Launceston, Australia Travel Blogs

F.A. Cup Final
May 22, 2005

Sharing cooking with pizzeria Warm room Night out in Looni F.A. Cup Final

Tasmania
Jan 13, 2006 (24 photos)

... of Australia's relatively short history is found. Both Australia's second and third oldest cities are here, Hobart and Launceston. It has Australia's oldest bridge, its very first theatre, the historical penitentiary of Port Arthur, and best of all, some ...

Leisurely Lonni
May 6, 2005

... supplies for dinner and breakfast we drove into the city centre to try and locate a supermarket (Coles on Charles St). Launceston is a small city (although the second largest in Tasmania) and at 6pm on a Thursday most shops and establishments had already ...

Tasmania at last..
Nov 7, 2008 (1 photos)

... , and I grabbed some sneakers. Turned out to be a good plan because not only was it cold, but I walked a lot! I had thought Launceston would have a lot of older buildings but they don't seem to make too much of their convict past, and where I grew up ...

"I'm dreaming of a white christmas..."
Dec 25, 2004 (24 photos)

... female population is smaller than the male population? (Italy) A: Yes, gay nightclubs. Q: Do you celebrate Christmas in Australia? (France) A: Only at Christmas. Q: I was in Australia in 1969 on R+R, and I want to contact the girl I dated while ...

Lloyd's Beard Trimming Incident
Mar 8, 2008 (17 photos)

St Helens - Scottsdale - George Town - Lilydale - Launceston The Grande Finale.. 'Tonight? Hmmm.. we should get maggoted..' - Charlie Weir The ride from St Helens to Launceston (Lonny) was the longest yet. Not that it's far, just that we made a ...

A Taste of Tassie - Part 1
Feb 16, 2005 (10 photos)

As the plane came into land at Launceston I was immediately reminded of New Zealand. Tasmania is Australia's island state. It's actually joined to mainland Australia by rocks under the sea. As Australia moves northwards about 2cm per year, Tasmania tags ...

Guess what.....wow!
Apr 29, 2006 (5 photos)

... be more jealous of - she was jealous of our trip and we were of the restaurant and beautiful Tassie. Next drove into Launceston (next biggest town to Hobart) which is a lovely place full of colonial verrandahs and oldish houses and autumnal trees and ...

Tasmania... The Apple state apparently... !
Dec 15, 2004 (10 photos)

... said goodbye in London. That was weird! * Felt like celebrities whilst being driven in Arron's Sea Cruiser! Since returning to Launceston he had got a job at a local radio station and had the important job of driving to street corners and giving out ...

Consider The Wheel
Jul 7, 2004 (8 photos)

Goodbye Melbourne, for the moment. Sad to leave, but ah well. The last day was chock-a-block it seemed. We visited the real Ramsay Street where they film the outside shots for Neighbours (Susan Kennedy gave us an evil from her make-up van). In 'This ...

In search of the Tasmanian Devil
Aug 31, 2005 (15 photos)

... tradition of South India. Sridevi is working on her PhD in Aquaculture at the University of Tasmania. After two days exploring Launceston, including the Cataract Gorge, I headed to Lefroy, near Georgetown, for my next farm stay. Here, I am staying with ...

Cataract Gorge and Tamar Island Wetlands
Apr 12, 2007 (15 photos)

... 10 minutes from the city. We stopped at the Freedland's lookout on the way, but there really were really great views of Launceston and around, And it was quite poorly maintained. Once we got to Cataract Gorge, we took the chairlift ride over the gorge. It ...

Launceston
Jan 13, 2009

Caught a lift with the tour to Launceston, definitely didnt want to stay in Devonport any longer than I had to.  Only spent one night, did laundry, walked up to the Cataract Gorge.  Then its off to Freycinet National Park with Kate, a girl ...

Tasmania
Mar 18, 2006 (42 photos)

... then biked down, but which wasn't possible with our time crunch. My flight left Saturday night, and on the way from Hobart to Launceston, we stopped and did a couple of wine tastings. See video of singing in the car... Poor Kalvin- he ended up being our DD ...

Stanley to Launceston
Jun 20, 2009 (8 photos)

... place to stay. Pity we hadn’t allowed an extra day in Stanley….maybe next time?? Our destination today is Launceston, about 2.5 hours drive. We detour slightly at Rocky Cape National Park to get another photo of the Nut from the other side ( ...

