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    • TravelerTime out!
      Day 41

      Windy excursion 🌪🏔🌬🏖

      January 27 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C

      My first way today was to the famous Harvest market in Launceston, which takes place pnly saturdays and even is a UNESCO heritage. 👩🏼‍🌾👨🏽‍🌾
      Besides local fruit (especially cherries 🍒), herbs and vegtables one can also find local pastry, honey, olive oil and food stands. 🍇🍐🥦🥕🥐🍯🥟🍔☕️
      It was a really lovely market, especially when a live band started to play as well. 🎶🎙
      After about an hour there I made my way to the Ben Lomond national park, as I wanted to hike up to the summit of Mt. Ben Lomond, which is around 1,500m high. 🏔
      In winter locals can go skiing up there and in summer it's supposed to be a nice hiking spot. 🎿🥾
      On my way up (you have to drive up rather high) I already realizid, that I did not bring the right clothes...it was sooo windy and freeeezing up there 🌪🌪🥶🥶 so I decided to just stop at Jacob's ladder and then drive back down...even more as the summit was completely foggy anyways 🌫😶‍🌫️
      I then drove to Bridgeport, a nice village on the northshore of the island and went for a little walk there 😊
      It was for sure warmer than on Ben Lomond, but I couldn't escape the wind today haha 🙈 it was so strong there, that I constantly had to hold my sunglasses on my nose, cause otherwise they would have been blown away 🤓 and no, taking them off was not an option, as I would have had all the sand blown in my eyes then 😅
      From Bridgeport I headed back to Launceston, where I spent a nice evening 😊

      Soundtrack of the day:
      Windy - The Association
      https://open.spotify.com/track/6RUpOheT93fUdI50…      Read more

    • TravelerSYD - TAS - NZ 2023
      Day 6

      Launceston

      January 18, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C

      Launceston. A city I had not heard about until I started planning this trip. So, I came here with no expectations at all, actually getting out of here on the same evening my hiking trip concludes (after a shower ;-)).

      So, I just strolled through the town this morning, towards the little river I saw on the map… lucky surprise - I ended at the Launceston Cataract Gorge - which was indeed gorgeous. And ended to be much more sweaty than expected. A beautiful spot…

      After that, back to my hotel (still impressed that the guy at the reception knew my name and the duration of my stay simply by telling him my room number!), grabbing my stuff for the pre-trip meeting for my Cradle Mountain Overland Trail hiking tour starting tomorrow. 7 guests (6 women), 2 guides, and we will be ready to go early tomorrow… and it sounds as if we may have to endure a bit of a temperature shock… about 30C today - down to 13 tomorrow… but I was told that the weather constantly changes and we can expect snow or heat or both in one trip - so let’s see what we will get.

      And after grabbing some last things from the supermarket (snacks) and (almost) successfully fighting the temptation of all these outdoor stores here (another nice add on of this town) I’m now enjoying a glass of wine and a fancy dinner and the other amenities of modern life (shower, proper bed, light simply by pushing a switch, wifi, using the bathroom at night without shuffling out of a sleeping bag, finding shoes, a headlamp and walking through the cold), before heading out tomorrow.

      Remaining question: Should I bring my camera or just take the phone?!?

      There may not be many updates during the next 6 days - so all the fancy hiking pics and weird stories will have to wait…

      Fun fact: the sun sets only at 8:45pm - and I and my body are sooooo confused…

      PS: Launceston is Tasmania’s second largest city with a population of a bit less than 90k, which makes it 18th largest city of Australia. It’s a UNESCO city of gastronomy (little did I know that existed), has some nice restored Victorian houses and at least 8 churches.

      PPS: For anyone interested - this is what I’m doing the next couple of days: https://www.intrepidtravel.com/us/australia/cra…      Read more

    • TravelerAustralien im 3. Anlauf
      Day 17

      Launceston

      November 12, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C

      Die zweitgrößte Stadt in Tasmanien ist Launceston also nix wie hin. Auf dem Weg ist wieder mal der Highway gesperrt und wir nehmen den Weg durch den Kaltnebelregenwald 😉. Hier gibt es viel großes Grünzeug. Die Stadt selbst ist von den Engländern geprägt. Es gibt eine Einkaufsmeile, mehrere schöne Parks, den Hafen und viele schöne alte Häuser.Read more

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    • TravelerAustralia
      Day 10

      Launceston

      November 6, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C

      Nächster Flug nach Tasmanien zu Lynda und Mike nach Launceston.

