21 ReviewsMt. Wellington or Kunanyi to the Aborigines or simply the Mountain to locals is Hobart's top tourist attraction and stands around 1,270 metres above sea level.
The Park where the Mountain sits...
20 ReviewsWhile best known for its Saturday Markets, Salamanca Place is a great place to visit on any other day of the week. Spend time visiting the shops and galleries or enjoy a meal in one of the many...
8 ReviewsThis place is amazing, the main attraction are the cute meercats but the best part of the visit is hands on experience feeding and touching the animals.
Aside from the meercats, you get to ride a...
12 ReviewsThe Cascade Brewery is Australia's oldest continuously operating brewery. It was founded in 1824 in the foothills of Mt Wellingotn - the site was chosen for its pure mountain water.
In 1987 the...
19 ReviewsArthur Circus, located in beautiful Battery Point, is a circular street filled with historical cottages that once housed the officers of the nearby Battery Point garrison.
Battery Point was...
18 ReviewsTo do Port Arthur justice you need to spend at least two nights there. It is not feasible as a trip from Hobart.
Please follow the link to my Port Arthur...
5 ReviewsRichmond was named as a town by Lieutenant Governor Sorell in 1824. It was an important convict settlement and played a role as a military outpost in the growing colony of Tasmania. It was then the...
9 ReviewsWe brought our visitors to Sandy Bay Beach for a quick bite after meeting them at their hotel in Hobart as they were really hungry after their flight. The nearest lovely but quiet place to have it was...
3 ReviewsDrive up the East coast highway.
It is a fantastic drive as the road winds its way around the beaches for many kilometers of the coast from orford in the south to st helens in the north. Bay of fires...
Penguin by name, penguin by nature.....just had to get that line in. Population 3,000 people and 5,000 penguins. This cute little town that the highway once went through is still there but more relaxed.Some nice beaches, though more for strolling than getting wet, a little bit of history and the garden.Yes, that garden. There's a railway line that travels along the coast. It's set between the road and the beach. A man called Max Perry saw the otherwise neglected land surrounding it in a positive light, and thus the garden was born.These days other have taken up the cudgels so to speak and it flourishes elsewhere as well. In fact, it's probably the main tourist attraction in the area.The town originally supported a small port but this was usurped with the coming of the railway in 1901 and today it is mainly a service town and tourist destination.Johsons Beach has an exposed reef at low...
4 more images
Walk the rocks at Bicheno
by tropicrd
The colourful rocks along the Bicheno foreshore are really interesting.You can walk to the blow hole and look out across Waub's Bay or check out the small township of Bicheno.I found the sea air to be bracing and needed to rug up warmly.You will need to have strong walking shoes to navigate the rocks,they can be very slippery so extra care is neededI have uploaded some photo's so you can see some of the colours in the rocks.
4 more images
Penquins on a budget
by tropicrd
Most tourists believe you need to go on a tour to see the penguins in Tasmania,well all you really need to do is head down to the known beach areas and you can see these beautiful little penguins (fairy penguins) come ashore just before dark and head up to their rookeries.Anyone can do this most evenings but some areas are private and protected by the locals and this is where most tours go.When we stayed at Bicheno we had gone into the township and booked a tour which we were told we needed so we would not be disappointed.The owners of our accomodation told us that the little penguins come up out of the sea all along the main part of Bicheno and that they would come up into the garden where our cottage was (I have reviewed this cottage)all we needed to do was take note of how to watch them...which we did.We cancelled the tour and we had a wonderful experience seeing the penguins come to...
4 more images
Larooma Park
by iandsmith
From my email at the time - "I okayed nearby Hawley Beach on my GPS and reached there in half an hour, having driven through some of Tasmania’s prettiest farmland en route.After lunch I opted for a walk in Larooma Park, a thin slip of seaside land run by the National Parks and named after an adjacent historic 19th century property whose house and land is still there behind barbed wire and electric fences.On the other side is a picturesque coastline, glimpses of which flicker through the dense coastal scrub. Tiny sandy beaches intersperse the colourful lichen swathed rocky foreshore until you reach the end where there are three small islands that you can apparently walk to at low tide.The fickle weather had seen the low clouds break up and the wind moderate a little so I left the prolific bird life to their own and headed off to Narawntapu"This was a lovely walk, one I hope to repeat and...
