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...Biennale of Atman's visit was marinated in Bellinis, a cocktail of peach juice and sparkling wine invented at Harry's Bar, tel: (39-41) 528 5777. There was none to be seen at this year's parties, but prosecco flowed freely. One of the best selections of Venice's native drink - prosecco grapes are mainly grown in Veneto - minus the art-world pretension or tourist-trap prices, can be found at Timon, tel: (39-41) 524 6066, a decidedly laid-back bar where patrons can dangle their feet over the canal out front...
...Henry Jones Art Hotel Wandering the hallways at the Henry Jones Art Hotel, tel: (61-3) 6210 7700, you could be forgiven for thinking you had stumbled into an art gallery by mistake. That's the idea, actually. This boutique property, which opened in 2004, aims to promote Tasmanian art, culture and history, and has on staff an art curator and a history-liaison officer to brief guests. There are more than 350 works of art throughout the hotel, all for sale. This place is actually a combination of eight buildings, dating back to 1803, and is named after Henry...
...Peppermint Bay This is a maritime city so best get out on the water and take the half-day Peppermint Bay Cruise, tel: (61-3) 6231 5113, which departs from the Hobart Cruise Centre at Sullivan's Cove. Heading out into the estuary of the Derwent River can be hair-raising when the Southern Ocean is choppy, but it's bearable on a large, luxury, high-speed catamaran. Soon you enter the tranquil waters of the d'Entrecasteaux Channel - named by early French explorers, who had friendly contact with local Aborigines before the British arrived and devastated the indigenous culture...
...Fish Frenzy The small flotilla of trawlers docked in the harbor by the Elizabeth Street Pier's Fish Frenzy restaurant, tel: (61-3) 6231 2134, bodes well for the freshness of the food. "Arguably the best fish and chips in Australia," according to the Sydney Morning Herald, and we agree. It's a bustling eatery where the fishy fare is served in cones of butcher's paper. A real treat is blue eye, or trevalla - a deep-sea fish that is very much a local delicacy...
...Indeed, when not exploring, Australia's Antarctic flagship - an impressive research-and-resupply vessel named Aurora Australis - is usually docked here. To familiarize yourself with Australia's (and Hobart's) involvement with the icy continent, visit the riveting "Islands to Ice" exhibit at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, tel: (61-3) 6211 4177. Don some funky glasses, watch a spectacular 3-D film that lets you wander across the ice, bracing against the katabatic winds while imagining how awful it must have been for the likes of Scott, Amundsen, Shackleton and Australian Antarctic explorer Sir Douglas Mawson. A friendly...