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Seahorses, Seadragons and more at Seahorse World in Tasmania, Australia
Seahorses hold an amazing fascination for me. They look so fragile but are very strong. They can be between 1.5cm and 35cm (0.5in and...

Helen Avaient
Jul 9, 20213 min read
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Beaconsfield Mine and Heritage Centre in Tasmania, Australia
Loss, mateship, community spirit, ingenuity, persistence, and heroism are words displayed at the Beaconsfield Mine and Heritage Centre....

Helen Avaient
Jul 6, 20213 min read
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10 things to see and do in Beaconsfield, Tasmania, Australia
Beaconsfield in the rural north-east of Tasmania is 40 kilometres from Launceston and situated near the Tamar River. This former gold...

Helen Avaient
Jul 4, 20214 min read
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Visit Cradle Mountain with Cradle Coast Tours, Tasmania, Australia
Cradle Mountain is one of my favourite places on the planet to spend time at! There are various walks and hikes to be undertaken, the...

Helen Avaient
Jul 2, 20213 min read
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Hop along to 7 Sheds Brewery in Railton, Tasmania, Australia
Have you ever wanted to own your own brewery? I have heard many people say they want to, but few actually do. Imagine my surprise when I...

Helen Avaient
Jun 30, 20213 min read
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Perfect Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia
Voted as one of the world's most livable cities, Port Fairy is a coastal town in south-western Victoria, 28kms west of Warrnambool and...

Helen Avaient
Jun 27, 20213 min read
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Food tasting tour with Cradle Coast Tours, Tasmania, Australia
A great way to get to know a new area is to take a tour with a local company. They have a passion for their local area and are keen to...

Helen Avaient
Jun 24, 20213 min read
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Rewarding Relaxation at Deep Blue Hotel and Hot Springs
After visiting the Deep Blue Hotel and Hot Springs in Warrnambool, I wished that I lived in Victoria, Australia. To stay at the hotel and...

Helen Avaient
Jun 22, 20213 min read
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Redwater Creek Waterfall - Sheffield, Tasmania, Australia
Why do I like waterfalls? Waterfalls are always different. Variations in the season, time of day, weather conditions etc means that the...

Helen Avaient
Jun 20, 20212 min read
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Three delicious breakfast options after arriving in Devonport, Tasmania
The Spirit of Tasmania Ferry from Victoria arrives in Devonport at 6.30am, just in time to break a fast. There are several options close...

Helen Avaient
Jun 18, 20213 min read
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Views to take your breath away on the Great Ocean Road, Victoria, Australia
The Great Ocean Road (GOR) along the south-eastern coast of Victoria is a 243 kilometre (150 mile) stretch of road that is majestic and...

Helen Avaient
Jun 15, 20213 min read
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Tempting tastes of the 12 Apostles Gourmet Trail in Victoria, Australia
A day of delicious delacies! Following the 12 Apostles gourmet trail took me through the beautiful countryside of south west Victoria....

Helen Avaient
Jun 14, 20213 min read
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Crossing Bass Strait from Melbourne to Tasmania, Australia
After an epic 3,500 km (2,174 miles) trek across Australia from west to east, only 450 kms (280 miles) of water now separated Melbourne,...

Helen Avaient
Jun 10, 20213 min read
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Visit a dormant volcano at Tower Hill in Victoria, Australia
Being able to walk around inside a volcano sounds scary, unless the volcano is dormant. Tower Hill, near Warrnambool in the South West of...

Helen Avaient
Jun 7, 20212 min read
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Crossing the Nullarbor as a solo woman and what to do when things go pear shaped - Part 2
Read part 1 here. The next fuel restop was Cocklebiddy. I remembered stopping here on the way over a year ago. They have two rescued...

Helen Avaient
Jun 2, 20214 min read
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Crossing the Nullarbor as a solo woman and what to do when things go pear shaped - Part 1
Brave is the word most people uttered when they heard I was intending to drive from Western Australia eastward across the Nullarbor...

Helen Avaient
May 31, 20216 min read
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Must see and do museums, walks, and nature at Wave Rock, Western Australia
When I mentioned to people in Perth that I was looking forward to spending several days in the Wave Rock and Hyden area, most asked, "Why...

Helen Avaient
May 29, 20215 min read
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Wave Rock and other amazing rock formations around Hyden, Western Australia
The Southwest corner of the Australian continent is a vast granite landscape. Much of the granite is hidden under sandy soils, but there...

Helen Avaient
May 27, 20213 min read
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Tin Horse Highway Kulin and Hyden sculptures, Western Australia
Since 1995 colourful tin horses have continually been decorating the highway between Kulin and Hyden and entertaining travellers. They...

Helen Avaient
May 25, 20212 min read
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Remembering Man's Best Friend at the Corrigin Dog Cemetery, Western Australia
A 1.5m (5ft) sculpture of a dog sits guarding the entrance to the Corrigin Dog Cemetery, 4km (2.5miles) from the town of Corrigin and 229...

Helen Avaient
May 23, 20212 min read
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