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RETURN TO VAN DIEMEN’S LAND

Exactly four years ago I was invited on an adventure to North East Tasmania to explore a new network of trails in development there, as part of an ambitious ploy to rejuvenate the region’s economy via mountain bike tourism. What I discovered then was a wild and stunningly beautiful part of Australia that exuded charm, character, and a culture the likes of which I’d not experienced anywhere else that side of the ditch. And carved amongst lush native forest, a fledging

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