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Hi folks I am a Canadian going to Australia next year at this time.
One thing I want to do is see Tasmania. I think I will allot about a week. I am not sure whether to rent a car or go on a budget tour. I am not able to do the hiking thing so this would be quite tame. If there are any Tassies in here with ideas let me know. I will fly into Hobart from Adelaide Cheers |
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On 12/1/07 9:51 AM, in article Oah4j.81523$cD.74371@pd7urf2no, "Cactus" wrote: Hi folks I am a Canadian going to Australia next year at this time. One thing I want to do is see Tasmania. I think I will allot about a week. I am not sure whether to rent a car or go on a budget tour. I am not able to do the hiking thing so this would be quite tame. If there are any Tassies in here with ideas let me know. I will fly into Hobart from Adelaide Cheers I Just returned from 3 weeks in Australia and I spent 5 days in Tasmania. I flew in from Melbourne. I don't drive so I was on the tour bus. Driving, you will be able to go more places than I did. I did three tours. Two were all day---The first to the Tahune Airwalk and the second to Port Arthur. Port Arthur was a very long day and a very interesting day if you are interested in the early history of Australia. They don't dwell on the pleasant conditions. I took the city tour as I do in all cities just to get an overview of what I want to see more of. I can't hike either. I walk with a cane or a walker. I didn't go on a tour as such. I booked day tours through APT who subcontracted to Tassielinks. Much cheaper than an organized tour and you control where you go and when. Hope you enjoy your trip as much as I have. -- Martha Irwin, Canada |
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Thanks Martha. I am leery of driving there but we will see
"MI" wrote in message ... On 12/1/07 9:51 AM, in article Oah4j.81523$cD.74371@pd7urf2no, "Cactus" wrote: Hi folks I am a Canadian going to Australia next year at this time. One thing I want to do is see Tasmania. I think I will allot about a week. I am not sure whether to rent a car or go on a budget tour. I am not able to do the hiking thing so this would be quite tame. If there are any Tassies in here with ideas let me know. I will fly into Hobart from Adelaide Cheers I Just returned from 3 weeks in Australia and I spent 5 days in Tasmania. I flew in from Melbourne. I don't drive so I was on the tour bus. Driving, you will be able to go more places than I did. I did three tours. Two were all day---The first to the Tahune Airwalk and the second to Port Arthur. Port Arthur was a very long day and a very interesting day if you are interested in the early history of Australia. They don't dwell on the pleasant conditions. I took the city tour as I do in all cities just to get an overview of what I want to see more of. I can't hike either. I walk with a cane or a walker. I didn't go on a tour as such. I booked day tours through APT who subcontracted to Tassielinks. Much cheaper than an organized tour and you control where you go and when. Hope you enjoy your trip as much as I have. -- Martha Irwin, Canada |
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Hi folks I am a Canadian going to Australia next year at this time. One thing I want to do is see Tasmania. I think I will allot about a week. I am not sure whether to rent a car or go on a budget tour. We did Tassie foir a week..rented a car online from RedSpot |
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Thanks Rudy
"Rudy" wrote in message ... Hi folks I am a Canadian going to Australia next year at this time. One thing I want to do is see Tasmania. I think I will allot about a week. I am not sure whether to rent a car or go on a budget tour. We did Tassie foir a week..rented a car online from RedSpot |
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Good idea, for rent a car. Maybe I can go across all tasmania. -- monika2610 Message Origin: TRAVEL.com |
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Cactus wrote: Hi folks I am a Canadian going to Australia next year at this time. One thing I want to do is see Tasmania. I think I will allot about a week. I am not sure whether to rent a car or go on a budget tour. I am not able to do the hiking thing so this would be quite tame. If there are any Tassies in here with ideas let me know. I will fly into Hobart from Adelaide Cheers A week in Tassie isn't very long especially if you are not driving, here are a couple of sites that may help you decide what to do. http://www.tasmaniatravel.com.au/ http://www.discovertasmania.com.au/home/index.cfm http://www.tas.gov.au/tasmaniaonline...?Topic=Tourism We were in Tassie for the sixth time last August and some of the things we did were the Peppermint Bay cruise from Hobart, the ABT railway fron Strahan to Queenstown, a tour of Woolnorth (this is the top western corner of Tasmania about as faraway from Hobart as you can get and still be on the main island), Woolmers near Longford (there is a fantastic rose garden there). Try to be in Hobart on a Saturday for the Salamanca market. |
