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Major US magazine's embarrassing gaffe about Bindi Irwin's visit to Tasmania - but many Aussies are celebrating the blunder READ MORE: Robert Irwin threatens to sue Pauline Hanson's One Nation over Please Explain cartoon about his Queensland tourism campaign with Bluey By Marta Jary For Daily Mail Australia Published: 03:54 EDT, 25 June 2024 | Updated: 04:03 EDT, 25 June 2024 e-mail View comments The Irwins recently headed off to Tasmania for a family holiday. But one American magazine mistook the Australian island state for a country in Africa, leading to an embarassing gaffe. Robert, mum Terri, sister Bindi and her husband Chandler Powell all went to Tassie with Bindi's little girl, Grace.

The family shared a series of photos to Instagram taken at Cradle Mountain, an iconic landmark in the state. One US Magazine mistook Tasmania for Tanzania , in Africa, writing about the 'family vacation in the East African country' and said the group tagged 'the resort where they stayed, Cradle Mountain Lodge'. Some Aussies were amused by the error, not least of all the Tourism Industry Council of Tasmania.



Amy Hills, from the council, told the ABC in a statement that Tasmania was happy to accept the promotion, even if it came at the expense of an error. 'While it appears this an unfortunate mistake, as clearly Tasmania is a long way from Tanzania, in an odd way it gives us an ability to create even more buzz about our iconic Cradle Mountain,' Hills said. The Irwins recently headed off to.

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