Working Wednesdays: Cauliflower Harvesting at Langmaid Farm, Forth, Tasmania, Australia

  Raindrops on my window and dawn breaking meant it was almost morning in Forth, northern Tasmania. I had slept in my car opposite the town’s main pub, ready for a day’s work just south of the town Forth, actually more of a rural village. I would be working with the locals and with the Read more about Working Wednesdays: Cauliflower Harvesting at Langmaid Farm, Forth, Tasmania, Australia[…]

Backpacking in Australia: Four Times In Forth, Tasmania

I worked in Forth a few times while staying in Tasmania. And on a range of things as it turned out. The village itself is tiny. One main street with a petrol station/shop, plus the token local pub the “Bridge Hotel”, which by no coincidence is right next to the Forth Bridge, over the Forth Read more about Backpacking in Australia: Four Times In Forth, Tasmania[…]

Jonny Blair watching Aussie Rules Football

Watching Australian Rules Football in Tasmania: Forth Football Club – The Magpies!

It’s “Football” but not as you know it, or not as I know it. They call it Australian Rules Football. Or Aussie Rules. Or for the majority of the country, it’s called AFL.   On arrival in Australia, there were four sports I wanted to watch at some point here. Football (or Soccer), Rugby League Read more about Watching Australian Rules Football in Tasmania: Forth Football Club – The Magpies![…]