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452 Elizabeth St, Hobart, 7000, Australia
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Group shot in front of the Prefect Tree
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Here I am out on a boat in Hobart
Hobart from mount wellington
We're all booked to go to Tasmania just after Christmas, but as we tried to book accomodation for the night of New Year's Eve, we find the whole city booked! Apparently, there's some Sydney-to-Hobart yacht race happening there around that time. What really hurts is the laughter on the phone when we call up places and ask if there's anything available :-/
Any recommendations? Know of any brand new or extremely out-of-the-way places in the Hobart area that might not have a full dance card? Or should we just sleep where we fall down (which might be a little cold)?
Help us, VT, help us!
I'll add an addendum to Jen's advice...here's the link: http://www.bugaustralia.com/reviews/Tasmania/Hobart/
You may wish to ask for private rooms too, mate. In such a case, you can still retain your privacy and some of these private rooms in the hostels aren't half bad. (At least the one at the Mongomery was so)
Good luck, mate.
No prob, Jen, as long as you do not mind....
Wouldn't want to step on people's toes unintentionally, Jen...thank you.
HI! Mark:
One more website you can try:
http://www.hotel-reservation-australia.com/
Success! I tried a few backpacker places, who either had nothing available or couldn't guarantee me anything this far in advance. So I decided to look up pubs instead of hotels, as a lot of them seem to have rooms. Tried about five with no luck, and was ready to give up, but the sixth was willing to have us, and they're not too far from the center of town. Hooray! Thanks for your advice, everyone...
Glad to hear that, mate.
Look out for buskers and street performances! As we went along doing our shopping in the Salamanca Market, there were a band of musicans who set up their 'stage' on the streets. I had enjoyed the performance but couldn't really stay long. So make sure that if you are there, do allow yourself some extra time to do just that.
This is a great company running day trips to all the main sights around Hobart; suitable for students and folks traveling on a budget. You get to mingle with the mainly young (hostelite) crowds and see places at cheaper costs.
Try to see a Tasmanian devil. I saw a bunch of them at a hospital for injured ones (hit by cars, mostly). They have the strongest jaws of any land animals, about 10 times the strongest dog! They eat carrion only, but bones, fur, everything. Supposedly a few murder victims have been fed to the devils and completely disappeared. I saw a dead wallaby thrown into a pit with five female devils. Fifteen minutes later, the wallaby was GONE! The ripping and crunching sounds were unforgettable.
For spectacualar views of Hobart, go to this park which is adjacent to Mt. Nelson lookout and Signal Station and you will find awesome scenes - coastal and water scens, city scenes, etc.
It was worth taking the bus trip here as we were pressed for time. We did not make it to the other lookout due to the foggy weather- we're supposed to also go to Mt. Wellington but as I heard it has similar views! So it was a good thing we made it here!
see a Tasmanian Devil (my namesake!)
Not found anywhere else in the world .. the Tasmanian Devil is one of the only meat eating marsupials (its very viscious) and is amazing to see. They are nocturnal so can be hard to see in the wild (I wouldn't recommend approaching one)
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