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Welcome to the TravelQueen site! Are you interested in visiting Tasmania? Do you love cold? Tasmania is forever freezing. I love cold weather. Today, I am going to share one of the top attractions in Tasmania. Please feel free to follow me by click a follow button on my side, give a like my Facebook page, follow my instagram as well as on Twitter 🙂
First day arrive scheduled
salamanca Market
I have been visiting Tassie on February 2020 and my first day arrival was on Saturday. The first day arrived trip plan was visiting the Salamanca Market. Salamanca Market is running on every Saturday basis. It is one of the top attractions that travellers must visit. Please find more details about Salamanca Market on my blog tab of my website.
After visiting Salamanca Market, I straight away to check in my Quest houses. I was staying at the quest house. It is a very good accommodation and it is very convenient. After that, I visit the Elizabeth Street Pier, Hobart Tasmania and enjoyed my dinner at the same time. It is like 2 minutes walk from the market to the destination which is very close.
The beautiful city of Hobart Tasmania
Elizabeth Street Pier is a major street and it is located in Hobart Tasmania. They are very similar with the Fremantle Perth Australia where there is very Western Style shops, fish market, food and beverage stores, harbour front, souvenir shops, Asian restaurant, Elizabeth street mall, cruise tours and many other fun tours.
Showing around the Elizabeth Street
While walking and exploring around the Elizabeth Street Pier, you will see that there is couple of army ferry around the ocean which will surprising you a lot. It is very nice to see them and taking a background snapshot.
While walking all the way to the destination from the Salamanca Market, you will pass-by this road. Beforehand, Tasmania is a very quiet state so you won’t see many car around the roads. Tasmania public transport is not as convenient as Perth so you may want to hire a car or being a patient to wait for the shuttle buses. For me, i love walking so i was walking all the time in Tasmania.
This is a very beautiful of the port of Hobart. It was reminding me of habour front in Fremantle. Do not forget that whichever harbour you are visiting and exploring, the most popular food at harbour front is always seafood such as seaweed, fish and chips, prawn, squid lobster and so on. Never get out of seafood at the Port Harbour.
You will find this info board somewhere around the Main Port. There is lot of things to do around the Port of Hobart at the Elizabeth Street Pier. There is a market on Every Sunday basis. It is quite different with the Salamanca Market which is running on every Saturday. Apart from Market, you could discover the Tasmanian Museum & art gallery to learn the Tasmania state history. According to the map, look at the Elizabeth street, whole street is CBD of Tasmania. I do recommended to walk throughout the street and explore around. There is the Hobart GPO and the Town Hall at Elizabeth Street. I went both of them and they are kind of shopping centre. They have Woolworth, bubble tea shop, number of asian restaurants and others.
When i walked throughout the Elizabeth Street Pier, i have seen this souvenir store and they sell gift that everything about Tasmania such as i love Tasmania T-shirt, Tasmania art work, Tasmania map, a mug etc…i bought the most popular stuff called popcorn.
I love this nice bridge while i was walking through this bridge to explore the whole Hobart Port. I love it and you will love it too. Good place to snapshot for a beautiful background like me 😂
I am a ocean lover and i love to walking around the Port Harbour to explore and see what is there and take note if necessary such as if there is any cruise tour and when their operator hours will be so that i could plan next trip. This is how i always did when my holiday is very short. I was just walking up and down the Hobart Port to see what tour they have and plan for my next trip back to Tasmania. Meanwhile, i do enjoyed the cold weather and it is a good exercise to walk as well.
Dinner time at Tassie
By the way, we called Tasmania as a Tassie. Tassie is a short form of the word. It is much more easier to call Tassie.
Today, i am going to introduce the best and top Western Restaurant in Hobart Tasmania. The restaurant name is called Fish Frenzy. Fish Frenzy is just located in the Elizabeth Street Pier at the main entrance of the harbour. I went there for my dinner after explored and discovered the Port of Hobart. The Fish Frenzy restaurant had lot of different seafood dishes and burgers. I had the fish and chip for my dinner that day. It was very tasty and crispy so i would recommended to you for a try. It is very costly but it worth to get them once in a while.
This is one of the popular dishes as well. It is a squids with salad. I love the fried squid so much. It is very crispy and the potion is acceptable.
Most of the people ordered these both dishes in the Fish Frenzy Restaurant. Both are costly but it is good to try out something new at the different places.
