Blogs from Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, Oceania - page 31

So we got up a little later than expected, packed the car and kissed the kids goodbye and headed back to Hobart. The trp was only about 3.5 hours without stops and was quite uneventful. We did battle some rain on the way as the temps are cooler and the north is getting a reasonable amount of rain. Getting into Hobart about 2.30ish (we stopped for lunch on the way) we drove around a bit trying to find the hotel which is hidden on a side street. The hotel is quite nice and heritage listed. We then wandered over to the Hotel Grand Chancellor to book into the Conference and then detoured to look around the town for an hour or so. Then we headed back to the hotel where we settled in to have a ... read more

Well............we have been a week back at work. Time is flying past - we realised that we have been here a whole year. We love the place more than ever and it has been great to have a consistent stream of visitors..it makes the world seem a whole lot smaller than it actually is. Blimey - what a mad time we had with Ivor's folks. We went everywhere and did everything. They have so much energy - neither of us could keep up. Whilst they were here it was actually the Easter holidays - so we were lucky enough to go away for a while. We decided to go across to the West Coast- where I had never been before. We went across to Tarraleah to start with - and on the way, went for a ... read more

Olihan vaihteeksi kunnon turistiviikonloppu :D Kiva kyllä että vihdoin tulee reissailtuakin täällä, ekat muutama viikko meni vaan ihmetellessä Hobartissa mutta toivon mukaan tulee vielä käytyä monissa paikoissa - ostettiin kavereiden kanssa kimppaan telttakin 25 eurolla joten voi lähteä telttailemaan :) Täällä on tosi paljon kansallispuistoja ja upeet maisemat joten toivottavasti ehtii käydä mahdollisimman monessa. Lauantaina oltiin siis Port Arthurissa, joka on noin tunnin ajomatkan päässä täältä Hobartista, ja joka on vanha 1800-luvulla toiminut vankila. Sinne laitettiin kaikki pahimmat rikolliset ja rikoksenuusijat. Paikka sijaitsee niemenkärjessä joten 1800-luvulla se oli hyvä sijainti vankilalle.. Siellä on vielä jäljellä jonkin verran vanhoja rakennuksia ja sellejä. Päästiin kiertelemään niissä, ja osa oli kyllä aika kolkkoja.. varsinkin rangaistusselli, joka oli varmaan 2*2 m ... read more

Well, it has been about 10 days siince we last talked and it has been interesting - Firstly, this is the first interet that has not been $10 per hr to use and that has high speed - are we getting a picture yet?? After I talked to you all last Monday, I went back to my hostel after eating some very greasy KFC and flaked out - decided to empty the suitcase and only take 7 days worth of stuff with me - had bought a quick dry towel in NZ because the other took so long to dry but it doesn't go around me so the flight from the shower back to the room has to be quick- and no it didn't fit last week either!! The nicest thing that I have learned about ... read more

In that I have now visited all the states of Australia, unless there is another one that I have not heard of but I don't think so, put it this way I'm not going to go and visit any dependencies. Had to arise at 3am to walk through a not yet asleep Melbourne to get the Skybus and my early flight over to Tasmania, all pretty painless though, I can't speak highly enough of my comftable, hasslefree flight with JetStar (Qantas's no frills wing) so that's a recomendation, only 80 bucks too. Took the easy 12 dollar bus from the airport (18kms away) into the CBD and arrived at the City Cental hostel on Collins street, bang in the middle of town. had to wait until 1am to get my room so went for a good ... read more