Helen Avaient
Clarendon House is Australia's greatest Georgian house
The grandest classically Georgian house in Australia is open to the public in Tasmania. As a lover of both beautiful old homes and...
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Helen Avaient
- Jan 3
- 4 min
10 things to see and do in Sheffield Tasmania Australia
As with most inland small rural towns, there may not seem to be a lot to see and do at first glance, but look deep into the area and you...
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Helen Avaient
- Dec 30, 2021
- 5 min
The Town of Murals in Tasmania Australia
Sheffield had once been a thriving country town but had fallen into an almost depressingly derelict town. Buildings were being demolished...
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Helen Avaient
- Dec 26, 2021
- 4 min
Getting lost in Tasmazia is so much fun
Brian Inder was a man with a dream, and the fortitude, craziness and perservance to make it come true. Side by side with his wife Laura...
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Helen Avaient
- Dec 22, 2021
- 4 min
Go Around the world at the Embassy Gardens in Tasmania Australia
Over 60 embassies grace the Embassy Gardens in Tasmania, dedicated to over 40 countries. And not just countries, there is even a building...
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Helen Avaient
- Dec 19, 2021
- 5 min
The incredible village of Lower Crackpot in Tasmania Australia
Nestled in the interestingly named Promised Land, in Tasmania Australia, is a unique tourist attraction. In fact, it has been voted one...
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Helen Avaient
- Dec 10, 2021
- 4 min
Living history at the Don River Railway in Tasmania Australia
Train buffs, families, children and solo travellers such as myself, all enjoy visiting the Don River Railway (DRR) just one kilometre...
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Helen Avaient
- Dec 10, 2021
- 2 min
Coffee with cats in Devonport Tasmania Australia
On my recent research of coffee shops to visit in Devonport, I was recommended several times to The Cat Lounge. I had never visited a pet...
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Helen Avaient
- Dec 10, 2021
- 5 min
Tour a Prime Minister's home in Devonport Tasmania Australia
The story of Joseph and Enid Lyons is a true-love fairy tale. Joseph (Joe) was the Australian Prime Minister from 1932 to 1939, and his...
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Helen Avaient
- Dec 7, 2021
- 3 min
My favourite coffee shops in Devonport Tasmania Australia
Coffee is subjective. Each person can have a different interpretation of what makes a good coffee. In rating my coffee shops of...
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Helen Avaient
- Dec 3, 2021
- 5 min
10 things to see and do in Longford Tasmania Australia
The classified historic Georgian town of Longford is only 27kms (a 20 minute drive) southwest of Launceston. It is nestled at the...
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Helen Avaient
- Dec 1, 2021
- 3 min
Stop and smell the Roses at the National Rose Garden in Tasmania Australia
One of the most beautiful places to view over 5,000 blooming beaties in Tasmania is at the Woolmers National Rose Garden in Longford....
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Helen Avaient
- Nov 29, 2021
- 5 min
The authentic Woolmers convict and colonial estate in Tasmania Australia
Around 1815 Thomas Archer request a land grant near Longford, Tasmania where the Macquarie River and South Esk River meet. His extensive...
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Helen Avaient
- Nov 24, 2021
- 4 min
Visiting the Brickendon convict Colonial farm village in Tasmania Australia
Brickendon near Longford, Tasmania in Australia is a farm settled by William Archer in 1824, after he emigrated from Hertford, England....
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Helen Avaient
- Nov 21, 2021
- 3 min
A puzzling mystery in Railton Tasmania
Before he died in 1981, Norman Sykes most generously left a 40 acre block of land to the Kentish Council. He instructed them that the...
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Helen Avaient
- Nov 17, 2021
- 2 min
Stunning Peonies in Tasmania Australia
The cool weather in Tasmania Australia is perfect for growing the delicate and fabulously showy flower, the peony. They are a rare and...
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Helen Avaient
- Nov 8, 2021
- 1 min
A Topiary town in Tasmania Australia
Railton is known as the Town of Topiary in Tasmania, Australia. There are more than 100 topiary characters growing in and around the...
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Helen Avaient
- Oct 30, 2021
- 2 min
Table Cape Tulip Farm in Tasmania, Australia
Tulips only flower for one month a year, and how glorious that month looks when you get the chance to visit Table Cape Tulip Farm in...
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Helen Avaient
- Oct 22, 2021
- 3 min
Did the first Coles Myer store open in Wilmot, Tasmania, Australia?
Since coming to Tasmania, I have frequently heard that the Coles Myer shopping emporium opened its very first store in Wilmot here. It...
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Helen Avaient
- Oct 13, 2021
- 1 min
QLD, SA and WA residents can win $300 travel voucher to Tasmania in 2021
Hi For all my readers from Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia, I have some fantastic news for you. A ballot will be open...
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