Today I went for a drive up our mountain, it had snowed a couple of days ago up there, and as I had to miss my trip to New Zealand this ...

Today I took a step back in time and spent the day with my dear friend Jacqui and her two boys in a little Georgian village called Richmond. ...

Anzac Day, April 25th, is a day that is very dear to the heart of all Australians, a day when we remember those that have fallen ...

Hello all, Would you like to hear about my day?Yes?  - Then you’re in luck. :)   I woke up late this morning ...

When I first moved to Tassie and had yet to have my furniture delivered (so no washing machine), I use to come to Machine Cafe for breakfast every ...

This past week, here in Australia we have had some wild weather. The worst hit Hobart the other night. I finished work late and had to driv...

Well as luck would have it, I needed to go into own today and ended up at Salamanca where Irish Murphy’s was going off, with people in gree...

After my ride along the beach a few weeks ago, I was keen to go riding again. This time we stayed on the farm because one of the other gir...

As I mentioned in my last post, I have been working late shift this week. One night when I finished work (2am) the river was very calm and ...

Today was a beautiful day and I didn't have to work until very late so I had time during the day to go exploring. I went for a little dri...

We are nine days into autumn here in Australia and the weather has been a bit wacky lately in Hobart. We have had snow on our mountain,...

It's been a while since I have added some random photos. The other day on my way to work, I saw a very short but very bright ra...

A friend of mine invited me and another friend to her farm for a ride along the beach on her horses and for a great night in with the gir...

Most of these photos I took yesterday when I went for a little drive around the bay near my home to enjoy the beautiful dusk.

I thought I’d share some of the things in Tassie that help keep me sane. My work colleagues, a little kitten, my perch on a hill where I go to co...

A few years ago while shopping with a friend; we came upon a collection of Kaleidoscopes. My friend and I spent ages peering through the holes at...

This week I have a visitor staying with me from interstate. These are some of the photos taken while Margaret has been here. I will add more ph...

Just thought I'd share some photos with you before I head off to ... QUEENSTOWN!!!  This lot have been collected over the last few weeks her...

I was meeting a friend for breakfast today and on my way to pick her up at her home, I spotted a magnificent rainbow arching over the suburb...

Wow. What a climb. It’s not the number of the 259 steps to the top that’s the problem, it’s the feeling that the spindly little 137-year-old ...

I went to my favourite restaurant to order some take out last week and while waiting for my meal I wandered the streets of Battery Poi...

Once a year, the Wrest Point Casino lights up in pink to support breast cancer week. I drove by one night after work and took a couple of p...

With tranquillity to sooth the soul, and scenery to take your breath away, it is no wonder that so many visitors to Tasmania never go home. ...

Today I went for a drive out to the south east coast of Tasmania, I was looking to get out of the city and enjoy the lovely weather. I en...

These photos are all from my backyard. I only have a small yard but it is full of plants. I have an apricot tree, which has lovely little f...

Louisa’s Walk is a historic trek through the life of one of Hobart’s female convicts. From London, where Louisa stole a loaf of bread to feed h...

During winter, here in Hobart, a thick grey fog the locals refer to as Charlie, snakes its way through the valley at the base of Mount Wellin...

This was a beautiful sunny day when I grabbed my camera and took off on a drive along the river to see what I would see. I stopped first at t...

I first visited Salamanca Markets when I was working as a Flight Attendant and overnighted in Hobart sometime in the mid 1990’s. The rest of my c...

These photos were all taken on my morning at the markets. (see review)

A friend, Lauren and I decided to go on a harbour cruise to get out on the water and get some fresh air. Captain Fell’s boat is a Historic wooden...

I love Tulips. They have been my favourite flower since I was a little girl. Once a year the Hobart royal Botanical Gardens holds a Tulip F...

Every year the Australian Antarctic Division celebrates the winter solstice by holding a midwinter festival. During the weeklong celebratio...

This morning we had a Harley Davidson sidecar ride booked to depart from near Salamanca Place. We met our tour guide in a little stand-alone shop f...

Up bright and early to shop, shop, shop. Yippee, off to Salamanca Markets. However, not before the most delicious breakfast we had on our trip. T...

After checking out of Hatcher’s Manor, we went in to Richmond for the obligatory sight see. First on the list was the Richmond Bridge, built ...

I found it very difficult to sleep so close to this ‘ghostly site’, it isn’t that I was particularly spooked by the ghost stories of last...

Our next stop is Richmond, a gorgeous historical village about half an hour out of Hobart. Hatcher’s Richmond Manor is where we will be laying ...

A true Tasmanian treasure. Kate’s Berry Farm should not be passed by; just south of Swansea on the east coast you can buy scrumptious creamy ice ...

Driving down the road from Bicheno heading towards Port Arthur we passed some of the most stunning scenery Tasmania has to offer. Only we didn’...

After our gastronomic visit to Kate’s Berry Farm, we were off to the Port Arthur Historic Site all the way down on the Tasman Peninsula. I donâ...

There was not much happening in Bridport, so we took off for the East coast. Along the way, we saw a sign for a St Columba Falls and decided to tak...

This wonderful tour gives you the rare opportunity to observe Fairy Penguins in their natural habitat. Every evening, except Good Friday and Christ...

We bid our lovely hosts at Highfield House farewell after our wonderful breakfast, and headed into town for me to show Shane this gorgeous city. I ...

After our fun night at Hawley House, we needed a bit of a sleep in. No such luck though, we had to be in the restaurant for breakfast and then chec...

I have to say, I really wasn’t sorry to be leaving Stanley. Not that I didn’t like the town, quite frankly the house where we stayed gave me th...

We were very sorry to leave Lemonthyme Lodge, it was so comfortable here and the staff looked after us wonderfully. However, we had a reservation a...

It felt wonderful waking up in our tree top cabin, with the sound of the birds singing. The fire was petering out, so Shane went and threw another ...

Hitting the road once more on our travels around Tasmania, we are off to see Cradle Mountain. Our drive today took us up the Murchison Highway, pas...

From the moment you drive into the dirt road that takes you to the cabins, you feel a sense of peace envelope you. Lemonthyme Lodge is in a very pr...

This would have to be one of the best experiences of my journey around Tasmania. I had heard this was a ‘must see’ experience and I would whole...

A great hour spent laughing and avoiding having the actors pull me on stage to participate in Tasmania’s longest running play. Based on a true st...

We had a river cruise booked in this morning that would take us up the Gordon River and into wonderful world heritage rainforest area. This cruis...

Monday morning and we were off again, this time for a bit of excitement on the Derwent River in a Devil Jet. What fun! I can’t remember how we he...

We were woken up bright and early on our first morning in Tassie by the chirping of birds. Unfortunately, no bacon and eggs for us for breakfa...

Shane, my boyfriend and I flew into Hobart from Sydney, we hired our rental car and made our way down to Kettering, a small town built around a qui...