Launceston
Jun 21, 2009 (8 photos)

... side of the Tamar River and do a bit of a wine tour, beginning with Bay of Fires Wines about 40 minutes from Launceston. Liz’s birthday today, so we sampled a selection of their best sparkling wines, Rieslings and Chardonnays, then bought a bottle of ...

It's raining in Launceston!
Jul 12, 2009 (19 photos)

... , so you be the judge!) Launceston also boasts among other firsts, to have the first licensed hotel in Australia (The Launceston Hotel); the first continually operating bookshop (Birchalls); first first class cricket match held in Australia (Victoria vs ...

Getting mobile
Dec 21, 2006 (2 photos)

Yesterday I got the bus early with Michelle and Sarah and we got to Launceston and checked into the Lauceston backpackers hostel which was quite nice.  I checked out the city (well, big town really) and went to the tourist info office to see what I ...

Birthday on the other side of the world
Apr 30, 2007

... taken a very long time.  I'm glad you got the money I sent you ok and I love and miss you too. I miss you all and love you a lot! Emma xx p.s. If you ever come to Launceston, I recommend you visit the Elephant Pancake Palour...mmmmm, yummy!

Tasmania: not internet friendly
Mar 21, 2007 (10 photos)

... in travelblogs, thats my excuse and im sticking to it. (also means no photos, sorry again) Apart form internet issues Launceston is fantastic, surrounded by mountains on all sides, and complete with a gorge only 10 minutes away that would beat Cheder ...

Tassie
Dec 6, 2009 (4 photos)

... that I have gone down with a cold AND bloody hay fever again, my eyes are watering faster than my nose... Booked into Launceston Backpacker hostel and shared a room with a Belgian lad, after a solid nights sleep, we decided to go treking along the Cataract ...

Tasmanian Devils!
Jan 5, 2007 (2 photos)

Our first stop in north Tasmania was Launceston, the 3rd oldest town in Australia. Not only a pretty town in itself, it was also a good base from which to explore the wineries (Tamar Valley offered a great platter lunch too..an offer which we accepted, for ...

Launceston
Jan 11, 2006 (3 photos)

Today we arrived in Launceston (Tassie's 2nd largest City) having enjoyed an excellent museum en-route in the villiage of Westbury which was built by an ex-convict. The two rooms of old toys again stiring many memories for us both. Next day we briefly ...

Tassie, tassie, tassie oi, oi, oi
Apr 10, 2008

... I would like it as it has a reputation for its natural beauty and laid back feel and it is a reputation well deserved. Arrived in Launceston which is in the north of the island last night and met up with Luke who used to live with us Melbourne. Had a few ...

Early Start - so excited......
Sep 24, 2009

Leaving Launceston airport at 9am and flying to Melbourne where we will board the big plane to Bangkok, well that was the plan, all planes running late, extra hour and a half wait, bugger.

Arrival in Launceston
Jul 17, 2006 (12 photos)

... are also at the airport, and am quickly given a sense of just what to expect during my semester's stay here. Driving into Launceston, Jim shows me around all over the city and even offers to wait while I pick up groceries! The city's tallest buildings ...

New Years in Launceston
Jan 3, 2008 (9 photos)

... to have a calmer celebrations as most of the years before. The next day - being the year of 2008 - we went on discovering Launceston. We went walking to a lovely little lake with a swimming pool along the gorge of Launceston and then went cruising to the ...

Don't Pay the Ferryman
Oct 13, 2007

... and have the loveliest Pinot Noir...a shame, I don't think you can get Tassie Pinot Noir in Canada.   I leave Launceston tomorrow for Melbourne.  Today I replenish my vitamins with great food at a  vegetarian restaurant called Fresh, drink ...

Melbourne and Tasmania
May 1, 2007

Hi All Well the last few days in Melbourne were busy.  On Saturday I visited Queen Victoria Market and brought some great fresh food - It is a massive indoor market that sells all food imaginable - all you cheese and olive lovers would enjoy it ...

Here, there and everywhere!
Nov 3, 2005 (3 photos)

... and I'm looking forward to being back there for a bit longer when I get back from Tasmania. So here I am in Tasmania, Launceston to be precise. It's lovely! Walked the Cascade Gorge this morning and catching up on some of the stuff that I didn't quite ...