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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Feb 6, 2002
Pros: natural beauty
Cons: non
Summary: Cities can be boring places. Most are really a lump of tall buildings concentrated in a central area that is sometimes called "downtown" or just simply the "city centre" and then surrounded by seemingly endless miles of sprawling suburbs full of those ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 2, 2003
Pros: Beautiful, unique, historical...I could go and and I will...
Cons: that I only had 3 days to spend there
Summary: Tucked away at the very tip of the country-continent of Australia is a beautiful little city ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 14, 2002
Pros: The people, the scenery, the history, the animals - did I miss anything?
Cons: none
Summary: Just for a bit of background, this was my husband's and my second trip to that wonderful country called Australia. The first time we did the regular "tourist triangle" visiting Sydney, Ayres Rock, and Cairns. It was a wonderful trip but certainly to ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 17, 2001
Pros: beautiful setting , historical and close to wilderness areas
Cons: very quiet
Summary:
This is an opinion about Hobart(Tasmania’s southern Capital ) rather than an overview of Tasmania itself. Hobart is really a large country town(though it sprawls over quite an area) because of its unique qualities, it is very much worth a ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 1, 2001
Pros: amazing World Heritage Park close by
Cons: none
Summary: In Australia, Greenie's are characters who make it their lifes work to protect nature. They would rather starve to death than allow the clearing of a forest for grazing land, be killed in a major war than allow allied warships into a harbour and sleep ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 4, 2000
Pros: natural beauty, history, down to earth locals
Cons: it's along way to get there -- but that too has it's advantages...
Summary: I actually grew up on the other side of Mount Wellington, the monolith that towers over Hobart. As the Apple Isle's capital, Hobart is the commercial and governmental focus of OZ's smallest and cutest state.
It is situated on the River ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 17, 2000
Pros: Friendly, scenic and relaxing.
Cons: None for me.
Summary: Hobart reminded me of an English fishing town but with better weather. We had gorgeous sunshine in February - late summer - but it never gets below freezing even in the winter. The small houses on narrow hilly streets frame wonderful estuary views, ... read more
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