The medium sized town of Scottsdale is set amongst fertile agricultural lands which meet the higher hills of areas like Mount Scott and Mount Stronach. Bushwalking is a very popular pastime here or there are a number of less strenuous walks available too. The town has a selection of hotels to choose from if you’re [...]

From Gladstone we took the road to Bridport, on Tasmania’s northern coast. Like so many other coastal towns Bridport is a popular summer holiday tourist destination and offers beaches, safe swimming and a whole host of water sports. In 2004 Bridport also became a popular destination for golfers and from the town you can get [...]

On leaving St Helens you have a couple of options – stay on the main road (the A3) and head inland towards Scottsdale, or take a detour to the Bay of Fires, or another detour to the far north east and Mount William National Park. We had heard that the Bay of Fires was a [...]

One of the more major towns on the Eastern Coast of Tasmania, St Helens has grown from a small fishing village into a popular tourist town and has built a reputation as the ‘game fishing capital of Tasmania’. The fact that St Helens has a nice selection of hotels was our main influence for stopping [...]