Hobart, Tasmania

On By ambertravelingIn Couchsurfing, Pretty Places1 Comment

I had the lucky opportunity to visit a long lost relative in Hobart. John Sargent and his wife Sue hosted me and James for a week, and took us all around the city and beyond to see the area. John has lived in Hobart his entire life and runs a small museum – he’s the ultimate tourguide! Thanks a lot John and Sue.

View from John’s window
On the porch upstairs
The house my great grandmother grew up in
James, me and John Sargent
Cricket wallpaper
On top of the Shot Tower, Hobart
Ocean front
John’s library
John’s museum
Building boats at the wooden boat festival
Top of Mount Wellington
Viewing room
Hobart
Meeting my long lost uncle John Sargent, who is on my family tree, who no one in my family had met before

Taralee Orchard

On By ambertravelingIn Volunteering2 Comments

James and I volunteered at a stone fruit orchard near Port Pirie, Southern Australia called Taralee Orchard. We stayed for about two weeks and were really happy with our experience! There were 5 other helpers there – Kyoko, Emma, and Marco from Japan, and Werner and Regina from Switzerland. Meeting and socializing with the other helpers was a highlight of our stay, as well as actively learning how dried fruit is made!

Denise and Paul’s house on their orchard in Southern Australia
Plums
Jams, chutneys, and relishes
Dried fruit
Me and Kyoko
Solar dryer
Old cars around the property
Emma and Kyoko
Marco with dried fruit
Dried peaches, plums, apricots
Fresh fruit always available!
Weird tree-stick bug
Kyoko and Emma
New Year’s Eve party
Kyoko, Rene, Me, and James

To find some fun places to volunteer near you, check out the website helpx.net. You can also look at my volunteering page.