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AUSTRALIA

For ladies

TASMANIAN GOURMET SAUCE

COMPANY

Speaking of picking your own food, the

Tasmanian Gourmet Sauce Company is

truly a unique hands-on experience that

will see you harvesting, cooking, and

eating your own meal, farm to table – a rare

experience for us urban-dwellers. Owner

Tim Barbour started the sauce kitchen as a

personal project, but the response has been

so good that he’s turned it into a full tour

experience, including a roam of his

well-stocked potager garden that features a

chicken coop and miniature apple

orchard. They also sell their delicious

homemade sauces for you to take home,

with multiple recipes available to teach

you how to bring their best flavours

forward.

gourmetsauce.com.au

SALAMANCA MARKET

Held on Saturdays between 8.30am and

3.00pm, the Salamanca Market is the most

famous in Tasmania, filled with local

producers, artists, and food vendors

hawking anything and everything from

wallaby burgers, genuine leather goods,

upcycled homewares and vibrant, fresh

blooms. Sip on fresh brewed coffee and

munch on an everything bagel slathered in

jalepeno cream cheese, or tuck in to a

delicious breakfast paella that’s a full

sensory experience all on its own. There

are loads of artisans selling homemade

remedies such as essential oils, organic

soaps and skincare – you can be sure not to

leave empty handed.

salamanca.com.au

BRIDESTOWE LAVENDER ESTATE

There’s that saying, “to come up smelling

like roses”. But we’d much rather smell

like lavender instead. Lavender oil has a

long and established history of use as an

antiseptic, anti-inflammatory remedy, and

as a cure for indigestion or heartburn.

There are about 39 species of lavender but

Bridestowe Lavender Estate only grows

Lavandula angustifolia – the single species

suitable for both perfume and culinary use.

In addition to premium quality lavender

oil, be sure to pick up some lavender-

infused teas (we loved the earl grey), bath

and beauty products, and their signature

Bobbie™ bear. Grab some tea as well – the

lavender scones and various

confectionaries are sure to please.

bridestowelavender.com.au

For couples

TASMANIAN SEAFOOD SEDUCTION

It’s a literal all-you-can-eat smorgasbord on

board Pennicott Wildnerness Journeys’

Tasmanian Seafood Seduction cruise.

Slurp up as many freshly-shucked oysters

as you can stomach; watch your guide dive

for live abalone, sea urchin and rock

lobster before devouring them sashimi-

style or fried in garlic butter and cilli; and

sip on some of the best local wines,

boutique beers and ciders as you please.

Bubbly and oysters? Now that’s a romantic

encounter waiting to happen.

seafoodseduction.com.au

MUSEUM OF OLD AND NEW ART

(MONA)

Museum date, anyone? For some head-

tilting, life-questioning, far-out art, cop a

cup of culture at the (in)famous MONA. Its

selection of installation and traditional art

reads like an eccentric billionaire’s

curation of old antiques, provocative

sculptures, and digital art. Not just for its

exhibitions, MONA also offers great beer

tours and wine-tasting sessions at its Moo

Brewery, and visitors can even opt to stay

at one of the eight luxurious shipping-

container pavilions that promise décor like

none you’ve ever seen.

mona.net.au

Fresh, succulent
seafood caught in
the surrounding waters