This is one of the boat tour at the Elizabeth Street Pier. When i seen this boat, i was quite surprise that there is so many different type of boat that offer to visitor. I am very highly interested to join the tour but unfortunately my vacation in Tassie was too short. When i join this tour in the future, i will update my blog. Stay tune 🙂
If you have any enquiry or concern, please don’t hesitate to contact me or just drop me a comment below. Stay tune on my next blog 🙂
Are you thinking of traveling to Western Australia in the future? Do you wish to cuddle Koalas? Are you an animal lover? Do you love animals? Going to tell you about one of the best destination is called Cohunu Koala Park. This is the only one park where they allowed people to cuddle Koala. This attractions is not that famous in Perth Australia so not everybody know about this Park. If you are interested, please feel free to subscribe and follow me on my this sites and my twitters/instagram to stay tune for my upcoming journal. You are more than welcome to visit my sites.
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General introduction of Koala Park
Have you ever heard about Cohunu Koala Park? Cohunu Koala Park is located on 14 hectares of natural Australian bushland just 40 minutes drive from the City of Perth in Western Australia to Byford.
The Cohunu Koala Park koala colony was established in year 1982, when its first 4 koalas arrived from South Australia. It is now boasts more than 25 koalas in its colony, usually increasing by 4 baby joeys each year.
DEER
Kangaroos
When i visited Cohunu Koala Park, i have met deer, kangaroos and koalas. Some of them may be very shy but it is still manageable to feed them.
It is the best attractions to come and make friends with some of the unique Australian fauna living in the park. Hand feed with many of the free roaming animals. Have a chat with over 30 talking parrots, see dingoes, kangaroos, emus, deer and koalas, just to name a few of the animals that live at the park. By the way, please be aware of the Emus as it is dangerous. The emus in the park is walking around and sometimes they love to be very near people so make sure you are not touch them.
Observations train tracks
Take a ride on the Cohunu Park Railway which zig zags its way throughout the park most weekends and public holidays only. The subject may change according to the weather conditions.
There is an admission fees for a visit. It would be cost $15 per adult.
The beautiful Cohunu Park in WA
Exploring around the park and saw the crab on the ground
Best place to come and make friends with the animal kingdom, emus, wallabies, owls, dingos and deers are only a few of the other animals that can be fed at the park. The most popular of Cohunu is cuddle Koalas 😍
This Koala name is called Abby. She is very friendly and adorable. While cuddling her, she was very focusing on my camera during selfies time. Some of my friends were asking me about their nail and if it is kinda heavy to cuddle them. In my personal experience of cuddling koala, it is not heavy at all, it is just as same as cuddling children. It is not a big different. But, one thing i find about cuddling her was very fun and it is enjoyable until i want to bring her home. Regarding to Koalas nail, yes, it is very sharp and it is kinda painful while cuddling her because of the sharp nail but it is still very cute for me to cuddle.
Cohunu Koala Park is Western Australia’s the only wildlife park that allows you to pick up and cuddle one of their loveable, furry friends which is koalas. It will be just cost $30 per person to have a cuddle and a photo taken with the star of the park, the perfect souvenir to remember the perfect day of visit. It is quite costly but it is worth it. It is a very memorable and good experience to be spending for this.
While cuddling Abby, i was feeding her and she was very adorable. When i was feeding her, She seem like very hungry as she was eating very fast. But when i took a selfies with her, the staff took away her food because she kept eating without looking at my cameras.
Ensure to bring your own camera with you to take some snapshot, especially cuddling with koalas.
Most of the people going to the Cohunu Koala Park for cuddling koalas purposes. It is a very memorable moments. You will love it just like I do. Everybody love cuddling koalas 😀
Do you know who is this? It is humpty dumpty. I was surprising to see humpty dumpty around the park.
When you are exploring around the Cohunu Koala Park, you will see the Museums and the farm around the park. You could pose with lot of animals in the Park to have some snapshot and memorably time which is pretty cool.
This is how i had a pose for a snapshot with one of the dinosaurs 😂, it was a very beautiful moment and being a copycat. Dinosaurs are around the Museums in the park. Many people love to pose with them because it is very cool
Things to do in the Cohunu Koala Park are pretty much such as exploring the park, hand feed the friendly kangaroos, wallabies, the best cuddle a koala for a souvenir photo as well as to pose for a snapshot with one of the dinosaur replicas. #Dreams #Vacation
Anyone of you don’t know which hotel and affordable hotel to live when visit Taiwan? Anyone don’t know which hotel is best and worth to live in Taipei while visiting Taiwan? This blog would be the best for you to read. I would share about Yomi Hotel facilities, room prices, what they offer to their guest, how to get there, what is the benefit, why it is worth etc….It is very surprising to us because not many hotel would have kind of facilities.
