My Tasmanian Adventures have been documented on here enough times, but I never quite gave an overview of the historic capital, Hobart, despite passing through its waters 5 times and spending at least a week there back in 2010. Having been founded way back in 1804, Hobart is the second oldest city in Australia. Also…
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Imagine the surprise and disbelief of me driving through Hobart in Tasmania in May 2010 and seeing a van with the word “Tayto” on it!!! The Northern Irish crisp! And next to the sticker on this white van was another sticker with “Norn Iron” on it. I thought for once in life my eyes were…
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I waited until June 2010 to see these three things, when really I should have ticked them off and seen them all in February 2010, in my first week in Tasmania. They are not must dos or must sees by any means. But if you’re on the Tasman Peninsula, why drive past and bother to…
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The 10th June 2010 came round rather quick. Aged 30 and living in the land under down under (Tasmania) I was attempting to mix my working life with my lifelong hobby – watching football, the greatest game on planet earth. It was going to be tricky. In the run up to the World Cup…
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First time round it wasn’t all that pretty. I ranked it as dull and claimed I was uninspired. That was on a two day summer visit to the Tasmanian capital back in February. However I since returned to Hobart twice after that (in May, and then in June) and suddenly realised I was wrong at…
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I had never heard of the Carlyle Hotel, or even the district of Moonah, some kind of northern suburb of Hobart, I believe. It was time to hold the closest ever meeting to the South Pole for any Northern Ireland Supporters Club in history. And thanks to Hobart based, Andy Power, the venue was sorted,…
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Salamanca Market is a famous market in Hobart, Tasmania. I’m not sure why it’s called “Salamanca” market, possibly leant from a traditional style Spanish market, but these days there’s definitely nothing Spanish about this pretty little morning market in Tasmania’s capital. I could easily have spent 5 months in Tasmania without ever…
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My second time in Hobart was three months after my first time. And I’ll be back again next week to watch the World Cup with a Northern Irish mate. It’s a city that has grown on me, or what I mean is I didn’t like it much at the start and now I do. I…
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This is a live blog post. I don’t do many, but a lot has happened recently and right now I am relaxing in a very nice cafe! So I have time! I have my laptop plugged in, my wireless internet on, and a cup of the Earl Grey tea by my side. It is “Cafe…
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We didn’t plan to be in Hobart on Hobart Night. We didn’t even know there was such a thing as Hobart Night. I’m still not even sure why there is a Hobart Night. I mean, my capital city is Belfast and we don’t have a Belfast Night. But anyway it just meant a day off…
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