The first time someone told me to meet them at the bus mall, I panicked. Is that... a station? Is…read moreit a real place, or just a local nickname? Will I sound stupid if I ask these questions!? I'm going to tell you what I did, Yelpers. I caught a taxi. I caught a taxi to the bus mall, hoping the taxi driver would know what the bus mall was. "What end?" he asked, and I hesitantly replied, "the post office?" because this was the rest of the meeting instruction from the person I was meeting ("the bus mall, on the post office side"). Thank goodness it all made sense to him, because he was off in a jiffy and soon enough we pulled up on Macquarie Street. "So... is that the bus mall?" I meekly asked, gesturing over at Franklin Square (before I knew it was Franklin Square), where I could see a couple of bus stops. "Nope, it's right in front of you." "Oh... of course," I replied, looking ahead at an intersection. Just get out of the cab with what intelligence you have left, I told myself, and work it out from there. I thanked the cab driver and bailed. GUYS. THE BUS MALL IS BASICALLY A MALL FOR BUSES! I KNOW! IT'S AMAZING! But seriously, it's a chunk of Elizabeth St (in between Macquarie St and Collins St) that is JUST FOR BUSES! And taxis, I think, or emergency vehicles or something. The section of the street is paved a bit like a mall, and there are a stack of bus stops on either side of the street, where Metro buses will take you all over Hobart. So good. The 42 bus that pulls up in front of the Post Office will even take you to MONA for only $4.80 return. What a sweet deal. That's the end of my embarrassing story.

Quick on time and comfortable this ate the most matching words…read more Good Coach service with nice drivers and a good service at the stations. I was glad to travel with them

Tas redline is one of the major bus services for travel between cities, running service to Hobart,…read moreLaunceston, Devonport, Burnie, St Helens, and many other places in between. Busses run daily and can be booked and paid for online from their website. Most days busses are quiet and not full, except Friday night and sunday night, where your lucky to get a seat. Check their website for more details. Http://www.tasredline.com.au

Local artists have tables set up & they are selling beautiful, unique Australian crafts. We…read morepurchased handcrafted pens & jewelry here as gifts. There was an information counter with maps, discounts & volunteers providing directions & information. Outside were vendors selling land & sea tour packages. From here we were able to walk around downtown. Some lined up for a hop on and off bus while others boarded a city bus for Mt. Wellington.

Flew into Tasmania just to go to MONA so I took a taxi from the Hobart airport to the MONA ferry…read moreand took that to the museum! I was on one of the earliest ferries of the day so I appreciated there being some breakfast snack and beverage options (I got convinced to get a morning beer anyway though LOL). The ferry was very nicely decorated and was a great refreshing ride over to MONA!

We walked to the Brook Pier & purchased round trip ferry tickets & museum tickets as well. We went…read moredownstairs to cue for the :25 ride. We sat in the back & enjoyed the scenic ride. Our round trip rides were quick & comfortable with clean bathrooms & a bar. For an extra &25 we could have gone posh class with more luxurious seating, snacks & drinks. But, really it's such a quick & comfortable ride in sheep class. We learned these attractive ferries are made in Tasmania & shipped around the world.

We booked weeks in advance to have a car with a child seat for pick up Market Place on Boxing Day,…read morewe were told to pick the car up at 5pm. We arrived at 4:30 and waited more than half hour outside a closed office with other confused customers. When I called I was offered an email instead of the car we booked. I find it difficult to believe the booking was taken in good faith and am unsure what we'll do with our baby.