Eco friendly solutions for babies - not sure about the clinic but the shop focuses on babies and…read morewomen - clothing and what not.

One of my two favourite stores at Salamanca, the Maker is full of really beautiful handcrafted…read moreitems. From terrarium kits to winter woollies to stunning dresses to pieces of jewellery, here you will find something unique and worthy of treasuring forever, either as a momento of your holiday in Tasmania (if you're visiting) or a reinforcement of why Tasmania is the best state in Australia (if this is home).

Fellini is an Italian restaurant on the water at Battery Point in Hobart. It's a really pretty…read morearea and an attractive space. This was where our tour group met for our "Welcome to Australia" Dinner. The 15 of us (including our guide) were comfortably seated along 2 tables. The menu offered a nice selection, and there were lots of Tasmanian wines to choose from. I can't really remembered what we ordered, but our choices were well portioned and delicious. As we were all having a nice time getting to know each other, the happy buzz around the table (and great service) enhanced our meal experience even more. In Australia, you pay at the register either at the time of ordering or after. Tipping is a little mysterious as it's not usually designated on the bill or with payment. What I really appreciated was their restaurant software that easily facilitated paying individual tabs. I thought our bill was a good value for the meal and service received.

Very helpful when it came to figuring out what we needed to charge our laptop, after blowing up the…read moreconverter we were using. They could have sold us a very expensive ($150.00) piece of equipment - which we would have been happy to pay, but figured out that all we needed was a $12.00 part. Kudos to their salespeople!

When you absolutely, positively have to visit a Kmart AND a Woolies, then get a disappointing meal…read moreall in one stop, make your way to Eastlands! The Car park is always crammed to the hilt and poor parking abounds at the best of times. There's precisely zero available spots in the area facing the bus mall, with cars of all sizes in a predatory orbit awaiting the first spot to open up. Inside, it's two stories with the usual clothing shops, phone/repair shops, nail salons, and massage spaces, and the aforementioned Kmart/Big W on one end and Coles AND Woolies at the other end. It's long overdue for a facelift.

Hobart's obnoxious multi-storey (two) shopping centre, featuring Big W AND Kmart, Coles AND…read moreWoolies. Oh, stop. No, go on. Sure, it's also full of a whole bunch of specialty shops (lots of clothes) and overpriced cafes, just like every other shopping centre? Yes. Plenty of parking available (and a great affordable carwash in the multi-level carpark around the back), this is a bright and mostly clean complex but is absolutely riddled with Hobogans. Enter at your own peril, and leave as soon as you're done. No dawdling.

This is the kind of place that should be in NoHo, or Battery Point, or the CBD even... but not down…read morein Uni Row! Maybe I'm biased as a NoHo regular, but schlepping down to Sandy Bay just for some GREY and FELT good times makes me a sad panda. Having said that, G&F is one of those beautifully curated shops that you want to photograph, and one where you kind of fear looking at the price tags. Having said that, I finally headed into G&F after finding out that they're Hobart's only stockist of Shanghai Suzy lipsticks, which are amazingly cheap for what they are, at only $12.95 a pop for a crazily pigmented nourishing lippie in exceptional on-trend colours. As it turns out, I also happened to first visit the week of G&F's first anniversary. No anniversary sale, so I managed to purchase my lipsticks and escape back out of there... mentally adding a few things to my wishlist as I went.

What can you say about Centro New Town? It's a shopping centre! It has shops!…read more There is little selection -- at the time of writing you will find the following facilities: - Coles; - A meat place (not so good); - Baker's delight; - A little cafe (untested); - My State bank; - Newsagency/Post Office (very good and great opening hours); - Wendy's (Service is lacklustre); - A hair place (dunno); - A 24 hour kmart; - A couple of ATMs; and - A discount chemist. There's also a Kmart Tyre and Auto around the back, if that kind of thing floats your boat. So, a stock standard shopping centre, complete with Christmas decorations displayed wayyy too early. However, plenty of parking, and enough variety to get through the day to day bullshit of life.

The Drill Hall is a stunning space to wander through but ouch, those prices. Definitely a…read morelook-but-don't-touch place for my kind of budget, but if I had daddy's credit card in my wallet I'd be buying some choice pieces to bring a bit of history into my home. Everything in the store is curated well and chosen for their style exactly. This high-ceilinged space is perfect for a spot of home inspiration, if not shopping.