Hobart, Australia Travel Blogs

Oaklands Lodge mini reunion
May 13, 2005

... of this journey we stopped off at Kate's Berry Farm, just 3km south of Swansea, for the best ice-cream I've had in Australia. Kate grows her own berries at this picturesque location on Oyster Bay, and I recommend just visiting the place to take in the ...

Hobart
Jul 16, 2008 (2 photos)

As usual I left the packing to too late. Perhaps I should have just stayed up when I woke up on the couch at three in the morning. Things weren't helped by me almost bricking my new phone by installing some software meant for a different machine. One ...

Climb every mountain
May 16, 2005

... in the afternoon I decided to do the climb up to the summit of Mount Wellington, which at 1270 metres above sea level towers over Hobart and the surrounding bay area. To get to the start of the walk I drove up to the car park and could already see the ...

Slowing Down to Tassie Time
Jan 29, 2006 (16 photos)

... not met anyone either" premise. And that brings me to another reason why I wouldn't recommend the place to anybody. Thursday was Australia Day, the nation's equivalent to Independence Day. Like in the US, Aussies use it as an excuse to not work and get ...

Super Sunday...On a Monday!
Feb 7, 2006

At the jolly hour of 10:30, five minutes removed from dumping off Poncho, I found myself at a pub to watch the Super Bowl. I wound up with an excellent small group, watching the game with Mike and Don. Mike was in the Navy, a Desert Storm vet, who met a ...

Arriving in Tas
Apr 26, 2006 (3 photos)

... Few minutes later did the same. Were aiming to get to Mount Field National Park tonight but at this rate won't get out of Hobart for the next few days! Fortunately (in some ways) darkness sets in quite early so go to supermarket and bottle shop to stock ...

A Tazzie Christmas
Dec 23, 2005 (7 photos)

... city) on a flight that was delayed by an hour. Believe it or not its the first delay we've had throughout our whole trip!! Hobart is a really nice place, reminded me a bit of Galway - small and welcoming with a great atmosphere. We decided to stay in a ...

Tassi's pretty but ain't NZ
Feb 24, 2008 (60 photos)

Last week in Tasmania has been a fairly uneventful. Nature in Tasmania is pretty, but coming from the South Island of New Zealand I wasn't exactly flabbergasted, except for couple of secluded, white sand, turquoise water beaches on the east coast. The ...

Where have all the people gone?
Feb 23, 2008

... season on a Sunday evening could be so dead by 6pm, even on a summer evening when i wasn't getting dark til after 9.30pm. Conspiracy theory #458 - Aliens overtook Hobart during my visit and imposed a curfew that only a few brave souls dared to break.

Climbing a mountain
Feb 12, 2006 (18 photos)

... . You've come a long way, mate. Also, last night Ben, Rachel and Ziggy went to a party in a forest southwest of Hobart where a bunch of protesters have set up shop to rally against the deforestation of Tasmania. The protesters have set up a giant pirate ...

Victory in Van Diemen's Land
Jan 16, 2007 (7 photos)

... we made it bloody hard work! So that's it for the cricket - apart from watching it on telly, of course. At least I got to witness a win even if it was against New Zealand. Now its off to see a bit of Australia's smallest and oft-forgotten state.

Van Diemens Land.....or perhaps the next track
Dec 21, 2004 (12 photos)

Tuesday 21st December 2004 Flew with Virgin Blue, the Easyjet of Australia and arrived at Hobart International Airport - so sophisticated that you take your own luggage off the trolleys after you've watched the dogs jump all over them looking for fruit. ...

It begins here.
Mar 3, 2005

"A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step" - Lao Tzu (Chinese taoist philosopher, b.600 BC)

Twenty four months - 104 weeks - 731 days
May 18, 2005

... the Virgin Blue service desk. I explained that I had missed my flight by a mere minute, and added that I really should leave Australia today, seeing that my visa expired on this very day, April 27th. Now, because I had checked-in with the original flight ...

Perhaps a better way to do a mountain...
Nov 5, 2005

... onto a track. It was fun doing some proper mountain biking! We stopped just next to Cascade Brewery (the oldest Brewery in Australia) and had some juice and Tim Tams before heading back into Hobart and down to the harbour where I hopped into a kayak for ...

