honey and fizz

Friday, May 1, 2026

Tasmania - Day 3 - Richmond

On our last day in Tasmania we had a lovely sleep in, delicious breakfast at the hotel, checked out then drove 30 minutes to Richmond. A picturesque historic town full of wineries, cute shops and Australia's oldest bridge still in use.

Richmond Bridge

Cute little shops

Lunch at Pooley Wines

Ice creams from The Chocolate Shop

Popped into Puddleduck Vineyard

Other recommendations in Richmond we didn't get to were...

Buscombe's Restaurant

Coal River Farm

Wicked Cheese

Richmond maze, the old gaol

Frogmore Creek

We had such a lovely time in Tasmania!

Even though our days were full, everything was at such a relaxed pace. It was so good and we will definitely have to go back for longer to explore more amazing places in

Tasmania.

Have you been? Where did you love?

Thursday, April 30, 2026

Tasmania - Day 2 - Mona, Cascade Brewery, Mt Wellington

Our second day in Tasmania was another full one.

We spent a couple of hours at the MONA museum, self described as old art, new art, wine, restaurants, dark corners, nice views, music. It was a cool experience, definitely worth a visit. Having a car made such a difference in being able to explore different places so easily.

We then drove to the Cascade Brewery for lunch and a tasting.

The original brewery is currently getting renovated but the tours and tastings are still running.

Simon loved their stout.

After lunch, as we were close to Mt Wellington we decided to drive up to the lookout. The winding roads up the mountain are scenic and the view from the top is stunning. The temperature really dropped once at the peak and the wind was wild. We were grateful for our jackets!

Another lovely day that ended with cocktails at Evolve and dinner.

Day 3 to come...

Wednesday, April 29, 2026

Tasmania - April 2026 - Day 1

Tasmania - Day 1

Simon and I flew to Hobart for a few days away. It was our first visit to Tasmania and we were eager to wander around and check out the sights.

We stayed at the Macq01 on Hobart's waterfront. It had a very cool, moody vibe for the interiors. It was situated in easy walking distance to everything.

We had a lovely room with an amazing view and the staff, service, food & drinks were sooo good. Definitely recommend!

We walked around to Salamanca and had lunch. We then jumped into our hire car and drove the 5 mins to Battery Point to look at the historic houses and cute streetscapes. The pretty Arthur's Circus is worth a loop and we had a coffee at Jackman & McCross.

Lark Distillery was near our hotel and we stopped in for a quick whiskey tasting before checking into our hotel. We decided to stay at the hotel and have drinks at Story Bar downstairs and dinner at The Wharf Restaurant.