[Earthdweller]

Nice. OK..the temps are great. So...Why do all the elites want to have villas in the south of France rather than Tasmania?

Just curious. You know there is a lot of warm ocean to swim in around Australia. Sounds fun to me.

[Fred Nerks]

http://www.travel-images.com/tasmania3.html

It's kinda quaint - turn your clock back at least 50 years.

[poindexters brother]

Why do all the elites want to have villas in the south of France rather than Tasmania?... You know there is a lot of warm ocean to swim in around Australia.

As my Australian friends told me:

"Everything in Australia bites - and it's poisonous."

An exageration to be sure, but actually not that far off!

As far as swimming in the ocean, witness the Blue-ringed octupus:

http://www.didyouknow.cd/animals/octopus.htm