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Wild and dramatic, cultured and quirky, isolated yet accessible – Australia’s island state, nestled comfortably at the southeastern base of Australia, is intrinsic to the nation’s story. Van Diemen’s Land (as Tasmania was christened by white settlers) was home to some of the first convict ships to land in Australia, and the tragic, harrowing and haunting tales of those arrivals permeate the state. However, modern Tasmania has emancipated itself from wallowing in the past and adopted a fresh, hip and inclusive attitude sparked by the brilliant revival of its now super-cool waterfront capital, Hobart, and the development of an eclectic year-long events calendar. By Chris Zeiher |
One of my main goals over the last year is to do more exploring - of Australia that is. I've seen some of the world (and it's never enough) and thought why not try my own backyard? As much as work seems to be an excuse not to take some time off, I made it a conscious effort this year to stop myself thinking there's not enough time for weekend trips, road trips and small getaways. Lucky we chose to go over the Queen's Birthday weekend which gave us an extra day. To me, explore means to venture out into the unknown or in my case somewhere unfamiliar. I've always looked at the map of Australia and thought how lonely Tasmania is all the way on the bottom, almost forgotten, right? Also, being on Lonely Planet's Top Places to visit in 2015, I added and ticked it off my places to visit on my Travel bucket list. I don't consider myself a travel blogger by any means but I was so excited to write this detailed re-cap of my 3 day itinerary to help other first timers discover beautiful Tassie...
