Launceston, Tasmania: Where Solitude Meets Adventure๏ผ๐ฆ
My biggest culture shock in Launceston? "Where is EVERYBODY?!" ๐ณ By 5pm, the streets become ghost towns - shops shuttered, sidewalks empty. With nothing else to do, I crafted my own urban hiking adventure! ๐ถโโ๏ธ๐จ The Epic Loop Trail: 1๏ธโฃ City Centre โ Cataract Gorge Reserve (a heart-pumping climb ๐ฆ) 2๏ธโฃ ZiaZag Trail โ Kings Bridge โ City Centre (basically a vertical rock face disguised as a path! โ ๏ธ Knee destroyer alert!) Even as a regular gym-goer ๐๏ธโโ๏ธ, each leg took me 50+ minutes with breaks. Pro tip: Bring water and curse words - you'll need both! ๐ But the rewards? MAGICAL โจ: ๐star of siam A Thai restaurant so good I gave a standing ovation ๐๐ Wild peacocks casually showing off their plumage in the bush.๐ฆ๐ That sweet, sweet emptiness of having nature all to myself.๐ฟโ๏ธ #Australia #Launceston#TasmanianGhostTown #UrbanHiking #KneeMurdererTrail #PeacockEncounters