Take a walk through the Salamanca Market and you will enjoy the sights,tastes and sounds of a bustling market in Hobart. Run by the Hobart city council, the Salamanca markets spreads itself right along Salamanca place with some 300 stalls. Stall holders bring to you products from all over Tasmania, so expect to be able to buy fresh food, cheese, art & craft, local wines and other quality local made products. Whilst you take a walk around you will be entertained by the various buskers throughout the market, which creates that feel good fun atmosphere. Once you have walked the length of the market, purchased some goods and listened to…

Visiting Hobart is like taking a step back to another time, a time when Australia was a penal colony. In fact Hobart is Australia’s second oldest city after Sydney, having been founded in 1804. Built around the harbour of Sullivan’s cove, you will find that many of the original buildings lining the harbour are still standing from that era. If you admire old architecture and a feel of an old world charm or have an interest in convict history, then Hobart is a fabulous place to explore. So what to see and do in Hobart you ask? Well, if you are here for an extended weekend as I was, then all…

I’m putting this right out there now, if you are in Hobart and you don’t visit MONA then you have rocks in your head. When someone says to you (in that higher wisdom voice) “oh you simply have to go to see MONA” with the mere mention of Hobart, then you must obey them! When I visited MONA in Tasmania, I really didn’t know what to expect. MONA stands for Museum of Old and New Art by the way, in case you may have been wondering (don’t worry I wondered that too). I do enjoy art galleries and museums and I have seen a few, some are just awesome and…