Hobart, Tasmania

After 5 trips to New Zealand, although loving it, we wanted a change. Something like New Zealand, but not New Zealand. Where they speak English…

Tasman Peninsula and East Coast

Sunday, March 11 Today, we started bright and early and left our cottage for the Tasmanian Peninsula. One of the places we missed due to…

Thursday, March 15 This was a bit of a “wetlands” day, some disappointments, but ended up well. It was very cloudy this morning and we…

Sunday, March 18 A storm front moved in during the night. Neither Fred nor I got much sleep. It was really windy and things were…

The drive to the Grampians was typical of what I expected in Australia: long and flat. But then mountains pierced the horizon! We found Halls…

Wednesday, March 21 We woke up to a very windy day. Luckily, our travels were mostly inland and our walks would be rainforest walks in…

Paths Less Traveled We’re back from our 5th trip to New Zealand. This time, we decided to explore North Island a bit more in-depth and…

I saw a comment on the New Zealand forum that unless you surf, the west Auckland beaches and ranges will hold no interest for you.…

On the way to Coromandel from the Waitakere Ranges, we stopped at Mercer Cheese Shop. When I research a trip, I dig pretty deep for…

Karapiro is a tiny and less-known town. It has a lake and is not far from Cambridge. Cambridge is rather upscale and has lots of…