15 Things Tasmania Has That The Mainland Wishes It Had...
If You're Unclear Where Tasmania Is, Here's a Diagram to Help You Out:
And Here's a Diagram Explaining the Some of the Things Tasmania Has Compared to the Tragically Inferior Mainland
1. These Cute Ferocious Little Fellas...
2. Incredible Landscapes
The rich red volcanic soils of Tasmania’s north-east, seen here at Piper’s River Road.
3. Australia's Deepest Lake
4. Closest Place to Antarctica (in Australia)
Hobart’s connection to Antarctica is very visible in winter with the Australian ship Aurora Australis and the French icebreaker L’Astrolabe docking in Hobart, in the seat of Denison, while it’s too frozen to travel to Antarctica.
5. Stunning Rainbows
Kettering’s marina is a very busy port on the D’Entrecasteaux Channel, in Australia’s southern-most point.
6. Little Penguins!
The lookout at the isthmus on Bruny Island, in the seat of Franklin, is a great spot to see little penguins at dusk, or just to take in the view in the daylight.
7. Aurora Australis
Southern Tasmania is a perfect spot to see the Aurora Australis. Tinderbox, is a favourite spot for aurora chasers looking for clear skies without city light pollution.
8. A Freaking PRINCESS!
This isn’t your normal girl-meets-boy story. In this twist, girl from Tassie meets Prince from Denmark in dive bar in Sydney. As well as being a commoner who married a Prince, Mary also received her own coat of arms and was honoured with an Order of the Elephant. Elephants are heaps badass.
9. Such. Good. Chocolate.
The Cadbury chocolate factory in Hobart was the first outside the UK.
10. And Beer.
11. This Guy.
12. And This Guy With Mad Axe Chopping Skills
David and his brother won the World 600mm double-handed sawing championships (apparently that’s a thing) in 1978. David went on to win the Australian Axeman of the Year award nine times and beat the competition to win every major woodchopping event in Australia and NZ. In total David hacked up over 1000 championships in his long career.
13. Scallop Pies
14. Truffles!
15. And the World's Best Single Malt Whiskey
