Hobart Travel Guide

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"Ho'BART..." isn't just the common San Franciscan colloquialism used to hail the Bay Area Rapid Transit system, it's also a great little capital city on the Australian island state of Tasmania. A sleepy, but buzzing port town of just over 200K people, Hobart often evokes comparisons to Wellington, NZ. Unlike Wellington, Hobart was founded as a penal colony, and though the streets are safe and the townsfolk genial, there is a certain rustic pioneer aesthetic. Outback meets the Old West at the confluence of the Derwent estuary and Sullivan's cove. Fisherman and commercial explorers from both Australia and France use this berth as their bay of choice in their trips to the southerly swells of the planet's Antarctic underbelly. A center of catamaran construction, the town is awash in activity. Cool off after a day spent hiking around Mt. Wellington and leafing around the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens, with a draft from Australia's oldest Brewery. The Cascade Brewing company has been bringing hand-crafted malty excellence to the Australian mainland since 1824. Note the distinct, micro-brewed attention to detail missing from blander exports like Fosters. Cascade Brews are available throughout the continent, take a break from the hackneyed Victoria Bitter- and down a pint of the Premium Porter. Whilst in "Tazzyland," stick around town till Saturday and settle in for the Salamanca Market, a vivacious panache of street theatre cum farmer's market.

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