What a nice morning, this is the view from our 50th-floor apartment. Our plan was to spend the morning at Queen’s Victoria Market and then have breakfast at a nearby cafe. We left our car at the apartment and set off on foot. It’s a leisurely 20 minutes walk. There is a parking site just …
November 2022
Day 1 – Melbourne CBD
From Hobart, we took a domestic flight to Melbourne. The flight took 3 hours longer as it flew to Sydney first instead of directly to Melbourne as planned. Luckily, we managed to inform our Car Rental in advance. By the time we arrived in Melbourne, it was already evening. Upon touch-down, we hurriedly collected our …
Bruny Island and Huon Valley Tasmania
We woke up early this morning to catch the first ferry at 7.10 am to Bruny Island. The crossing point is at Kettering Ferry Terminal Tasmania. You are allowed to drive your car up onto the ferry. The journey takes 15-20 minutes and costs between AUD34-AUD46 depending on boarding time for a vehicle less than …
Hobart center and Mount Wellington Tasmania
Salamanca Market is the most visited tourist weekend market in Tasmania. It opens each Saturday from 8.30 am to 3 pm, rain or shine. The market is a short 30 minutes slow drive from our Airbnb. Please note that many of the parking lots around the market only allow up to 15 minutes or shorter. …
Bicheno and Wineglass Bay Tasmania
Today we will be heading to the eastern part of Tasmania. Bicheno Blow Hole and Wineglass Bay. After we clean and tidy up the Airbnb, we checked out The Tasmania Honey Company along the way. This shop is very popular for its Honey, especially its Leatherwood Honey. Most honey store in Tasmania has samples for …
Cradle Mountain Tasmania
After a light breakfast of baked garlic bread and hot beverages, we moved out towards Cradle Mountain which is situated west of Launceston. The journey took about 2 hours and 30 minutes non-stop. After parking the car, we proceeded to the visitor center to exchange bus tickets with our printed Park pass which costs AUG82.40 …
Ross Village and Evendale Tasmania
We preferred to take the midnight flight so that when we reached the destination in the morning, we still have a whole day ahead of us. Upon landing in Hobart after a connecting flight from Sydney, we headed to the rental car counter at the Airport Arrival. A number of car rental companies are situated …