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A Tasmanian road trip: Hobart
The Easter break just past was the 'long' weekend of the year. Five days of public holidays, it was simply hard not to go somewhere.
However, not wanting to travel too far for the five day, we decided to go for a drive in Tasmania.
I am not saying that five days was enough for Tasmania, for to really appreciate the place, you need to plan at least 10 days to see almost everything. So this time, we concentrated our journey through the east coast of our little 'overseas' land.
We landed in Hobart, picked up our hire car and headed into the city. We chose to stay in the centre because we didn't want to have to drive all the time, and Hobart being the small little city it is, we were able to find a good parking spot and simply stroll to all the sights on foot.
This is not my first trip to Hobart, so all I wanted was to just enjoy not being in Sydney. We spent the day on the waterfront, checking out the floating fish and ships stores, and on Saturday, checked out the quirky stalls at Salamanca Market.
One of the main attractions for visitors to Hobart is Port Arthur, about two hours drive outside Hobart city. On the way, you can stop by to visit the various vineyards around Sorell and stop by the Tasmanian Devil Conservation Park before getting to Port Arthur.
The drive is easy, comfortable with plenty of 'wow' moments when the car turn over a bend revealing small villages wedged in a green valley.
[To be continued...]
However, not wanting to travel too far for the five day, we decided to go for a drive in Tasmania.
I am not saying that five days was enough for Tasmania, for to really appreciate the place, you need to plan at least 10 days to see almost everything. So this time, we concentrated our journey through the east coast of our little 'overseas' land.
We landed in Hobart, picked up our hire car and headed into the city. We chose to stay in the centre because we didn't want to have to drive all the time, and Hobart being the small little city it is, we were able to find a good parking spot and simply stroll to all the sights on foot.
Hobart waterfront
The Salamanca Market
Floating fish and chip stores
This is not my first trip to Hobart, so all I wanted was to just enjoy not being in Sydney. We spent the day on the waterfront, checking out the floating fish and ships stores, and on Saturday, checked out the quirky stalls at Salamanca Market.
One of the main attractions for visitors to Hobart is Port Arthur, about two hours drive outside Hobart city. On the way, you can stop by to visit the various vineyards around Sorell and stop by the Tasmanian Devil Conservation Park before getting to Port Arthur.
A cheeky devil protecting its nest
The drive is easy, comfortable with plenty of 'wow' moments when the car turn over a bend revealing small villages wedged in a green valley.
[To be continued...]
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