On Tasmania’s east coast, unforgettable outdoor experiences are as easy as getting in your car and just wandering, until adventure finds you. The Great Eastern Drive will lead you to some of the region’s best adventures, from sea kayaking to…
Tasmania’s east coast is so full of opportunities to stop, take a breath and relax, you might even forget what busy feels like. The Great Eastern Drive will lead you to places and experiences that will make it impossible not…
A vibrant winter destination There’s something about reaching the winter solstice that can spark a yearning for a little mid-year holiday. Perhaps it’s the lengthening days, or the realisation of just how many months still stand between us and Christmas that…
Anyone who has visited Tasmania’s east coast will attest to the fact that this region has a particular quality which lingers in the memory for at least as long as its incredible natural spaces and scenery—its amazing food. Given its…
Five Places You Must Visit This Summer on Tasmania’s East Coast I don’t quite know how this happened, but my calendar tells me that it’s already summer. Most years, the holiday season seems to creep up on me before I’ve…
5 good things to do in spring How I love spring. I love its longer days and bright light, its hopeful new green growth and the swathes of colour it brings to gardens and landscapes. I love its tempestuous nature too—all those…
A memory in the making Last weekend, as I walked along my local beach, I saw a young father playing with his two small children. They were making the most spectacular sandcastle—an enormous, elaborate concoction, complete with moat, dribbled sand…
Do you have the time and place to just stop? Most people don’t need to be convinced that it is important to find the time and place to break out of their everyday routine. But most people find it hard…
We love collecting, it’s part of being human I think that deep down all of us are magpies at heart. Whether we realise it or not, each of us collects things as we go through our lives. Even in this very…
A journey not a destination I don’t know what it is about Ralph Waldo Emerson, but I seem to be encountering his quotes everywhere I go lately. His words are inspirational (so much so that I have several of them…
Are holidays just a luxury? Do you remember that feeling you had as a child, when you opened your eyes on the first morning of school holidays? It felt like you didn’t have a care in the world, that time…
Who doesn’t love the feeling of going on a holiday? That moment when you’re finally on your way, you’ve left everyday life behind, and all the nagging little thoughts about whether you’ve packed everything, or if work really can cope without you,…
