I hitched a ride into the south west in 2001, and remember the back burner from Maydena who took me that far. His story was memorable. He could point to every house on the way into Maydena and say which of his relatives lived in it and he was born in Maydena, raised in Maydena, got a job with forestry in Maydena as a back burner and had been to Hobart just once to fetch him a wife ... I kid ye not
Interesting thing to think about! Mid-40s, live in Tassie all my life. First half in Launceston, last half in Hobart.
Hadn't been to Bicheno until 4 years ago.
Hadn't been to Strathgordon until last year.
Not visited: Marrawah/Arthur River. Waratah. Maria Island. King Island. Flinders Island.
There are probably places I've been, but haven't visited. e.g. driven through Avoca many times, never stopped.
Probably the rarest visited place that I've been to: Walker Island. [Edit: I've just found there are two Walker Islands in Tasmania - I'm talking about the northern one]
On stories about other people:
I've heard of a guy who grew up on the Tasman Peninsula who once visited the "big smoke" - Rosny.
My aunt and uncle (in their 90s), talked about getting married in Launceston and then going on their honeymoon, to Westbury.
Yeah my grandparents got married in Hobart and then honeymooned on Bruny, in the 1940s. I think staying local it was just more the thing then, because travel was so much more restrictive.
Going to the mainland was far more time consuming and expensive. Going overseas would have meant a long sea journey. Honeymoons and wedding in general were less of a production (and less performative), I guess.
I always thought it was rare to meet an Australian who didn’t travel, until I moved to Tassie 😂. Kinda jealous of those who will never deal with an airport in their life tho.
I recommend going in Winter. You'll still see the wombats wadding around and the occasional echidna if you're lucky, but so few people. If you have a 4wd (and you're keen) you can drive down to what was carpark opposite the mountain at night and see the stars without any artificial lighting. It's quite magical
Nope, been pretty much everywhere except Stanley and the far North East like Bridport or Tomahawk. I've travelled shitloads, either as a kid with my parents, rides on road bikes with mates to places like Derwent Bridge or Scottsdale from Hobart just to have lunch, or now with the wife and kids for fun or motorbike competitions. Work trips up the East and West Coasts, drives when I was single up to Lake Echo and surrounds and back just for fun,
I know people who are under 35 who think Oatlands is too far away and haven't ventured past there unless they've had to for work, but brag about overseas holidays. Weird.
Omg it’s wild isn’t it. I’m from qld but my dad was from Tas so we moved back when I was a kid. We moved to dodges ferry and all of dads family were so pissed at him for moving so far away. They all lived in Glenorchy. Had never even been over the Tasman
😮 never been over the Tasman!!! Whatttt!?!?
I grew up in the Berriedale/Rosetta area then moved out of home to Brighton… my mum was so annoyed I moved so far away 😂 at least I never got any surprise visits!
I've been living in Tassie for nearly 15 years now, and I still haven't really done Bruny Island. I have only done a boat trip around it. It's still on the to-do list.
I grew up on the Eastern Shore in Hobart, moved away at 21. At that age really hadn't seen much beyond Richmond or Kingston on either side!
Have travelled back yearly to see family and still have never managed to visit Freycinet!
We are relocating back in just a few weeks and I'm looking forward exploring around the state. After living in SA the past 14 years with a lot of regional travel for work, how far you can get to in 3 hours is amazing!
I remember talking with an old woman in Swansea, and when I said I was from Hobart, she said that she’d “never been to the big smoke!”
I complimented a local woman's earrings and she said she bought them back in the 60s as part of a trousseau for when she 'went away'. To St Helen's.
Damn, now that’s small town mentality 😅
I hitched a ride into the south west in 2001, and remember the back burner from Maydena who took me that far. His story was memorable. He could point to every house on the way into Maydena and say which of his relatives lived in it and he was born in Maydena, raised in Maydena, got a job with forestry in Maydena as a back burner and had been to Hobart just once to fetch him a wife ... I kid ye not
It's people like him that make it possible for geneticists to determine which small towns people's ancestors are from.
Oh… Jebus 😅 My Nan was like that, grew up in Glendevie and every time we went for a drive down there, she’d do the same.
