This is the 7 days in Tasmania itinerary I actually did, Launceston to Hobart, one way, no backtracking. It is not the only way to see the island, and if you have longer, I have included an honest section on what I would add rather than pretend a week covers everything. But if you have seven days and want to see the real range of what this island does, this is the...
I spent five days in Hobart across a longer Tasmania trip, and I could have used every one of them. But most people do not have five days, so this is not a diary of what I did in order. It is the itinerary I would hand a friend with three or four days, built from everything I actually saw and checked, reordered where a stranger’s trip benefits from a different...
I did not plan this post the way I planned the others. There was no single walk, no single day. This is what happens when you add up four nights of wandering Hobart’s waterfront, its heritage streets, its markets, and its museums, then step back and look at what you actually did. If you are planning a Hobart trip and want the real shape of the city rather than...
I stayed at exactly one hotel in Hobart, Nightcap at Carlyle, in Derwent Park, north of the CBD on the same side of the river as the city itself. Everything else in this guide is researched and checked against multiple current sources, not personal experience. I would rather say that plainly than write reviews for rooms I never slept in. Hobart is small enough that...
I only ate at two places in Hobart worth calling proper first-person recommendations. Everything else in this post is researched, checked against multiple current sources, and clearly marked as such. I would rather tell you that upfront than pretend I dined my way through the entire city on one four-night trip. Hobart’s food scene has grown into something worth...
I have been asked more times than I can count: “How do you actually plan a trip to Bhutan?” It is a fair question, because Bhutan does not work like anywhere else I have travelled to. You cannot book a flight, land, and figure the rest out as you go. Almost every visitor arranges their entire trip — guide, driver, hotels, permits — through a licensed...
Punakha is a beautiful valley and one of the most visited tourist destinations in Bhutan. While the Punakha Dzong is a gorgeous piece of architecture, Punakha offers some naturally beautiful places to visit too.
I went to TMAG expecting an hour, maybe ninety minutes. I left four hours later, and I still had not seen everything. If you take one thing from this post, take that: budget more time than you think you need. The main entrance signage for the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery in Hobart, with an exhibition banner for artist Jodi Haines visible alongside. TMAG sits...
I planned this one for a Saturday on purpose. Salamanca Market only happens once a week, and I did not want to be the person who turns up on a Tuesday and wonders where everyone went. So I built my whole Hobart afternoon around it: market first, then up through Kelly’s Steps into Battery Point, then a loop through the oldest streets in the suburb before heading...
Most guides point you up Mt Wellington for sunset. That is fair advice. But the mountain is a long drive, the weather turns without warning, and if you have only a couple of evenings in Hobart you might want something closer, quieter, and easier to reach. That is where the eastern shore comes in. I spent four nights in Hobart in January and gave myself two evenings...