Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Tasmania”
This post is a continuation from Hanoi: The Sights. We name certain restaurants and establishments in some blog posts simply because we enjoyed them, not for promotional reasons. While the traffic is one dominating feature of Vietnam, food is another: there seem to be food outlets and street-sellers everywhere. And there are markets, of course. You can eat pho …
This post is a continuation of our Twelve Day Food Tour Of Vietnam. When you arrive in Hanoi you are more likely to experience bedlam – heaps of it – before you find peacefulness. Friends who have visited Vietnam will have warned you about the traffic, the extraordinary number of motor scooters and the wave of “panophobia” that will overcome …
In late October 2017 we embarked on a food explorer tour of Vietnam organised by Peregrine Travel. There would be eight of us in the group. We started the trip in Hanoi in the north and then travelled south, finishing in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) and the Mekong Delta. For the type of trip we were after, the Peregrine …
Note: Recipe for clafoutis with ricotta updated May 2020. New Norfolk is an historical town 35 kilometres and 35 minutes’ drive north-west of Hobart. It is there that the sea water of the Derwent estuary ends and the fresh water of the Derwent River takes over, with the river taking on a totally different character and appearance. The fresh water …
A recent visit to Olive’s Cottage, in early spring, meant bulbs in the garden. And new season’s ingredients, and the freshest of produce from lush pastures. But it also meant some variable weather – from brilliant blue skies to grey ones – though not bad enough to stop us repeating some of our favourite experiences, or stop us trying some …
This post follows on from: Chile – Atacama! Possibly no other city is as closely associated with a grape variety as Mendoza: it is the world capital of wines made from the Malbec grape. While plantings of the variety diminished in France, they burgeoned in western Argentina to the point that the Malbecs of Mendoza have a cult following. The …
This post follows on from: Chilean Lakes The aridness and extent of the Atacama Desert in northern Chile boggle the mind. The desert is about twice the size of Tasmania and is one of the driest regions on earth. The Google satellite map below (click to enlarge) shows it stretching from the Pacific in the west to the Andes foothills …
This post follows on from: Argentinean Lakes The Google satellite map below (click to enlarge) shows the extensive lakes system in northern Patagonia, stretching from Bariloche in the east (Argentina) to Puerto Varas in the west (Chile). The snow-capped Andes and various volcanoes are quite apparent. In the west, Puerto Montt is a major port, with sea connections past the …
This post follows on from: Glacier Country The Google satellite map below (click to enlarge) shows the eastern section of the extensive lakes system in northern Patagonia. The region is at a similar latitude to Hobart and is surprisingly lush and green, with landscapes reminiscent of the European Alps. We flew into Bariloche (San Carlos de Bariloche) and spent two …
The King River Valley is about three hours’ drive north of Melbourne. It is accessible from Mansfield (to the south-east), Benalla (to the west) or from Wangaratta (to the north). Whitfield, Cheshunt and Moyhu are the main small settlements in the valley. Some years ago we would sometimes drive through Whitfield when returning from skiing at Falls Creek. Then the …
