The last time I visited Tassie, I thought I'd done it all. I braved the windy tops of Mount Wellington, ate my way around Hobart and stopped at the many wineries on the way to Freycinet Peninsula, then on to Cradle Mountain where my fiancé lost a chunk of flesh when a seemingly friendly wombat took on a more menacing persona up close. We drove around the whole island, maybe skipping a town or two, but we felt we'd seen it all. Ten years later, on my recent second trip to the island state, I realised how wrong we were. In fact, we'd missed out the whole coastline of North West Tasmania, where world-heritage wilderness meets unspoilt beaches and the Bass Strait beyond. It is said that here you are breathing in the cleanest air in the world, where you feel as though you are on the very edge of the earth. After a busy and stressful few months, this was just what I needed - a remote corner of the world where I could just breathe.
I felt myself relax as soon as I stepped off the plane in Launceston, where I picked up my hire car, a nippy little Toyota Corolla Hybrid, and within 20 minutes I was already out on the highway, flanked by greenery on both sides. My destination was Stanley, a small town 2.5 hours' drive from the airport. But first, I had a couple of pit stops.
First up, Ashgrove Cheese. I had actually been here before, but I knew I wanted to go again (because, cheese) and it has gone through a transformation since my last visit. Family-owned since 1908, visitors can now dine at the large cafe and browse the shop, all while watching the cheese being made through large windows. Everything involves cheese here, from simple toasties to three-tiered 'High Cheese' platters.
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BRING TO LIGHT
A DULL AND UNINSPIRING HOME IS REINCARNATED AS AN IDYLLIC SEASIDE ABODE FOR A FAMILY OF FOUR
CALI CLASSIC
TAKING INSPIRATION FROM THIS BUNGALOW'S EXTERIOR, A COUPLE REVIVED THE INTERIOR WITH CALIFORNIA SOUL
SEA CHANGE
A DATED PROPERTY IS TRANSFORMED INTO A FAMILY'S FOREVER HOME WITH A FRESH BLACK AND WHITE PALETTE
Paradise found in LOS CABOS
ON THE POINT OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA, THE DESERT MEETS THE SEA AT THIS AWE-INSPIRING MEXICAN OASIS
THE gardener's LOG
With only one month until spring is officially here, August is the last chance to give your plants a winter prune and shape your garden for summer
COME RAIN OR SHINE
It took two months of dedicated, daily work to transform an almost bare yard into this contemporary garden
BOLD STROKES
DARE TO EMBRACE THE DETAILS THAT MAKE YOU DIFFERENT FOR A KITCHEN DESIGN THAT FEELS PERSONAL
CREATIVE connections
THE RENOVATION JOURNEY OF THIS BANGALOW HOME TOOK A EUROPEAN-INSPIRED ROUTE BACK IN TIME
SET IN STONE
WITH ITS ALLURING MIX OF MATERIALS AND ERAS, THIS HOME OFFERS A MASTERCLASS IN ENDURING STYLE AND ELEGANCE
Escape time
WELCOME TO THE ULTIMATE COUNTRY RETREAT, A SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS WEEKENDER WHERE THE ONLY CHALLENGE IS BRINGING ONESELF TO LEAVE