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I found it very difficult to sleep so close to this ‘ghostly site’, it isn’t that I was particularly spooked by the ghost stories of last night, it is more the feel of this place. You feel like unseen forces are pushing you down, this is very hard to explain... anyway, after breakfast we headed back down the hill to Port Arthur, this time we were going to have a look at the place during daylight hours.  Port Arthur is a very pretty place. The ruins are picturesque and the ...

a map and some photos of my slightly unplanned trip around the world. The map outlines the general route I took, not counting the backtracking and double visits. Argentina - Chile - Easter Island - French Polynesia - New Zealand - Australia - Bali - Hong Kong - Macau - Singapore

Today we spent the morning in Hobart's famous salamanca markers, before taking a day tour to Port Arthur, south of Hobart. We traveled first through Richmond, one of the early settlements, to see the English architecture, brought by the convicts. Only 2 house designs were known, so every house is of virtually the same style. Then on to the Tasman Bay Pirates Look-out (no pirates, and bad weather spoiled the view), the Tasman Arch (going to fall down in the next 5 mins or the next 50 years), a...

I love Tasmania. I feel so energized when I visit there. Beautiful scenery, friends folks, great wine and food. Couldn't ask for any more.

I took some time out and went to Tasmania for a week. I had not been there for 24 years. It was fantastic and I took quite a few photos and also make a documentary of the trip for my kids. You can see a brief snippet of the film at http://www.val-entertainment.com/movies.html