Tasmania has incredible beaches and even the most popular ones are rarely crowded. Venture to the lesser-known beaches and you’re often likely to have them to yourself.
Category: Travel
Inside Newdegate Cave in Tasmania’s Far South
he Hastings Caves State Reserve is located around an hour and a half’s drive south of Hobart, beyond the township of Dover. The reserve forms part of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area and offers a range of experiences, including bushwalks, swimming in the nearby thermal pool and access to the stunning Newdegate Cave.
Walking the Arm End circuit
Arm End is the northernmost tip of the South Arm peninsula, which sits near the mouth of the River Derwent, south east of Hobart.
Tinderbox – a perfect hidden cove near Hobart
The beach is tiny but perfect and the sandstone ledge on the western edge sits above a marine reserve where I have seen sea dragons and other aquatic creatures while snorkelling just offshore.
Three Capes Track from the air
Will the Three Capes Track experience live up to the hype?
Tracks into Hobart’s history
Hobart offers a wealth of tracks and trails, offering abundant scenery and close encounters with key historical events and figures.
Aoi’s homestay cooking school in Northern Thailand
The homestay was easily the highlight of the week long food tour of Thailand
A touch of Provençal style on the D’entrecasteaux Channel near Hobart
Villa Howden blends the rustic charm associated with the south of France or Tuscanny in northern Italy with a well-upholstered and sybaritic comfort.
Farewell Krabi-for now
Aonang Beach has boomed since last i was here, no longer the sleepy backwater favoured by a few Europeans of a certain age looking for respite from Phuket’s party scene.
The Minton tiles of Georgetown, Penang
Now I’m no expert and so cannot claim that all these are by Minton, or that they are all Victorian era. They are all, however, a celebration of geometric pattern in decorative form, and wonderful survivors.