The MONA is probably what put Hobart, and Tasmania overall, on the tourist map. It is the biggest private art collection in Australia, and a pet project of its multimillionaire founder, David Walsh, a talented mathematician turned professional gambler who made his fortune with Black Jack and betting on race tracks. His collection is dedicated […]
Australia
2019 to 2020, reunions to tennis Masters: Sydney – Hunter Valley – Melbourne
We embark on our plane to Australia with only three objectives, the rest is wide open: visit our good friends the Fouter family in Sydney, take surf lessons and go to Uluru/Ayer’s Rock. As we leave Auckland, we don’t know quite to expect: Julien had sent us pictures looking out from their house in the […]
Tasmania – Part 2
One of the many things we were looking forward to on our Tasmania trip, were the hikes. It turns out though, that hiking – or tramping, as they call it down under – is not a spontaneous affair here, but something to be planned and pre-booked, at least for the Great Walks such as the […]
Animals of Tassie
The Tassie Devil and the Tassie Tiger are only a few of the numerous and fantastic animals that live in Tasmania. Many more incredible animals hide in the mainland, as well as in the water. Seals and penguins are some of those animals. Sadly, animals of Australia face the day-to-day challenges of deforestation, drought and […]
Tasmania – Part 1
FINALLY we get to discover the much hyped “island off the island” Tasmania. From the beautiful backdrops seen in movies like “Lion” to all the food and travel blog hype, Tassie seems to be THE place to be in 2019/2020. Thierry and I originally had planned to go there in Jan 2006 when we were […]
Going Outback, 600mio years back. Uluru – Kata Tjuta National Park
Dec 19-23, 2020 Australia being as huge as it is, if we don’t want to spend a big chunk of our 6 weeks on the road between visiting our good friends in Sydney and Melbourne (with the bonus of going to the Australian Open thrown in), we finally settle on Uluru as a must-do destination. […]