Took an hour today to drive to the Lower Sandy Bay post office at 7.45 today as it was showing…read moreonline at being open at 7am. It was closed when I arrived but showing on the door were its hours of operation which showed that it is open at 7am. I did not appreciate having wasted two hours of petrol and my time. A complete lack of consideration for customers.

The staff here are amazingly helpful often under difficult situations during peak time. Nothing is…read moretoo much bother, always happy to assist problem solve and the store always has beautiful gifts cards and other items, as well as being a newsagency post office and lotto outlet. Very busy store but ever so kind and great offering fab service

The Hobart General Post Office (GPO) is a historic Edwardian landmark in the Hobart CBD that still…read moreserves as a functional post shop at the corner of Elizabeth and Macquarie Streets. Opened in 1905, it features a notable clock tower added in 1906, serving as a key CBD landmark. Half the fun was me walking into this place, and of course passing by at least a few times to admire this unique architectural icon.

It's the best corner shop. they stock a large range of products and have a fantastic range of…read morequality bread.

Welcome to your local corner store slash newsagency slash post office! West Hobart Express is a…read morelittle from each column, and means it acts well as an all-in-one for a weekend run. It's a little pricier than a normal grocery run but perfect for ducking into for some milk or bread, and there are often some fairly excellent specials bins that feel a bit like a lucky dip. The staff are super lovely and the store is open until 8pm seven days a week, including the post office bit. Remarkable.

We passed beautiful wineries & sheep cheese farms on route to Richmond. This charming old historic…read moretown was filled with restaurants, coffee shop & charming handmade gift shops. We enjoyed wandering around on a beautiful Sunday afternoon. You have to love a town that has free clean restrooms, lots of free parking and even free Wi-Fi. Perfect!

South of the town of Ross, there's a lot of Convict history here in Tasmania, of which this bridge…read moreacross the River Coal is an impressive and scenic example. A couple other Yelp reviews cover more of this fascinating history. The Bridge is still in use and we were on it on our way to Lunch (meat pie of course) and ice cream. We also took the time to admire the bridge close up on the ground on both sides.

A stop in Richmond is worth it for the Bridge and Ice Cream. Richmond Bridge was built by convict…read morelabor in 1823 and is the oldest stone span bridge still in use in Australia. This engineering marvel represents the hardships of the past convicts and also their craftsmanship and resilience while serving time in some of the worst conditions.

Battery Point is a historic waterfront suburb in Hobart, Tasmania, known for its colonial-era…read morecottages, narrow lanes, and close proximity to Salamanca Place. It sits just south of Hobart's CBD and is considered one of the city's most charming and well‑preserved neighborhoods. Gayle and I were here doing our recent visit to Hobart. It was named after an 1818 gun battery built to defend Hobart, now Princes Park where we started our explorations. From there we walked into the neighborhood, featuring Georgian & Victorian architecture -- tightly clustered sandstone and weatherboard cottages dating back to the early 1800s.

Based in the original New Town Post Office. This is a unique space in Hobart. Combining, art, hand…read morecrafts, art, paintings, jewellery, books, furniture, and art classes and so much more. Not only that it's a massive space with a first floor as well, with numerous rooms filled with local artists pieces. Even a room or 2 for meetings? Specialised Art classes out the back of the original post office in another separate building as well. Oh did I mention they do food as well? Open early (7:30am!!!) for coffee and more their hours seem to be far from consistent. It might be an idea to define far more consistent hours IMO. The menu is extensive and we only had pizzas on our visit. We will be back for sure. They do sandwiches, cakes, scones and so much more. Haven't had a coffee there and let's hope it's good. Early days yet and the concept is great. Let's hope it works!!! They deserve everyone to vist and the locals are already embrassing it.

This site was our first introduction to the time when convicts were "exported" from the UK as part…read moreof the punishment for their crimes. Cascades Female Factory was sold off and mostly dismantled after it closed down. The government had to purchase back most of the property and return it to the original state to open the site for historical visits. We took bus 446 (free pending the outcome of the US-Iran war) from near our hotel and it got us there in around 15 minutes. There were two guided tour options offered (1) Notorious Strumpets and Dangerous Girls which was focused on specific women's stories and (2) Convict Women's Tour which provided an overview of life, hardships, conditions and more inside. Each focused on different parts of the factory so it was best to arrive at least 30 minutes early or stay after the tour to see the part of the factory not covered in the guided tour. Good signage were posted throughout the site along with many individual profiles of the women convicts. There wasn't much to see (mostly walls, building outlines and one original home) but the tour guides brought the history and the stories of some of the female convicts to life. Very harsh living conditions, extreme penalties, abuse and heartbreaking separation from the children were conveyed throughout the tour. Well worth a visit if you have time in Hobart. If you have the Port Arthur Historic Site Ticket of Leave (housed the male convicts) then you can visit this site for free.

This UNESCO World heritage site is the best place to connect with a lesser known stories of…read moreAustralia's female convicts. The story is told through bios and artifacts of the displacement, mistreatment and forced migration of convict women & girls, and their contribution to colonisation throughout the history of colonial Australia to the present day. On the journey women were divided into 2 groups depending on their behavior. The class system regulated clothing & jobs of the women while in the factory. The more trustworthy women were employed as cooks, task overseers & hospital attendants. Second class convicts made clothes for the establishment and prepared & mended linen. The crime class was sentenced to the washtub, laundering for the factory, the orphan school and the penitentiary; they also carded and spun wool. All of these tasks were subject to change at the discretion of the Principal Superintendent.