Tasmania for a long weekend
Jul 23rd 2007, 10:46 am
#46
BE Forum Addict
Joined: Apr 2007
Location: Back home :)
Posts: 1,706
Re: Tasmania for a long weekend
Its so accessible too, enough to make one giddy with optiions.
Pol....I loved loved loved walking in Tass but I could defy you and say NZ or Scotland just too be pedantic
Jul 23rd 2007, 10:48 am
#47
Here at last!
Joined: Jan 2007
Location: Perth
Posts: 1,635
Re: Tasmania for a long weekend
Hello All
I promised Ozzienurse an update and here it is.
Hobart hated it the first day....so many car showrooms, concrete 70s buildings, cold etc.
From then on....I loved it! Hobart, great proper bars, terrific restaurants and wonderful food, very friendly folk.
OH and I spent Saturday afternoon with a friend of Cas and Carl - Lovely lady with a wonderful daughter.
All I can tell you is, I can't wait to go back and explore some more.
Here's to Tasmania!
I promised Ozzienurse an update and here it is.
Hobart hated it the first day....so many car showrooms, concrete 70s buildings, cold etc.
From then on....I loved it! Hobart, great proper bars, terrific restaurants and wonderful food, very friendly folk.
OH and I spent Saturday afternoon with a friend of Cas and Carl - Lovely lady with a wonderful daughter.
All I can tell you is, I can't wait to go back and explore some more.
Here's to Tasmania!
You are in Melbourne now then? Permanently? Thanks for the update, very much appreciated. We are heading for Launceston which looks lovely especially the Tamar region.
XXX
Jul 23rd 2007, 10:59 am
#49
A rather curious boy
Thread Starter
Joined: Aug 2006
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 5,917
Re: Tasmania for a long weekend
Permanently in Melbourne and getting happier every day (at least until the next bout of homesickness floors me)!
I could easily become very attached to Tasmania. I don't think you will go far wrong there R.
Next time....a car, some hiking boots and a bigger beer appetite!
Jul 23rd 2007, 11:04 am
#50
Australian Citizen
Joined: Apr 2007
Location: Elsternwick/Melbourne
Posts: 7,810
Re: Tasmania for a long weekend
Permanently in Melbourne and getting happier every day (at least until the next bout of homesickness floors me)!
I could easily become very attached to Tasmania. I don't think you will go far wrong there R.
Next time....a car, some hiking boots and a bigger beer appetite!
I could easily become very attached to Tasmania. I don't think you will go far wrong there R.
Next time....a car, some hiking boots and a bigger beer appetite!
I've been waiting
Glad you had a good time
Jul 23rd 2007, 1:58 pm
#51
Home and Happy
Joined: Dec 2002
Location: Keep true friends and puppets close, trust no-one else...
Posts: 93,814
Re: Tasmania for a long weekend
Parts of Wales are as beautiful, but Tassie has a special magic somehow - for me anyway
Jul 23rd 2007, 2:04 pm
#52
Always the last to leave.
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 1,399
Re: Tasmania for a long weekend
Is it the kind of place you can go to by yourself and explore, especially if you don't have a drivers licence? Is the public transport system good for travellers?
Jul 23rd 2007, 7:01 pm
#53
Fighting my corner
Joined: Aug 2005
Location: Adelaide, South Australia
Posts: 11,948
Re: Tasmania for a long weekend
Good onya BB, glad to hear that you had a great time.
Jul 23rd 2007, 10:38 pm
#54
A rather curious boy
Thread Starter
Joined: Aug 2006
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 5,917
Re: Tasmania for a long weekend
I think a trip straight to Hobart or Lauceston might be better if you don't drive. There are good deals on with Jetstar at the moment. I believe that there are buses but what the service is like, I couldn't tell you. I don't think there are trains(?)
Certainly felt safe enough for me to wander about Hobart for two days on my own with baby whilst husband worked. Bars and restaurants cool and laid back.
Jul 23rd 2007, 10:49 pm
#55
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 12,063
Re: Tasmania for a long weekend
no trains here and a lot of remote places.
Jul 23rd 2007, 10:51 pm
#56
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 12,063
Re: Tasmania for a long weekend
Hello All
I promised Ozzienurse an update and here it is.
Hobart hated it the first day....so many car showrooms, concrete 70s buildings, cold etc.
From then on....I loved it! Hobart, great proper bars, terrific restaurants and wonderful food, very friendly folk.
OH and I spent Saturday afternoon with a friend of Cas and Carl - Lovely lady with a wonderful daughter.
All I can tell you is, I can't wait to go back and explore some more.
Here's to Tasmania!
I promised Ozzienurse an update and here it is.
Hobart hated it the first day....so many car showrooms, concrete 70s buildings, cold etc.
From then on....I loved it! Hobart, great proper bars, terrific restaurants and wonderful food, very friendly folk.
OH and I spent Saturday afternoon with a friend of Cas and Carl - Lovely lady with a wonderful daughter.
All I can tell you is, I can't wait to go back and explore some more.
Here's to Tasmania!
Jul 24th 2007, 2:49 am
#57
Home and Happy
Joined: Dec 2002
Location: Keep true friends and puppets close, trust no-one else...
Posts: 93,814
Re: Tasmania for a long weekend
Coaches are pretty good, if you are based in Hobart or Launceston. I've managed to tour a large part of Tassie by using the coach services (Tigerline etc) and bushwalking. Certainly do-able for a tourist, though I agree if you were living there you'd maybe need to drive unless you were in Hobart.
