Our next stop in Tasmania was Launceston. On the drive there, we stopped off in Sheffield, the town of murals, so-called, funnily enough, because the locals had taken to painting huge pictures and landscapes on the walls of buildings in order to make the place more appealing to tourists. We also diverted to Mole Creek to visit the Trowunna Wildl...

Today we explored some of the sights in Launceston. This morning we drove into town for a good brekkie, and then had a quick wander around a few of the shops. We then drove to Cataract Gorge, which was about 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 arou...

In Indonesia, when planning our Australia trip, we decided to go to Tasmania for a week. It is close to Melbourne and it just sounded so remote and exotic. Well, we landed in Launceston, Tasmania and it was like any little city complete with paved roads, office buildings, bridges. I'm not sure what I was supposed to expect though. Australia is a...

Hi ho, after a long absence from the internet I can sit down and write a few notes. My diary is in the car so I will fill in the blanks at a later date. What a fantastic experience I have had over the last 4 months whilst I have been away from Tasmania but one of the best feeling was when I was on the deck of the Spirit of Tasmania about 5 minut...

Our flight from Melbourne to Launceston was only short but a fierce head wind ensured it wasn't boring. Our first night was in Launceston and then it was off to explore Tasmania for 5 days then finishing back at Launceston for a 4 day industry conference . Not being particularly flush we elected to be very budget minded, so with this in mind we ...