most notorious convict settlement in Australia's...

Pros: Incredible scenery, friendly people, excellent food, unique flora and fauna.
Cons: It's at the other end of the world!

When we decided to add several days in Tasmania to our trip to the Southern Hemisphere earlier this year, we quickly learned that this remote island is not exactly a well-known tourist destination except, perhaps, for Australians and Europeans. Planning ...

Pros: all close
Cons: none

A little Australia - could there be such a thing?


You bet, and its called the island State of Tasmania - at least that is how I see it. Sure the shape is a little wonky, but the principal of a small population across the North,...

Pros: This is really going to test the mob on here
Cons: nil

Imagine you are the Creator eight trillion years ago. You have been making stars, planets and suns for two or three eternities when suddenly you get an idea.


You pick up a clean tennis ball, look at it and think "I am going to do...

Pros: Read the review.
Cons: Read the review.

In celebration of the new Epinions policy permitting reprints that have appeared on other sites (so long as we violate no copyrights other than our own) I'm happy to post this 1999 article ...

When I called my American business...

Pros: Splendidly Unspoilt, Superb Beaches, Gorgeous Native Animals
Cons: At the very end of the world... and it shows.

MY MAP OF TASSIE: Although Bruny Island is not especially well known, I’m a little ashamed to admit I’d never even heard of it before I decided to go there, on a whim, about four years ago. Having booked Ferry tickets to Davenport, I was lazily studying ...

Pros: Wilderness, clean air, friendly locals, wildlife galore
Cons: None

We went to Coles Bay, Tasmania in March 2003. It was our second trip to Tasmania. We stayed at Freyc ...

Pros: Tasmania is an Australian Gem full of abundant green forests, wildlife and stunning geology.
Cons: Weather and driving are problematic.

Tasmania We recently spent 9 days on the Island landing in Launceston and leaving from Hobart. Tasmania is a beautiful island with "ordinary" weather - and that is not something to brag about - March is the only recommended month for decent weather. ...

Pros: I slept in a morgue, what more could you want?
Cons: none, just go there

I stayed there with a friend for 3 nights. I wish I would have left more time than that for this city. We stayed at YHA Metro and really loved the fact that our room in the basement was formerly a morgue. We found this out on the Ghost Tour our first ...

Pros: unspoiled nature, offbeat, uncrowded, inexpensive, world class hiking
Cons: l-o-n-g trip from US

I highly recommend a side trip to Tasmania (or "Tassie" as the Aussies refer to it) for Americans and Europeans on an Australian holiday. Tasmania is an excellent counterpoint to cosmopolitan Sydney, tropical Cairns, and the sun-bleached “Red Center” of...

Pros: scenery, friendly people, price, rainforests, waterfalls, wildlife EVERYWHERE
Cons: leeches!!

Tasmania is gorgous. The least spoiled place ive been on earth. It is said that some trees are over 400 years old and some places in the rainforest have yet to be scene by a human eye. I drove around the island in 7 days. Didnt get to see everything but what we did see was stunning.