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Remains of prison on Sarah Island with freedom in the distance

Devil’s Islands

As a tourist from outside Australia, you can often feel you are skating over the surface of the country even if you take the time to walk curiously through it, explore off the beaten track…

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Read more about the article Learning from Fire and Ice in Tasmania: Hiking the Huon Valley, Hartz Mountain and Mount Field
Banksia marginata, the flower and the dark seed pods awaiting release in fire

Learning from Fire and Ice in Tasmania: Hiking the Huon Valley, Hartz Mountain and Mount Field

Somehow you always end up talking about fire in Australia, especially if you spend a lot of time outdoors like we do. Locals refer to certain years as familiar, but horrific signposts from the past.…

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Motto of Melbourne on St. Kilda bridge over the Yarra, "She gains strength as she goes."

The Quilted City

Like many cities, Melbourne comprises a patchwork of small neighborhoods that once were separate towns. But their layout here is somewhat odder than usual. The streets of the central district or CBD form a grid…

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