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After I started my blog, Discover
Tasmania facebook picked it up for a few days to show the Australians.
A Canadian, Jaro Franta, contacted me. He came
from Montreal to Devonport, Tasmania, and arrived here about the middle of
December, 2011. I asked him why he picked Tasmania, and here is his
response.
Several reasons I picked Tasmania - all of them have to do with bicycling. It only became feasible this year, because of my early retirement last September. I feel it only makes sense to go this far (and this many $$ for the flight) if it is for an extended period - rather than the usual 3wk vacations one gets when employed. The extended stay also allowed me to rent an inexpensive studio apartment, which costs a small fraction of a hotel room, plus I can do my own cooking to avoid restaurant bills.
Also, I have had some good information from friends who visited, as well as acquaintances on the Garden Web forum, to which I subscribe (I am an avid collector and gardener of dwarf conifers).
My next blog, Jaro's
comments about bicycling.
Photos belong to Jaro Franta
