Pyengana: Pubs, pigs and more: Priscilla and Pinky, the latest in a line of beer-drinking pigs at the aptly-named Pub in the Paddock have brought fame to the Pyengana Valley. But take the detour to this lush green valley and you'll find more to entertain you, including a boutique cheese factory (watch the cows get milked too) and the lovely St Columba Falls. Tales around the bar include sightings of the Tassie tiger....really.
Story by Lee Mylne

Hip Hobart: If you haven’t been to Hobart for a while you’re in for a big surprise. New attractions such as the multi-million dollar art gallery MONA and exciting new eateries such as the innovative diner Garagistes have combined with what has long been Australia’s hippest art hotel, The Henry Jones, to help transform Hobart from conservative to cool. Hobart is hot, happening and attracting a different kind of visitor to its historic sandstone shores, those more interested in the new rather than the old. Story by Lee Atkinson

Islands at the end of the world: Windswept and storm-lashed, Tasmania’s offshore islands are islands clinging to the edge of an island clinging to the edge of the world. If you want to play castaways, there’s no better place. Mix together jaw-dropping scenery, beautiful beaches, fine food, unique wildlife and a rich seam of convict history and you’ve got all the reasons you need to island hop your way around the island state. Story by Lee Atkinson

The Perfect Beach: although you can drive the 200-odd kilometres between Tasmania’s two main cities, Launceston and Hobart, in just a couple of hours, to do so would be to miss out on some of the islands most dramatic scenery and best food and wine.  Meander instead across the north-east corner of the state before heading south along the dramatic east coast.
Story by Lee Atkinson

The Convict Trail: In late 2010 11 Australian convict sites were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, five in Tasmania. You can almost hear the clanking of the convict chains as you drive over convict-built bridges, past houses and churches built with convict labour and explore the ruins of convict settlements on the convict trail. Story by Lee Atkinson

Adventure Island: Think wilderness adventure holidays in Tasmania and immediately visions of mud-encrusted gaiters, heavy backpacks and extreme exertions spring to mind. Tassie offers plenty of that for the tough and intrepid, but there are ways you can get into the heart of the wilderness where few others dare to go, without the fuss and bother or the wet feet.  Story by Lee Atkinson

Woolmers Estate: The story of six generations of one Tasmanian family, starting with pioneer Thomas Archer, is told at Woolmers Estate, at Longford, just outside Launceston. Members of the Archer family lived here from 1817 until 1994 and the house is now open to visitors. Next door is the National Rose Garden, a showpiece of 4000 roses which traces the history of this popular bloom. There are also cottages where you can stay overnight. Story by Lee Mylne

Treetops adventure : Strap yourself in for the latest high-flying adventure to open in Tasmania. A whopping 700 metre-long flying fox 50 metres above the tops of the trees in the Hollybank Forest near Launceston. It's the latest adventure tourism venture from Forestry Tasmania, which also has a 110-metre adventure slide into a giant 40-metre-deep sinkhole called Dismal Swamp (it’s actually quite magical), filled with ancient rainforest trees and some quite bizarre art near Stanley on the north coast, and the Tahune Airwalk above the forest canopy south of Hobart. Story by Lee Atkinson

Linger in Launceston: Three rivers meet in Launceston – the Tamar and the North and South Esk. The Tamar River flows north from Launceston for nearly 60km before meeting Bass Strait. It is Australia's longest navigable tidal estuary, varying in width from 250 metres to 4km, and river cruises glide up it daily. Tasmania's northern-most provincial city, established about 1806, Launceston sits at the head of the Tamar Valley and provides an excellent base or exploring the valley that has become a place for wine lovers and foodies to indulge themselves. Story by Lee Mylne

Maria Island Walk: Within only a few hours on Maria Island, I've seen my first echidna in the wild. "Wow" becomes the catch-phrase for our small band of walkers, until even we are tired of hearing it. Wombats, wallabies, kookaburras, little penguins in their burrows...it's an extravaganza that takes away the pain of unaccustomed hiking. Add to that a preserved convict-built settlement and stories of enterprise and hardship for a uniquely Tasmanian trek of a lifetime.
Story by Lee Mylne

North to the Nut: Tasmania’ northern coastline is one of its best kept secrets.  It is a place of rugged beauty, where fertile farmlands spill into the wild waters of Bass Strait.  The spectacular Bass Highway follows the coast from Ulverstone in the east to Stanley in the west, Tasmania’s own version of the Great Ocean Road. Story by Lee Atkinson

The Islington: The Islington is one of those hotels where you wish you could stay "just one more night". With only 11 rooms, Hobart 's newest luxury boutique hotel is intimate and welcoming, effortlessly giving you the feeling of staying in someone's home. Someone wealthy. And when a place charges $600 a night and boasts a former footman to the Queen as its “houseman”, you might expect some snobbery…but there is none at all. Story by Lee Mylne

Finding the Art in Hobart: Tasmania 's temptations are many, even if you don't stray too far from Hobart . The historic sandstone warehouses and factory buildings along the Hobart waterfront on Hunter Street are now home to some of Hobart 's best art “finds”.
Story by Lee Mylne

Peppermint Bay: Architecturally stunning, with breathtaking views across the magnificent D'Entrecasteaux Channel and islands, Peppermint Bay is Tasmania 's newest dining experience, set in gardens dominated by a massive 150-year-old oak tree. To get there, cruise down the River Derwent to Woodbridge, or take a 40 minute drive from Hobart.
Story by Lee Mylne

The Tamar Tipple: The Tamar Valley Wine Route is a triangular loop drive from Launceston along the banks of the wide Tamar River and across to George Town and back via Pipers River.  There are 21 wineries along the way, producing some of the state’s best cool climate wines, and several places that offer long views and great food, all within an easy day-drive from Launceston.  Story by Lee Atkinson