{"id":12978,"date":"2021-05-12T13:17:54","date_gmt":"2021-05-12T03:17:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/?p=12978"},"modified":"2021-05-13T11:59:51","modified_gmt":"2021-05-13T01:59:51","slug":"heres-what-happened-when-i-let-my-boss-plan-my-holiday-to-tasmania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/my-boss-planned-my-holiday-to-tasmania\/","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s what happened when I let my boss plan my holiday to Tasmania"},"content":{"rendered":"

I know what you\u2019re thinking: what were you thinking letting your boss plan your holiday?! Firstly, things are a little different at my workplace. For one, as Aussie travel experts, the Wotif crew know their way around Oz, so it\u2019s not that weird to ask a colleague for their top travel tips. Secondly, there are few people that know the Apple Isle as well as my boss, Nicole Redfern<\/a> – she\u2019s visited a crazy amount of times and is such a massive fan of the place, she even tied the knot there! Needless to say, Nic was my first port of call when I booked my first (sadly short) trip as an adult to Tassie. So, how did her recs fair for my long weekend trip to Hobart and the east coast? Read on to find out!<\/span><\/p>\n

Do: Freycinet Walk<\/b><\/h2>\n

Sure, anyone who\u2019s been to east coast Tassie would rave about this particular bush walk. But it was one of Nic\u2019s snaps of one particular route that convinced me to venture a little further than the famed lookout (see above!). From the car park to Wineglass Bay lookout, it\u2019s an all-uphill but short wander to the view but once we reach the platform, we feel like we\u2019ve only just started our hiking adventure. Nic had mentioned (and her Insta documented) an add-on track – one that led all the way down to the white sands of Wineglass Bay. So, we decide to take it! And although I almost immediately regret it, knowing that every step down meant another one back up, we made it down and up and man, what a spot.
\n<\/span>Verdict: WIN<\/b><\/p>\n

Stay: Piermont Retreat, Swansea<\/b><\/h2>\n

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Once we had decided we were heading east, Nic helped me narrow my search\u2026 and that\u2019s how we landed on a stay at the boutique spot of Piermont Retreat<\/a> in Swansea. This trip was childfree (a first after almost three years with our daughter in tow for every break!) so we wanted a spot that very much had treat-yo-self vibes and that\u2019s definitely Piermont. The excellent on-site restaurant meant we didn\u2019t have to venture far at all to be well fed, the setting is calm and picturesque and the rooms, well, have you seen those soaking tubs?!
\n<\/span>Verdict: WIN<\/b><\/p>\n

Eat: Farm Gate Market, Hobart<\/b><\/h2>\n

I love a neighbourhood market. I go for the people\/produce watching and stay for the baked goods myself. I’m picky though – there\u2019s a discernible difference between a market that\u2019s obviously a gathering of locals getting their free-range eggs and blow ins grabbing jars of \u2018authentic\u2019 pesto before they board their bus back to their hotel. Farm Gate Market<\/a> is the former, for sure – I even manage to run into someone I know who\u2019s just moved to Hobart who was there to buy the first figs of the season. In short, I fall a bit in love with it – but because we have a ferry to Mona to catch and I\u2019m grappling with a kind-of gluten intolerance, I make a poor choice of brekkie treat, despite Nic prepping me for a life-altering congee. My choice isn\u2019t great (but how many B&E rolls – with a slab of haloumi, mind you – are made better by GF bread?), but that\u2019s really my fault.
\n<\/span>Verdict: HIT and MISS – I\u2019ll get the congee next time, Nic \ud83d\ude09<\/b><\/p>\n

Eat: Tom McHugo\u2019s, Hobart<\/b><\/h2>\n

This pub<\/a> popped up in a few of my searches of the Hobart hospo scene, so when Nic said it was a long-time must-do on her list, I grabbed an early Sat evening booking. I just loved this place. Living on Sydney\u2019s Northern Beaches with an English husband, it\u2019s been a long time between visits to authentic, cosy pubs, so I love this place as soon as we walk in, the perfume of stale beer and all. Don\u2019t let the super chill staff and vibe fool you – the food here is incredible. We dig into the most incredible pile of beef shin on celeriac mash and the on-tap beers are some of the state\u2019s best. (The wine list also has some faves from small-time SA producers, which gets the thumbs up from me).
\n<\/span>Verdict: WIN<\/b><\/p>\n

Eat: Templo, Hobart<\/b><\/h2>\n
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