Sharon Otterman New York Times

IT’S Friday afternoon in the Tasmanian capital, Hobart, and the crowd at Retro, a harborside cafe adorned with free-form mosaic art, is decidedly offbeat. A fleece-clad couple sip lattes and a spiky-haired musician carrying a guitar case greets a friend. A cyclist in spandex pedals by so slowly that his wheels barely move.

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