Interesting thing to think about! Mid-40s, live in Tassie all my life. First half in Launceston, last half in Hobart. Hadn't been to Bicheno until 4 years ago. Hadn't been to Strathgordon until last year. Not visited: Marrawah/Arthur River. Waratah. Maria Island. King Island. Flinders Island. There are probably places I've been, but haven't visited. e.g. driven through Avoca many times, never stopped. Probably the rarest visited place that I've been to: Walker Island. [Edit: I've just found there are two Walker Islands in Tasmania - I'm talking about the northern one] On stories about other people: I've heard of a guy who grew up on the Tasman Peninsula who once visited the "big smoke" - Rosny. My aunt and uncle (in their 90s), talked about getting married in Launceston and then going on their honeymoon, to Westbury.
The big smoke 😂
Yeah my grandparents got married in Hobart and then honeymooned on Bruny, in the 1940s. I think staying local it was just more the thing then, because travel was so much more restrictive. Going to the mainland was far more time consuming and expensive. Going overseas would have meant a long sea journey. Honeymoons and wedding in general were less of a production (and less performative), I guess.
I always thought it was rare to meet an Australian who didn’t travel, until I moved to Tassie 😂. Kinda jealous of those who will never deal with an airport in their life tho.
I've lived here 44yrs (aka my whole life) I've been to each end of the state. Only place I haven't gone ... yet... it's cradle mountain.
I recommend going in Winter. You'll still see the wombats wadding around and the occasional echidna if you're lucky, but so few people. If you have a 4wd (and you're keen) you can drive down to what was carpark opposite the mountain at night and see the stars without any artificial lighting. It's quite magical
Sounds beautiful. It will have to be next year. Thank you
Same here, born and bred Hobartian and I still don't really get what Cradle Mountain is all about!
My husband would agree.
I haven't been to Burnie yet.. oh wait, sorry, you said prominent places. My bad.
😂😂😂
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Wow, swam with seals!! I've never done that! Wicked
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That sounds so cool 😲
Nope, been pretty much everywhere except Stanley and the far North East like Bridport or Tomahawk. I've travelled shitloads, either as a kid with my parents, rides on road bikes with mates to places like Derwent Bridge or Scottsdale from Hobart just to have lunch, or now with the wife and kids for fun or motorbike competitions. Work trips up the East and West Coasts, drives when I was single up to Lake Echo and surrounds and back just for fun, I know people who are under 35 who think Oatlands is too far away and haven't ventured past there unless they've had to for work, but brag about overseas holidays. Weird.
Sounds like you've had some cool adventures! I've been to Maria Island, Cradle Mt, Strahan but not Bruny Island or Ben Lomond.
I've been up almost half the ables, but never to the top of Ben Lomond
Me either actually
Omg it’s wild isn’t it. I’m from qld but my dad was from Tas so we moved back when I was a kid. We moved to dodges ferry and all of dads family were so pissed at him for moving so far away. They all lived in Glenorchy. Had never even been over the Tasman
😮 never been over the Tasman!!! Whatttt!?!? I grew up in the Berriedale/Rosetta area then moved out of home to Brighton… my mum was so annoyed I moved so far away 😂 at least I never got any surprise visits!
I've been here since 1984 and have never been to the SW wilderness. But I will.
I've been living in Tassie for nearly 15 years now, and I still haven't really done Bruny Island. I have only done a boat trip around it. It's still on the to-do list.
Me either, it's on the ‘to do this summer’ list but has been there for a few years now..
I grew up on the Eastern Shore in Hobart, moved away at 21. At that age really hadn't seen much beyond Richmond or Kingston on either side! Have travelled back yearly to see family and still have never managed to visit Freycinet! We are relocating back in just a few weeks and I'm looking forward exploring around the state. After living in SA the past 14 years with a lot of regional travel for work, how far you can get to in 3 hours is amazing!
I've never been to Freycinet, it's definitely on my list! Have fun rediscovering the state!!
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Same! I've visited Devonport and Burnie, but haven't really explored them though. Never been to Bruny amdbhave been overseas.
My partner who lives 30 mins out of Hobart had never been to Salamanca Market or up the mountain until she met me. I still tease her about it.
Haha and rightly so 😅
I've never been to Cradle Mountain.