Travel Throwback: Tasmania

About halfway into my first year in Australia I fell into this phase where nothing seemed to be going right. I decided it was time for a break from the city, gathered up some travel buddies through Gumtree, and flew from Melbourne to Tasmania. We hired a car, bought some camping gear and traveled around for two weeks. We hiked in national parks, saw more wildlife than ever (from wombats to snakes) and camped at exquisite private beaches. It may have been my favourite trip I've ever taken, and I don't understand why Tasmania is so greatly unappreciated, especially by mainland Australians. Any young Aussie I know chuckles when talked to about Tasmania and mumbles something about old people and marrying your cousin (what?). In a way though, I think the beauty of Tassie is that it's not too crowded with tourists. So here's some photographs I took on my trip to show just how stunning Australia's smallest state is, but don't share the secret with too many others.

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