The Best of Burnie, Tasmania

I expected my trip to Burnie, Tasmania, to be a bleak reliving of childhood, but instead turned out to be comfortable and enjoyable thanks to the addition of the Ikon Hotel and some other treasures I found while staying there.

The University of Tasmania Walk, Hobart

Walking around the University of Tasmania grounds in Sandy Bay is a must if you are interested in Sixties architecture, uncovering local secrets waterfront dining spots or a bushwalk, which may even feature native animal only found in this state, the Tasmanian Devil.

Hobart’s Best Retro and Vintage – A Gigantic Lucky Dip

The Tip Shop is located at McRobies Gully Waste Management Centre. Photograph by Jessica Adams

Hobart’s Tip Shop is a gigantic lucky dip, but you are sure to find something special for a fraction of the price that you’d pay in a vintage shop or on eBay. There are generally no price tags; take your treasure to the counter and they’ll suggest a low, low price.

Take Me To Cradle Mountain

Walking track at Cradle Mountain, photo by Felicity Loughrey

Tasmania’s Cradle Mountain has the kind of vista that appears on billboards and in beer commercials. It’s a glamorous, all natural spot. We travelled to Cradle Mountain from Hobart via Queenstown in a hire car. The road is winding and can be icy so don’t necessarily take the Google Maps estimate of travel time. Accommodation […]

Lake Derby’s Floating Sauna in Northeast Tasmania

Exterior of floating sauna, photo by Felicity Loughrey

Unlike health club saunas that are usually a pine box, this sauna has one transparent wall. As you sit in the sauna, you can see the sunlight on the dark lake, the eucalypt hills behind and the daytime crescent of the moon against a blue sky. It’s truly beautiful.

Hobart: Best Bakery

Daci and Daci Pastries ADAMS

Close to the Saturday Salamanca Market and the catamarans to MONA, the chic European bakery, Daci and Daci, sells perfect picnic ingredients, or paper bags full of pastries to take home.