4 more images
Cradle Mountain II
by iandsmith
This is about half way during the two hour walk. Wherever you are around Dove Lake, Cradle Mountain looms.For more pictures and stories on this area, refer to my "Off The Beaten Path" pages where I did the extended walk to Crater Lake.
1 more image
Liffey Falls revisited
by iandsmith
I wrote this after my second visit to Liffey, and a lot had changed, notably the ease of access.No matter where you are in Tasmania, there's a waterfall nearby somewhere and Deloraine, where I started this short trip, has its share.Liffey Falls, one of the most famous waterfalls in Tasmania, are situated 29 km from town and a brief 20-25 min walk from the car park. The last part of the road is on dirt and is narrow and windy (about 6kms) before you get to the popular carpark that has a sculpture and toilet block.The walk is well trodden and you won't have any problems getting lost as is follows the stream right to the lower falls with viewing points along the way.There is also an option to extend your walk by crossing a bridge onto another trail.The new access has made Liffey even more popular than before so, at certain times, you're sure to have company.
3 more images
Princes Square Launceston
by iandsmith
Set aside as a park in 1826 but not developed as a park until the late 1850s. It features lots of trees dating back to the 1800s, some planted by members of the Royal family, yet still retains its original layout.Prince's Square was originally a brickfield and a venue of past military drills and rowdy political meetings. Now it is a historic park that includes mature trees, many planted by royalty, and an internationally significant fountain which was produced in the 1850s by the Val d-Osne Foundry in France, and statue a of Dr William Russ Pugh, the first to use general anaesthetic in the Southern Hemisphere for a surgical operation.
Revenge at Montezuma
by iandsmith
Finally wound my way to Montezuma Falls carpark. I’d been there before but didn’t get to do the walk so I was really keen this time. As for the weather, most would have assessed it as perfect, but in reality I wanted it totally overcast for rainforest photography. Too much contrast makes it so hard; still, I hope you enjoy some of the images.It’s a straight flat 3 hour return walk along an old tramway, built to retrieve ore from the many mines in the area. At times boggy it’s no surprise as you constantly hear the roar of the river in a steep canyon far below and the trail has many flows that sometimes disappear underground, at other times cross beneath the boardwalk and often just splash onto the trail.You have to be careful not to stub your toes on old spikes and sleepers but the beauty of the moss covered myrtle, tree ferns and hard water-ferns are a constant distraction.I went down...
4 more images
Cataract Gorge revisited
by iandsmith
Cataract Gorge Reserve, or ""The Gorge"" as the locals call it, is a unique natural formation within a two-minute drive of central Launceston, albeit over a steep hill.In 15 minutes you can walk from the city centre along the banks of the Tamar River into Cataract Gorge.From here there's a pathway along the cliff face, originally built in the 1890s, looking down onto the South Esk River. The main Kings Bridge over the gorge was floated into place in 1867. The First Basin, on the southern side, features a swimming pool and an open area surrounded by bushland. In contrast, the shady northern side, called the Cliff Grounds, is a Victorian manicured garden where tall trees lord over ferns and exotic plants - nature is enhanced by art. There's a Restaurant and kiosk, rolling lawns and a rotunda, a pub with a view and a footbridge and chairlift to return across the river, peacocks everywhere,...
4 more images
Marion Lookout
by iandsmith
I retreated to the main trail and started the climb to Marion Lookout. It was steep, or so I thought, then I got to the chains and the snow depth markers and I found out what “steep” really meant. After more than one pause Cradle Mountain finally peeped over the crest and I was there at this lookout I’d so wanted to get to. While the view wasn’t shabby, the memory of Crater Lake lingered and I knew the effort I’d made to get here before the weather closed in for the next few days hadn’t been in vain.I met my first walker of the day 10 minutes later. This knowledgeable man told me three things I didn’t know; the Devonport Show was on, it was a public holiday in the north and, today was Friday.I decided to take the direct descent to Dove Lake, a red warning sign cautioned “track steep and rough” when it should have said “very steep and very rough”. I thought coming up had been bad but this...
Sign in with Facebook
Comments