65 : The Salamanca Walk Tour in Hobart
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS
The Salamanca Walk in Hobart
Welcome to the EATT Magazine podcast winner of the 2017 Cast Away Australian Podcast Awards most popular vote category in Lifestyle, Health and Wellness.
Thank you for voting for EATT Magazine now on the Australian podcast awards Here and thank you for your support across Australia and around the world.
Our host Cullen Pope also won the most popular vote for his work on Silicon Beach Radio here
Anthony (Tony) Hope runs the Salamanca walk a very flexible tour tailored to individual requests from Monday to Sunday alongside his working mate and tour guide Peter Lutz, the Manager of the Salamanca Walk tours.
Tony has an interesting history and has also written about the history of Salamanca, in Hobart, Tasmania.
His book A Quarry Speaks which is an illustrated history of Salamanca, Sullivan’s Cove and Battery Point now in its second edition. The book refers to the early colonial days including the convicts and early pioneering companies right up to the building of the Salamanca Square complex.
Other books under Tony’s belt include The Hope Factor covering some of the exploration and discoveries which led to mining operations including Bougainville in PNG and the Philippines.
Again the book is highly illustrated.
Short Stories from World War Two with chapters on men and women from eight different nationalities who were involved in WW 11. The majority of the people were met and interviewed by the author including Carlos Romulo who came to Australia with General Macarthur and Ayde Rockliffe who as a POW toiled on the Thai-Burma railway.
His latest book includes Friends across the Ocean a presentation book written to celebrate the 35th Anniversary of the Tasmania Fujian relationship. The book was presented by Tasmania’s Premier to the Secretary of Fujian in April 2016.
Showcasing Tasmania and the Connection to Fujian China due for publication in Mid 2017 with seventy articles from Tasmania and ten from Fujian, Chapters include government, history, arts/culture, energy, education, agriculture, seafood, tourism, wine, whisky, mining, forestry, research, Antarctica and the Chinese community. Tasmanian Senator Eric Abetz refers to the book as “not only timely but will be an important volume in the Library of Tasmanian history and China-Australia relations”.
The books are also stocked in Hobart bookstores, particularly the Hobart Book Shop and Fullers Book Store.
Visitors on the Salamanca walk in Hobart, Tasmania.
All books can be obtained from the author at PO box 21, Battery Point, Tasmania 7004 or by emailing arhope@ ozemail.com.au.
More information on the tours can be made by emailing plutz@netspace.net.au.
EATT Magazine travel podcasts sponsors and supporters include:
The Lost Art of How to Find Things: Freedom from forgetting
Do you want to boost your self-confidence, clarity and communication skills? The fastest way to do that is to double your memory. Learn how to build new neural networks and upgrade your brain’s infrastructure and software. Memory coach and entrepreneur Bill Aronson will show you why it is vital to make this investment in your cognitive ability and will start you on the journey of how by helping you find your precious possessions. He will explain why improving memory is not about recalling your past; it is to assist you to create your future.
Affiliated travel offers and promotions:
Improve your English and your writing at its best. Grammarly makes sure everything you type is easy to read, effective, and mistake-free.
Instant Spelling And Grammar Checker
Air France – travel the world and enjoy your life with somewhere new
