10 TAILORED MICRO-ADVENTURES

Travel into the Moment

In a turbulent world, I couldn’t be more grateful to call this place home. Here, we have some of the world’s cleanest air, beautifully fresh water, dark night skies with blazing auroras, secret waterholes, and wilderness so wild it’s unmatched anywhere on the planet. It’s a wild playground that has me feeling like Alice in Wonderland – a place to tread lightly, nurture and protect.

Yet … why is it that Tasmania and its wild places are the envy of the world but we rarely get out there to explore?

Traveling into the moment is about seeking experiences that land you in the present. The here and now. These precious moments when the world falls still and every sense tingles … it’s hard to describe in words … it’s a feeling.
Perhaps you’ve felt it walking into a rainforest … shards of morning light streaming through the canopy warming your skin … the lively forest scents … and that precise moment where it’s just you and nature. Suspended in time… held by the wilderness. It’s here that we feel most alive. Computer simulation and AI might have come a long way but will never compare to this. There’s a lightness to this kind of conscious travel and a knowing that it is good for our soul … our land … our children.

Use these 10 prompts that are open by design and don’t include photos …. Who wants to know the final destination from your armchair … you’ve got to go there and FEEL it… chase these moments like you’d chase a toddler.

The rules are simple:
Step 1: pick a destination and if you must, decide on a time length (20 minutes of micro-adventure bliss or 3 nights of immersive discovery in SW Tasmania … my favourite corner along with Flinders). Head to the Tailored roadmap for prompts.
Step 2: who is coming? Is it just you and Tassie on your date? Or could you nudge that person beside you to come along?
Step 3: go. Travel into the moment. Don’t pause … bloody well go!

1. Head up kunanyi and discover a secret hut or two - you’ll find a few tips on Tailored Tasmania’s most-read blog including a curious ice rink up the mountain … Take it a step further and volunteer with the Mountain Huts Preservation Society where you can play a part in restoring our precious huts. Oh, and find out their stories and those who crafted them way back when.
2.  Seek out seahorses at Tinderbox – did someone say there’s seahorses near Hobart? Yes, well someone did at a recent writing retreat I attended. So, pop on a snorkel and see if you can happen across a seahorse. Regardless, you’ll have a glorious time!
3. Hit a Knocklofty trail – in a matter of minutes from our GPO, we can swap street posts for tall trees. Steal a moment in your lunch hour or in twilight hours after work to step into our wilds right on our doorstep. From the Pipeline Track to Knocklofty to the mountain proper, we’re spoiled for choice.
4. Serve lunch with a side of coastline – no one remembers lunch at the desk. Pop it in a container and head for somewhere with a view. Being an island water is never far away. Find a quiet cove, a surf break for lunch with calming surfer vibes, or a sandy patch with your name on it. Faves include Conningham, Baronia and for those dreamers keen for a little walk … Paradise Cove in the NW has been the backdrop for many childhood birthday parties.
5. Bathurst Harbour beauty – yes, this one takes more planning but the South West MUST be visited at least once in a lifetime. Having returned some 9 times, nothing compares to the glorious silence of this wild corner. Fly in for the day or discover on the seat of a kayak for days … or is the South Coast Track your distant dream. I can confirm making it reality is worth every wild step.
6. Wineglass Wandering – mmmm there’s reason Wineglass Bay is on the world map as one of the planet’s finest beaches. But there’s ways to tap into it beyond the popular route. Consider sunrise atop Amos? Or … when all the visitors go home imagine tucking into your sleeping bag not far from that azure Wineglass with its squeaky white sand …
7. Mona with fresh eyes – is Mona a place that tends to sit in your mind as the territory of tourists? It is for me, too. But why not do it different …. hop on the ferry for a rare Derwent boat trip, head there for live tunes on the grass, grab delish pizza and enjoy Golden Hour as sunset … or as Andy Crawford of Walk on kunanyi recommends in Tailored Tas 4, ask museum staff about any lesser-known wings or what’s behind a particular mirror …
8. Douglas Apsley Waterhole but deeper – heading up the East Coast? On a glorious day you’ll likely not be alone during a dip in the glorious waterhole. But those who are willing to pull on walking boots will be rewarded … there are more delightful waterholes further up!
9. Corinna calls – there’s something absolutely wonderful about that moment phones can no longer connect us with the world. Head for Corinna and simply switch off. Hop in a kayak and paddle to lover’s falls. Frolic through the Tarkine discovering rare fungi or just sit with the Huon pines and listen in to their ancient wisdom.
10. West coast wilds – many years ago I lay on Ocean Beach with a friend from America. We lay there as thousands of mutton birds flew in above us. It didn’t cost a cent … the birds don’t take tap and go … but they do travel thousands of kilometres and their remarkable voyages are worth lying down to contemplate!

These 10 Tailored Tips will change with time … like Tasmanian weather. Got one you love? Share it with us and we’ll add it to the fold. Experienced one of the above? Tell us about it too. Sharing micro-adventures is how we each ‘travel into the moment’ more often in the wonderland that is Tasmania.

Want more? There’s plenty in Tailored Tas 4 and ideas across our Tailored Tot range including Tiny Tassie our new board book! Or join us on our Tailored Tour.

Happy travels,
Alice xx