Introduction of Yomi Hotel
Yomi Hotel is located in Taipei’s luxurious Zhongshan District. This area has a very long history of culture including the thriving Mitsukoshi department stores shopping district along with exotic cuisines and a collection of traditional Taiwanese foods. It is a dynamic and active area.
It is also located in the centre of Taipei’s MRT system. Using Taipei’s MRT system from Yomi Hotel allows for optimum choices in Transportation routes that let you see Taipei at a relaxed pace.
The most comfortable area to visit by walking self tour. In everyday morning, walk about 4 minutes to Shuanglian Morning Market to experience the passion and vivacity of a traditional market. At everyday night, walk about 14 minutes to visit “Ningxia Night Market” and don’t miss the #1 delicious foods of Taipei that can be explored on foot.
Hotel to the World Trade Exhibition Center in Xinyi District or Nankang Exhibition Center: approximately 25~30 minutes by taxi.
Room Information with prices
Superior Bedroom
Yomi Hotel has a total of 63 guest rooms that were renovated in September of 2014. The new simplistic and trendy styles are clean and comfortable while the introduction of a new generation of guest room facility modules are constantly being innovated and added in order to meet all of a traveler’s needs.
Each room is equipped with: mobile phone charging station, 50 inch 4K LCD TV, the bathrooms contain bathtubs and Panasonic bidets.
Awarded the government’s Sanitation Management Certification, Premium Accommodations Environment Certification to ensure you enjoy your stay.
Superior and Scandi Design double room
Superior Room is an One double bed for 2 people. This room cost TWD 2080 per night. A double bed (160x200cm), a 50” high resolution LCD TV, a standard bathtub or western-style bathtub, an IDD telephone, an electric coffee pot, a mini bar, a mini refrigerator, a safe, a closet, and a hairdryer, Washlet.
Chinese and western buffet breakfast inclusive of 5% tax and 10% service charge. Free wifi and internet connection. Free bicycle. Free access to laundry, the business center, the computer and free use of the printer.
The check-in time is 15:00 and the check-out time is 12:00. Rooms are for two people. Extra beds are not available for this room. Parking lot (parking custodial fees NT$100 a day), Welcome gift, and paid laundry service.
Free! One child under 3 years stays free of charge when using existing beds. All children from 3 to 7 year are charged TWD 400 per person per night when using existing beds. All older children or adults are charged TWD 800 per person per night when using existing beds. The maximum number of cribs in a room is 1 free of charge. Additional fees are not calculated automatically in the total cost and will have to be paid for separately during your stay.
Scandi design double room is an One double bed. This room cost $NT 2280 per night. The different between superior room and Scandi Design double room are just the price but all facilities and offers are the same. I do recommended to stay in the Superior room if you are not in the hotel throughout the day.
VIP Room
VIP Room (This spacious room has a living room and bedroom in one design)
A king size bed (180x200cm), a 50” 4K high resolution LCD TV, a stone-bathtub, steam sauna, an IDD telephone, an electric coffee pot, a mini bar, a mini refrigerator, a safe, a closet, and a hairdryer, Washlet.
Chinese and western buffet breakfast inclusive of 5% tax and 10% service charge.
Free wifi and internet connection.
Free bicycle use.
Free access to laundry, the business center, the computer and free use of the printer.
The check-in time is 15:00 and the check-out time is 12:00. Rooms are for two people.Extra beds are not available for this room.
Parking lot (parking custodial fees NT$100 a day), free guest fruit basket, and paid laundry service.
ROOM 3D: VIP Room 3D
For the cost fee. Weekday price is NTD 2,280 up per night but if during holidays, the price would be NTD 2,880 up
Free! One child under 3 years stays free of charge when using existing beds. All children from 3 to 7 year are charged TWD 400 per person per night when using existing beds.All older children or adults are charged TWD 800 per person per night when using existing beds. The maximum number of cribs in a room is 1 free of charge. Additional fees are not calculated automatically in the total cost and will have to be paid for separately during your stay.
Royal Triple Room
Royal triple room is a 3 to 4 people bedroom.
Weekday: $NTD 2,380 up Holiday: $NTD 2,980 up
Deluxe family Room
All room offer the same things. The only different is prices. Depend on how many guest per room you need.
For the deluxe family room fees is $NT 2,880 up per night for weekdays. But, holiday fees is $NTD 3,480 up per night.