      Am Mini-Flughafen in Launceston werden wir bereits erwartet. Die Twins sind scheu und zurückhaltend. Mike hat Kindersitze besorgt und installiert. 👍Read more

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    • TravelerSYD - TAS - NZ 2023
      Day 12

      Overland Track - Summary

      January 24, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C

      Back in civilisation after 6 days of hiking the Overland Track in Tasmania.
      The (very) short version: It was an amazing, memorable and truely unique experience. My feet hurt (but no blisters), I am tired and exhausted, but I'm coming back with many, many good memories, new friends, new experiences, appreciation of amenities like hot showers, light switches, proper beds and toilets closeby (yes, a true reminder of Zeltlager in the Jachenau... it's been a while, but the experiences from back then came in handy once again), many moskito bites and so many pictures in my head.
      More to come - but for now: I'm back, clean, tired at Launceston airport, waiting for my 2hrs delayed flight to Melbourne where I will spend some more hours of this night before heading to Queenstown. New Zealand is next - but I have tons to digest. Thanks to Ana, Anne, Jenny, Scott, Lisa, Penny and our amazing guides Samson and Ryder who made this trip so special. I really hope to keep in touch.

      Off-topic, but still somehow present right now. While I was not impacted by the Amazon layoffs, some dear colleagues have been impacted. I was and still am devastated by some of the news I saw only today and am still processing. Thinking of all of you and wishing you all the very best. It is such a bummer to see you go and hard to believe... Let me know if there is anything I can do!      Read more

    • TravelerWorld tour
      Day 342

      🚌 Launceston

      January 28, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C

      Logistical stop for some shoppings, cafes for some power and rest, since we weren't that interested in the city. Maybe it was one of the points were I felt like I needed the space and distance to the travel buddies after some situations that weren't ideal. But as said before, always part of the journey to have ups and downs with the group when the living space is so narrow. Leaving the city I really wanted to see the lavender fields florishing, but they were hidden and there was an entrance fee just to walk around, so instead I decided to sneak in and enjoy the beautiful smell and strong purple colour.Read more

    • TravelerMy Time in Down Under
      Day 11

      Flying to Launceston

      May 24, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C

      Today was a travel day. We had to leave our rooms at 6am to go to Cairns Airport and check in for our first flight to Brisbane. When waiting for the boarding, I found a beautiful headband in Aboriginal Art style and couldn't resist buying it.
      When we left Cairns, I could see dots and pieces of the Great Barrier Reef, which was really cool. Lana actually did a helicopter flight yesterday over the GBR... That must have been fantastic. Another thing for my bucket list...
      Then we had a long Layover in Brisbane, and strolling around the shops we found very funny socks and oven gloves, as well as great chocolates.
      Finally, we landed in Launceston, North of Tasmania and checked in to our hotel for tonight: Best Western Plus. To be quite frank, I don't see any plus for that hotel. Everything was looking extremely depressing being in all shades of grey. Luckily, we'd leave tomorrow morning.
      Anyway, we still had dinner to come which we had in Cateract on Paterson. It was one of the best meals so far, but I was so full from the Vietnamese summer rolls and doughnut that we ate at the airport, as well as the crisps and cake that I got on the plane (apparently, I had booked a class with $10 and $15 to spent on the bord menue), that I couldn't eat very much of it. A shame, really.      Read more

    • TravelerMy Time in Down Under
      Day 12

      Penguins in Bicheno

      May 25, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C

      After leaving the blowhole behind, we checked in to our next hotel for the night: Beachfront Bicheno.
      Lana and I got a pool view room with lots of beds inside to spread our stuff onto.
      The lady from Tourism Board Tasmania told us that there could be penguins around at dusk, so we went looking for them. And there they were! Just two of them, hiding under a boat but dear goodness were they cute! We watched them closely until it was time to head back for dinner at our hotel. The food was alright but nothing in comparison to the food from yesterday. I guess, nothing could top that so easily...Read more

    • Australia with a WHV
      Day 83

      Launceston

      April 26, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C

      Et puis j’ai passé une petite semaine à me promener dans les rues de Launceston, à observer l’architecture et les animaux. C’est une chouette petite ville d’environ 100 000 habitants, la moitié d’Hobart (la Tasmanie compte environ 500 000 habitants).Read more

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    • Sebastian GoldhardtEinfach mal Die Welt Endeckt
      Day 1,136

      #258 Strahan > Launceston

      November 8, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C

      Heute gab es wieder viel zu erleben auf den Weg nach Launceston. Highlight war die
      Alpen- und Gletscherlandschaften im Cradle Mountain Nationalpark. Los ging die Wanderung vom Ronny Creek Richtung Marion's Lookout. Die erste Überraschung folgte schon nach wenigen Metern. Wir konnten Wombats & Ameisenigel bewundern. Am Lookout angekommen durften wir eine wunderbare Aussicht genießen. Abends in Launceston konnten wir sogar noch eine totale Mondfinsternis bestaunen.Read more

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    You might also know this place by the following names:

    Launceston, لاونسستون, Lonseston, لانسستون، تاسمانی, لانسێستن، تاسمانیا, לונסטון, LST, ローンセストン, ლონსესტონი, 론서스턴, لاونسسٹن, Лонсестон, लॉनसेसटन, லான்செசுடன், لانسسٹن، تسمانیا, 朗塞斯顿

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