Cafe on Collins – Hobart: Earl Grey Tea, Chest X-Rays, Cherries…and the Antarctica Dream

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 Read more about Cafe on Collins – Hobart: Earl Grey Tea, Chest X-Rays, Cherries…and the Antarctica Dream[…]

Backpacking in Australia: Hobart on Hobart Night, Tasmania

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 Read more about Backpacking in Australia: Hobart on Hobart Night, Tasmania[…]

Gordon, Huon Valley and the Southern Wilderness

It really was a trip into the cool chill of a Tasmanian wilderness in early February 2010. Ten years earlier I would have been back in Bangor, Northern Ireland stacking shelves in Tesco listening to the (then) new Oasis album, Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants. An album which never got the critical acclaim it Read more about Gordon, Huon Valley and the Southern Wilderness[…]

Taranna, Port Arthur, Safety Cove, Remarkable Cave and Bangor, Tasmania

The drive to the Tasman Devil Peninsula was thoroughly enjoyable. You can read about my experience face to face with an actual Tasmanian Devil on another page on here, but now I’ll detail the actual day out on what is known as the Tasman Devil Peninsula. Its a beautiful, tranquil place… From our hostel, The Read more about Taranna, Port Arthur, Safety Cove, Remarkable Cave and Bangor, Tasmania[…]