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Port Arthur (part two) – Tasmania 2024
This is the second post on Port Arthur. If you missed the first one, use the links above to go back to the previous post. This week I’ll round out the rest of the thing that caught my eye at Port Arthur. The Penitentiary Originally a flour mill Starting life as a flour mill, intended…
Port Arthur (part one) – Tasmania 2024
Port Arthur is one of the best known places in Tasmania, and would have to be well up there in the list of places in Australia that people know. The Port Arthur Historical Site preserves the majority of what remains of the old convict penal settlement that existed on this site from 1830 to 1877.…
Bruny Island and Kunanyi (Mt Wellington) – Tasmania 2024
This trip saw a return to Bruny Island, as well as a brief but worthwhile visit to Kunanyi (Mt Wellington). I went to Bruny Island on my 2023 Tasmanian trip, but there were bits that we didn’t get to, so a return was justified. I didn’t make it to Kunanyi on any of my previous…
Hobart Rivulet Walk and Cascades Female Factory – Tasmania 2024
We walked up the Hobart Rivulet Walk from the city to the Cascades Female Factory, with a lunch stop a little further up the path at the Cascades Brewery. By the end of that, we were grateful for the downhill walk back down the Rivulet Walk to the city centre to collect our car. Hobart…
Hobart Convict Penitentiary and Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary – Tasmania 2024
This week, two quite disconnected stories as we visit the Hobart Convict Penitentiary and Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary. I very much enjoyed the visit to the Hobart Convict Penitentiary. However, the normal tours are not conducive to photographs without people in them, and I hadn’t made special arrangements. So very light on for photographs there. Bonorong…
Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens – Tasmania 2024
This week, I’m showcasing my photos from the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens in Hobart, Tasmania. We visited in April, which is mid-Autumn in southern Australia, so there were plenty of colourful leaf-changing views. All in all, a great botanic gardens with plenty of things to look at but also plenty of space for kids to…
Oatlands – Tasmania 2024
This week, a quick look at our stop in Oatlands. Oatlands one of the line of villages between Hobart and Launceston along the main central highway. It dates back to the 1820s, when it was established as a military outpost. Modern Oatlands is a tourist destination, with many historic stone buildings lining the main street.…
Ross – Tasmania 2024
This week, I share my explore of Ross, Tasmania. I wanted to break the drive between Launceston and Hobart, and actually see some of more normal Tasmania. So we stopped at Ross for a couple of nights and spent the day in-between looking around the town. Ross is the location of one of Tasmania’s famous…
Evandale and Clarendon Estate – Tasmania 2024
This week I share my photos and experience from a visit to the village of Evandale, and the nearby National Trust of Tasmania property Clarendon Estate. Evandale Evandale is a village a little way south of Launceston’s airport, about 19 km south of Launceston CBD and about 5 km south of the airport. There is…
Mole Creek and Chudleigh
This weeks post covers our trip out to Mole Creek, and the stop at Chudleigh on the way. Mole Creek is about a 1 hour drive (75km) from Launceston, and is the nearest village to one of Tasmania’s bigger karst areas. It is also an historic little village that used to be the termination of…
