Tasmania – The Wild West Coast

Everyone told me Tasmania was beautiful, and they were right. For a small island it’s certainly a place that packs a lot of punch. The scenery is like nothing else I’ve seen in Australia. Tasmania has a rugged scenic beauty, with sea shores that stare into the harsh southern ocean, bush and scrub that have […]

Tasmania – Port Arthur

Before I went to Tasmania the one place that was definitely on my list was Port Arthur. With a history that is as famous and renowned in Australia as the Tower of London in England or Alcatraz in the USA, this is a must see place. In the 1800’s convicts were transported from England to Port […]

Tasmania – The Scenic Route

A main highway in Tasmania is much the same as a main highway in any country. If you want your trip to get interesting, if you want to see bridges with history, beautiful scenery and gaols that housed convicts in the 1800’s, you’ve got to take the scenic route. So that’s what I did. After […]

Tasmania – Wineglass Bay

I had great expectations for Tasmania. Everyone who’s been to or lived there has great things to say about The Apple Isle. Everyone told me I’d love it… and they were right. Everyone said it was beautiful… and they were right. Everyone said the roads were terrible… and they’re obviously not from my hometown. As […]