Salamanca Market, Hobart, Tasmania

Hobart’s renowned open air market was established in 1972 so it’s coming up for its 50th Anniversary.

Oatlands, Tasmania

Oatlands, a small town on the Midland Highway between Hobart and Launceston, contains great examples of Colonial Georgian buildings.

Richmond, Tasmania

An easy 24 km drive from Hobart, Richmond is a town that is rich in history. Boasting Australia’s oldest remaining Catholic church, St. John’s, built in 1836, the oldest goal that’s still intact, and the oldest bridge that’s still in use.

West Coast Wilderness Railway – Tasmania

Once used to take copper ore for the Mt Lyell Mining Company from Queenstown to Strahan in Tasmania, the railway now carries tourists.

Macquarie Harbour, Tasmania

Down the Western Explorer highway, through Corinna, Zeehan and Strahan for a day on Macquarie Harbour.

Cradle Mountain – The Ascent

Email from Ben: “I plan to climb Cradle Mountain when we visit the area in a few weeks – better start training”. So I reduced my alcohol consumption to one glass of wine a night (well, most nights) and did a bit of walking (on the flat) at weekends, so when we started our trek on a fine February day I was completely unprepared for what lay ahead.

Cradle Mountain, Tasmania

An iconic, wilderness area in Australia’s Southern-most state,Tasmania. Visit it, hike it, see it.

Cape Otway Lighthouse

The lighthouse at Cape Otway is the oldest surviving lighthouse on mainland Australia. It makes a great stop-over for travellers heading down to the Twelve Apostles.

The Twelve Apostles

A helicopter ride can be thrilling anywhere, but over the Twelve Apostles, that’s magic.

Twelve Apostles – Maybe

A major tourist drawcard along the Great Ocean Road in South West Victoria – but how many Apostles are there?