Perfect Facilities
Services list, more explanation in the following
This is a welcome gift to their guest
They warmly welcome guests into their property by offering the welcome fruit bowls or plates. This amazed me and I never seen other hotel do welcome you by giving you something. The hotel staff are friendly too which make you feel welcoming and feel like home.
For guests use free of charge： Wifi connection inside guestrooms and hotel public space, Bicycle, All day Coffee & Drink in the B1 restaurant, Laundry room, Iron borrowing, Business center, English computer, Printer, Scenic spot travel guide services, Foreign exchange, Mobile phone charger, Air ticket confirmation, Massage chair, Infant and children articles, Luggage scale.
Restaurant
This is leisure room
Free Coffee & Drink is served. Served while guests take a rest, meet, visit friends and attend a meeting.
3 / Washing Machine
3 / Tumble Dryer – Free of charge【Opening hours】All day
4 desktop computers (Win7 and Office in English, Japanese and Chinese versions), a whiteboard, and printer. ◎ Free of charge ◎【Opening hours】All day
【Charges】All equipments are available free of charge except for printer use. Please make a reservation with our receptionist at the front desk.
Parking area and guest parking services provided by our parking attendants. ◎【Opening hours】All day ◎【Charges】parking custodial fees NT$100 a day
Laundry service, city travel, lunch box ordering, letter mailing, fax, photocopy, blind massager service, drop-off at the Taoyuan International Airport are charged services.
Room provided
Every guest in the Yomi Hotel room will received 2 cup noodles, couple of coffee and tea, 2 water bottles, a welcome fruit gift and so on. It is a valuable services that they provided me while I was staying in this hotel. These are offers everyday. As long as the house keeping cleans your room, they will put up the new 2 cup noodles and others for you. If you didn’t request for the house keeping to clean your room everyday, you can just call them to give you some cup noodles and other stuff you would love to have and they will taking up to your room.
FREE BUBBLE TEA
FREE Bubble Tea for their guest if they make a challenges
Wow, is there any hotel will give you a free bubble tea? No I don’t think so. Or may be there is but just I never encounter. Well, in the new traditional is such as post up the feedback on the TripAdvisor site by some challenges to get a free bubble tea. Yomi Hotel in Taiwan have been improve by providing their guest as best experience as possible such as the sample of photo taken by me which is the Yomi hotel in Taiwan provided us a free bubble tea after post up the positive feedback on the TripAdvisor site. On another hand, Yomi hotel in Taiwan accommodation fees has included the hotel pickup services, the breakfast and the services that they had offering to their guest.
Apart from free bubble tea, there is a free Taipei sightseeing between 5pm – 9pm which is worth.
The benefit of this Yomi hotel guest will received the free pocket Wi-Fi for them to take out with them so that their guest do not need to buy for a SimCard. Obviously that this hotel management did think about their guest needed before they commenced for this sort of services to their guest which is very professional. Apart from these services they offers mentioned above, they did offers for the laundry services as well as the game rooms for the children. By the way, they do provided a mobile phone per guest room, so just letting you know that you do not need to worry about the SimCard.
How to get to the Hotel? – Transportation
Photo taken from Taoyuan International Airport
Well, this would be depend on where are you coming down from. Some people arrive in Kaohsiung and depart from Taipei and some people after arrive Taipei, they go to Kaohsiung first then come back to Taipei for few days then return flight back home.
If you are arrive in TaoYuan International Airport, you can catch the buses shown in my photo above which is called Kuo-Kuang Bus. This bus is terminate in the Taipei Main Station but if you are going to this Yomi Hotel, you need to get off at the Guo-Bing hotel stop. It is just 3 minutes walk from the Guo-Bing stop to the Yomi hotel.
But if you are coming down from the South Taiwan such as Kaohsiung, you need to catch the high speed train to get to the Taipei Main Station, then catch the MRT to ShuangLian Station.
From MRT Shuanglian Station to the Hotel would be at Exit 1 take a right turn approximately 4 minute walk.
Please Note:
Taipei Main Station to Hotel is 5~8 minutes by taxi.
Taipei Songshan Airport to Hotel will take approximately 10 minutes by taxi.
Taoyuan International Airport to Hotel would take the 1819 Kuo-Kuang Motor Transport or 1961 CitiAir Bus. The ride takes about 40 minutes. Bus stops at (Ambassador Hotel) approximately 3 minute walk.
Hotel to World Trade Exhibition Center in Xinyi District or Nankang Exhibition Center would be approximately 25~30 minutes by taxi.
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