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...

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.

It was a full day and a great start to our Tassie trip!

Other Hobart Recommendations

We had a great coffee at the Hobart Coffee Roasters

Other places we were recommended but didn't get to try..

Sonny

Bar Wa Izakaya

Ogee

Peppina

Salamanca Whiskey Bar

Hobart Brewing Co

Pigeon Whole Bakery

Day 2 coming up!

Queenstown - April 2025

 We've just come back from 5 days in Queenstown. 

We had the best time exploring the town and surrounding areas and having fun with some thrill seeking adventures. We stayed in The Rees Hotel a few minutes out of town which had amazing views over the lake and mountains. It was stunning to wake up and see snow on the top of the mountains.

We enjoyed the crisp, chilly weather. It was a nice change from the endless Sydney heat and humidity.

One day we drove to Arrowtown and enjoyed the gorgeous scenery and quaint little town. 

The leaves and foliage everywhere were stunning! The autumn colours were so beautiful.

The boys loved the cutest sweet shop with delicious fudge.

We then continued on to Cardrona and had lunch in front of the fire at the pub. 

Another day we took the Queenstown gondola up to the top of the mountain so the boys could ride the luge. The views up the top were stunning! The boys loved the luge and had so much fun dodging everyone and seeing how fast they could go.

The Shotover Jet was another adventure on our list that we ticked off. High speeds and spins on the river really got our hearts pumping. Highly recommend!

On our last day we drove to Glenorchy which was another stunning drive. The little town was so pretty and was a perfect end to our trip and our appreciation of New Zealand and all it's amazing scenery.

It was so lovely to have this time together exploring a new place x