Breathing Just a Little

I'm back today from 7 days away in Tasmania with my husband - our first interstate trip with just the two of us since before my first daughter was born (22 years ago now!) We stayed in Hobart for the whole time but did day trips to Richmond, Bruny Island and the Huon Valley, as well as exploring Hobart itself (MONA, Salamanca Market, Battery Point, the Museum, the Botanic Gardens, Cascade Brewery, Mount Wellington lookout, and more). We had a great time! Here are a few pics to give a flavour. I've just chosen two pictures per day to be the representative! Day 1 - Richmond (Bridge / Miniature Village) Day 2 - Huon Valley (Tahune Airwalk) Day 3 - Botanic Gardens and Mount Wellington Day 4 - Bruny (The Neck / Lighthouse) Day 5 - Hobart city (Battery Point / Harbour) Day 6 - Salamanca Market Day 7 - MONA

I've been thinking about travel a lot lately. Perhaps it's a time of life thing, or perhaps just a time of year thing (end of winter, especially the end of a bitterly cold winter, is often a restless and dreary time for me, doubly so when spring is dragging its heels in arriving). There are many, many places that I haven't been yet and would love to go, and some I've been to and want to revisit. Japan is somewhere I adore and (having been twice) will definitely go again. New Zealand, the site of several prior visits, is a country I intend to go again. Vietnam was beautiful, and I'd love to go back. I saw very little of Canada, and want to see more. There are many places in Australia I want to revisit, and many more I haven't been yet that I want to go to. The countries I have been to (and enjoyed) that I won't revisit now are the USA (which is a shame as it is magnificent in terms of scenery and landscape, but it's just not for me anymore); and Cambodia,...