The Tasman peninsula is renowned for its spectacular walks, mainly the coastal cliff walks that line its beautiful capes. Further inland however, there’s this little adventure in the woods, Clarks Cliffs. It’s an 8km walk through thick eucalypt forest that is at times tranquil and other times rather challenging. On the day we ventured into … More Clarks Cliffs
If you’ve been in Tasmania long enough, you’ll have heard about the Tahune Airwalk. It’s a walkway constructed dozens of meters above the ground in the canopy of the dense forests that spread Westwards into the great wilderness areas of Tasmania. The photos you see of it are breathtaking with the tops of the eucalyptus trees … More A cider and a night at Tahune Airwalk
Another weekend adventure, another Instameet and another fantastic day in a beautiful location. I could get used to this. For Instameet 29 there was a brilliant turnout at Villa Howden, located near the village of……..you’re absolutely right, you’ve won the toaster oven….Howden. So what is Villa Howden? Well I’ll let their very nicely written website … More Villa Howden
We’ve been in Tasmania more than a month now and have yet to do the number one attraction in Hobart….climb Mount Wellington, or kunanyi as it’s known in the Aboriginal language. The mountain towers over Hobart and as I write this is coated in a beautiful layer of snow which only adds to its majesty. … More The foothills of kunanyi
I was going to call this one a Hike up to Ridgeway Park but when you’re walking along a perfectly smooth tarmac road, the word “hike” is taking liberties a little bit. This was my first exploration beyond the urban confines of Hobart and filled me with thoughts of entering Jurassic Park as I commented … More A walk up to Ridgeway Park
Much of Tasmania’s spectacular scenery is located beyond Hobart and requires a car to get there but that doesn’t mean there aren’t scenic walks and trails right on your doorstep should be in the capital. One such trail can be found on Mount Nelson or near Taroona, depending on where you start from. The Truganini … More Truganini Reserve
EDIT: Thanks to Martin Kaltoun, a lovely chap from Pardubice for filling me in on more details of the site. In his words “This place was training ground for railway troops. Back on river is other abandoned bridge. The building with red stairs was officer’s Club. The remains of stone bridges behind cemetery and pillar … More A walk down the Chrudimka river in Pardubice
Warning: This blog post contains images of dead animals which some viewers may find disturbing/offensive to their personal tastes, so if that’s not your cup of tea then I’d suggest reading no further. Those of you who don’t mind such images please free to continue and I hope you enjoy this little story of a … More Good Will & Hunting
My friend Štěpán was a little surprised that my first blog post about our visit to his hometown was about trees so hopefully this one will tell a better tale of the beautiful town that is Karlovy Vary. There are many towns and cities that you can only really see from one perspective, ground level. … More Karlovy Vary from above
Just back in the door from a wonderful weekend in Karlovy Vary. The highlight of the trip for me was some trees. Really James, you went to one of the most beautiful towns in Europe, if not the world and your favourite part of it was……some trees? Well yes actually, believe it or not I … More Enchanting Forest: Karlovy Vary
Czeching Out Tasmania 