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Travelling the world in search of oysters
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Read about the places we’ve been in our quest to taste the world’s finest oysters, the producers who are growing amazing oysters, and places around the world where you can have your own great oyster experience.
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Bruny Island Long Weekend
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Tasmania’s Bruny Island is famous for its oysters, and on the Tasmanian Walking Company’s 3-day island walk you’ll get to shuck oysters straight from the crystal-clear waters.
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Virginia Oyster Trail, USA
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Virginia is the largest producer of farm-raised and wild-caught oysters on the east coast of the U.S. It has a wonderful Oyster Trail and one of the world’s oldest oyster festivals.
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Oyster Happy Hour at Belvedere, Hobart
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Hobart’s Belvedere restaurant showcases Tasmania’s rich bounty of produce, and not surprisingly, oysters are one of the star attractions. The cosy restaurant in the Vibe Hotel Hobart has a roaring fireplace, making it the perfect spot in winter for enjoying a single malt whisky and freshly shucked oysters.
The World Is My Oyster
‘When I was a kid, my father often took us to the beach and my brother and I would go looking for oysters, chipping them off the rocks and opening them with a sharp stone. I was totally shucked and the world of oysters opened for me.’
Maurie’s passion for oysters has led him on a worldwide quest.