We hadn’t meant to court danger that day. But here we were, staring straight over a Tasmanian cliff at a lake 200 feet below and wondering how to get there on a trail that seemed headed into thin air.

We hadn't meant to court danger that day. But here we were, staring straight over a Tasmanian cliff at a lake 200 feet below and wondering how to get there on a trail that seemed headed into thin air.

In a part of the Southern Hemisphere best known for serious multiday walks along famous “tracks” such as Milford and Routeburn in New Zealand and Overland in Tasmania, we chose something a bit less ...

As appealing as it may sound to get away from the over-connected predictabilities of 21st century life and travel to a place such as Tasmania, the downside is that, at times, unpredictability can feel ...

WÂ e hadn’t meant to court danger that day. But here we were, staring straight over a Tasmanian cliff at a lake 200 feet below and wondering how to get there on a trail that seemed headed into thin ...

When it comes to walking holidays, Tasmania punches above its weight. Australia's smallest state, an area about the size of Scotland, now boasts some of the world's greatest hikes and it has become a ...

GETTING THERE: United Airlines and Qantas fly from Dulles International to Sydney via San Francisco and Los Angeles. Fares are lowest during the Southern Hemisphere winter (i.e., our summer). In ...

Knee deep in the middle of Southwest Tasmania's swampy Loddon Plains, en route to the white quartzite peak of Frenchmans Cap, it occurs to me that some people pay good money to be covered with mud of ...

Adam Kilvert has nerves of steel, and guts. The manager from Brisbane is crawling on his belly, high up on the twin peaks of Bishop & Clerk on Maria Island, inching his way forward. Then he sticks his ...

Tasmania, Australia–There are three reasons why people go to Tasmania. To marry a Tasmanian, to eat its gourmet cheese or to go walking. Ironic perhaps – considering past Tasmanians such as escaped ...

When it comes to walking holidays, Tasmania punches above its weight. Australia's smallest state, an area about the size of Scotland, now boasts some of the world's greatest hikes and it has become a ...