A Tast e of Tassie - Part 2
Feb 22, 2005 (12 photos)

... in the world (they haven't chopped these ones down yet). We then went to Lake St Claire - the deepest lake in Australia (I think), had a walk, had a lovely lunch and then headed to a look out point before we headed to our accommodation for the night. On ...

Back in Tasmania
Nov 4, 2005

... now I'm so inspired that I'm desperate to get my hands on a laptop and some software. I'll need to get my letter to Santa! I've got another day here in Hobart and then I'm heading west across to Perth and Western Australia. Until then...

Joe's Garage
Mar 4, 2008 (12 photos)

... , you'd probably walk straight past it, assuming quite naturally that it was some old workshop. Which it is. Our time in Hobart coincided nicely with Tuesday's 'Bike Night' which sees the front of Joe's lined with bikes and riders of all kinds ...

Week Twenty Five - Tasmania
Feb 16, 2004 (30 photos)

... to lose vintage Raybans. New Nikes are well smart for ₤80. Drive up to Mount Field National Park, 80kms from Hobart. Rivers, mountains, trees, wildlife - yadda, yadda. Also manage to get 'unlock' code for Nicola's mobile phone which was supposed to ...

Touring Tasmania
Mar 4, 2005 (13 photos)

... to the city centre. We then stopped for some lunch and a wander round the shops, before driving a couple of hours back to Hobart. On Friday we went to the Tasmanian Devil Park near Port Arthur. This was very good, and we saw plenty of devils. They are ...

Hobart, Tasmania
Mar 2, 2005

Arrived in Hobart at 10pm so once we got to our hostel, The Pickled Frog and checked in, it was time for bed!

Farewell to Ron In Hobart
Jan 13, 2005

... out and managed to have a quick swim about in another beach in order to clean all of the dust and hike grim off. Drove down to Hobart, dropped off the car and Ron came into town and picked us up. We went out to a local of Ron's called the Clarence and ...

Trains, planes and automobiles down under
Aug 11, 2003

... car back 5 hours late - I think I've got away with it but still waiting to see! Then yesterday there was time for a quick tour round Melbourne and today I've flown to Hobart, Tasmania for a few busy days before I head up to Cairns and the warmth on Friday.

"Quick I cant find a pulse - get the crash cart.."
Dec 22, 2004 (16 photos)

... lone gunman, Martin Bryant, walked into one of the many café's and shot at will, killing 35 people and injuring 18 people, Australia's worse massacre. The police eventually arrested him, so he's now locked up for life. Because of the killings, there is a ...

Under Down Under
Aug 14, 2003 (8 photos)

... go down to the local pub so it was quite a good night. This morning I headed west to see some of the tallest trees in Australia - not sure how they compare with those down in the Margaret River region but they were very big - to be honest though - one big ...

Hobart
Jan 8, 2005 (3 photos)

Met up with Lisa's Uncle, Ron and Nigel in Hobart, Tasmania Spent a couple of chilled days cruising around Hobart and around, Salamanca market(largest sausage known to man was consumed, out to Richmond, local beaches in Howrath around the ports, local ...

The Overland Track
Sep 18, 2005 (17 photos)

... I get in beautiful surroundings. I made it to the visitor center on time for the bus. On the way back to Launceston, we stopped in a rather interesting town, which I would think is the town with the most murals in Tassie or Australia - Sheffield.

A Prayer for Tourists
Sep 10, 2005 (20 photos)

While in Hobart, I stayed with hospitalityclub host Helen, a nurse at the Hobart hospital. I hiked up Mt. Wellington and got stranded in bad weather on top of the mountain, I explored the town, the botanical garden and on saturday, went to the famous ...

Goodbye Tassie!
Feb 24, 2004 (18 photos)

... victims of the interactive aspect of the show, playing two of the major characters! From Strahan, we went to Lake St Clair, Australia's deepest lake. Yet again, the West Coast weather was dodgy, but I got some great moody photos of the lake. On our ...

Greetings From Tassie!
Feb 14, 2004 (17 photos)

... Mole Creek that was beautiful. We camped right next to a babbling brook and it really was idyllic. I am currently in Hobart staying at Montgomery's backpackers (very good but pricey and not much atmosphere). Harry's boyfriend has come over for a while ...