In 2012, two beautiful wwoofers from Chengdu, China came to stay with me for a month. They chose Melbourne as they had read that it is the world’s most livable city. Part of the charm of Melbourne and its hinterland, for the Chinese visitors, is clean air. Australians take clean air for granted, but as our cities and freeways become more clogged, and our government pays little attention to policies addressing global warming and carbon emissions, clean air might become a thing of the past. Ailsa, from Where’s My Backpack has chosen clean as the photographic topic of the week, after she read this article in the Guardian about the air in Beijing.
The following photos were taken in Tasmania, Australia. If you could bottle clean, the island of ‘Tassie’ would make a fortune.
The spit at Bruny Island, Tasmania. ( below) Don’t forget to try the oysters at ‘Get Shucked’ for a taste of clean. ( above)
The famous bridge at Richmond.
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I grew up with clean air, but not as clean as the air here in Central Australia. It’s one of the things I always list as reasons why I live here, when people want to know WHY? It is always a breath of fresh air (literally) when we return from travels overseas. Thank you for the reminder!
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Central Australia is a pristine paradise.
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great idea to post Tasmanian shots Francesca, we are really the lucky country aren’t we? I loved those Bruny Island oysters and your shot of the spit is terrific!
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I would kill from some of those freshly shucked oysters right now.
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luckily we live in a wonderful oyster area … near Tuross Lake on the NSW coast … so oysters are nearby for me 🙂
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Clean air is all we expats talk about when we get back to Shanghai from Melbourne 😦
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Ah, I can imagine. I am off to China in May so I will find out!
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Take one of those mask things…
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Tassie is defiantly clean. The produce is fantastic as is the air!
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I love eating down there- the seafood particularly.
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I agree, my parents live in Lonny so it is like a tasting haven when I go down.
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Such a lovely pristine environment!
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Haven’t been to Taz in over 20 years. Hope it’s still as awesome. ;o)
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It is, probably even better.
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