Museums and Galleries

Lake St Clair, Days 1 & 2: Off the grid

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Well, Len has had his Andy-Warholian-15-minutes-of-fame. Within half an hour of his stellar role as the drunken captain on The Ship That Never Was, he was recognised to acclaim in the takeaway cafe, Molly’s, near our motel, and again, by another appreciative audience member at the petrol pumps the next morning. Fortunately no paparazzi were … Read more

Launceston, Day 2: A wining we will go  

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Before we talk about today’s adventures, we did want to mention an important topic for all road-trippers, road kill! We’ve seen rather a lot here – mostly smaller kill than the kangaroos and occasional wombat or fox we have around our way. Ian observed to us that this amount of road kill is new in Tasmania. … Read more

Hobart, Day 4: Museum of Naughty Art

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Well, that’s how some people describe MONA, anyhow, because of its frequently confronting, and not traditionally beautiful, art. As most of you will know, though, the initials really stand for the Museum of Old and New Art. It is a privately-funded museum, and has put Hobart well and truly on the international map. But, before I tell … Read more

Hobart, Days 1 and 2: Off to a good start

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Holidays come in different shapes and sizes, and one of these is the one in which you can mix sightseeing and busy-ness with some rest and relaxation. Not all our Tasmanian holiday will be like this, but our first couple of days here have been. Day 1 was spent travelling in the morning – and it was … Read more