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A week is about all I have if I am also going to SE Asia
Thanks for the input "GreenieLeBrun" wrote in message ... Cactus wrote: Hi folks I am a Canadian going to Australia next year at this time. One thing I want to do is see Tasmania. I think I will allot about a week. I am not sure whether to rent a car or go on a budget tour. I am not able to do the hiking thing so this would be quite tame. If there are any Tassies in here with ideas let me know. I will fly into Hobart from Adelaide Cheers A week in Tassie isn't very long especially if you are not driving, here are a couple of sites that may help you decide what to do. http://www.tasmaniatravel.com.au/ http://www.discovertasmania.com.au/home/index.cfm http://www.tas.gov.au/tasmaniaonline...?Topic=Tourism We were in Tassie for the sixth time last August and some of the things we did were the Peppermint Bay cruise from Hobart, the ABT railway fron Strahan to Queenstown, a tour of Woolnorth (this is the top western corner of Tasmania about as faraway from Hobart as you can get and still be on the main island), Woolmers near Longford (there is a fantastic rose garden there). Try to be in Hobart on a Saturday for the Salamanca market. |
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Why go to SE Asia
You can get hepatitis at home -- If at first you dont succeed try try try again If at first you do succeed try not to look surprised _ "Cactus" wrote in message news:tgm6j.6431$iU.3822@pd7urf2no... A week is about all I have if I am also going to SE Asia Thanks for the input "GreenieLeBrun" wrote in message ... Cactus wrote: Hi folks I am a Canadian going to Australia next year at this time. One thing I want to do is see Tasmania. I think I will allot about a week. I am not sure whether to rent a car or go on a budget tour. I am not able to do the hiking thing so this would be quite tame. If there are any Tassies in here with ideas let me know. I will fly into Hobart from Adelaide Cheers A week in Tassie isn't very long especially if you are not driving, here are a couple of sites that may help you decide what to do. http://www.tasmaniatravel.com.au/ http://www.discovertasmania.com.au/home/index.cfm http://www.tas.gov.au/tasmaniaonline...?Topic=Tourism We were in Tassie for the sixth time last August and some of the things we did were the Peppermint Bay cruise from Hobart, the ABT railway fron Strahan to Queenstown, a tour of Woolnorth (this is the top western corner of Tasmania about as faraway from Hobart as you can get and still be on the main island), Woolmers near Longford (there is a fantastic rose garden there). Try to be in Hobart on a Saturday for the Salamanca market. |
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On Sat, 08 Dec 2007 04:14:15 GMT, "AlmostBob"
wrote in rSo6j.41555$Zn.24132@edtnps90 : Why go to SE Asia You can get hepatitis at home True, as hepatitis is a general term for inflammation of the liver. If talking Acute Viral Hepatitis, there are five types: A, B, C, D, & E. More technical info at: http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec03/ch027/ch027b.html However, there are diseases which will kill a lot quicker, such as the famous "Black Death" or "Bubonic Plague" caused by _Yersina pestis_. "The Black Death, or The Black Plague, was one of the most deadly pandemics in human history caused by a bacterium named Yersinia pestis.[1] It probably began in Central Asia[2] and spread to Europe by the late 1340s. The total number of deaths worldwide from the pandemic is estimated at 85 million people; there were an estimated 20 to 30 million deaths in Europe. [3][4] The Black Death is estimated to have killed between one-third and two-thirds of Europe's population.[5][6][7] [Much more at] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Death Does it still occur in the world? According to the CDC there are 1,000 to 2,000 cases of bubonic plague worldwide each year. There are no known cases in Australia or Europe. Areas where cases occur are in Russia, the Middle East, China, Southwest and Southeast Asia, Madagascar, southern and eastern Africa, southwestern United States, the Andes mountains, and Brazil. http://rarediseases.about.com/cs/bub...e/a/111602.htm However, another source includes southwestern Canada. "In North America, plague is found in certain animals and their fleas from the Pacific Coast to the Great Plains, and from southwestern Canada to Mexico. Most human cases in the United States occur in two regions: 1) northern New Mexico, northern Arizona, and southern Colorado; and 2) California, southern Oregon, and far western Nevada. Plague also exists in Africa, Asia, and South America (see map). http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/plague/ Every country has its risks, of course, but many are avoidable, given a degree of "common sense"....which actually is pretty uncommon. :-) Cheers, Kangaroo16 |
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