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I did one of Australia’s greatest treks the easy way (and it wasn’t that easy)

For 90 years, walkers have been discovering the Tasmanian bush, and perhaps something about themselves, as they trek the Overland Track’s 65 kilometres

• by Michael Bachelard

Wind-swept Aussie island retreat is a hidden gem

Cosy rituals abound on a solo stay at Tasmania’s remote Kittawa Lodge. It immediately feels like home.

• by Riley Wilson

Six of the best Hobart cellar doors

These wineries are all within half an hour of the Tasmanian capital.

• by Ben Groundwater

Nine places you must stop on Tasmania’s Tasting Trail

The Apple Isle is a place of plenty for the food, wine and beer, the cheese and chocolate, and country hospitality.

• by Jim Darby

Australia’s National Park accommodation has never looked so good

There’s no roughing it at Cradle Mountain’s new holiday park cabins.

• by Julietta Jameson

Six of Tasmania’s best sporting attractions

Tassie may see its own AFL team in 2028, but the state already has great sporting pedigree, as evidenced by these athletic monuments.

• by Andrew Bain

It would be nice if more restaurants made non-drinkers feel welcome, too

Given that lunches at the Agrarian Kitchen involve a car ride, the non-alcoholic menu is an unexpected boon for people who want a bit more wow than water.

• by Lee Tulloch

Blisters, rats and leeches: At my age, I think I chose the wrong hike

It’s one of Australia’s most famous multi-day hikes. But by lunchtime we’d already lost one walker, and would finish our first day trekking in the dark.

• by Carmel Sparke

Nine must-do highlights of Tasmania in winter

Once shunned, now shining, Tasmanian winters have become a thing to embrace.

• by Andrew Bain